Offering emotional support and assistance to families of missing children.
The Catena L. Parker Foundation for Missing Children was founded by the Parker family in January 1991 as a result of
Catena's abduction and murder [Read
article in Richmond Times Dispatch (11/30/2008)]. The purpose of this foundation is to offer emotional support and assistance to families
of missing children and to decrease the number of missing children through educating children and parents.
The foundation sponsors a Support Group for Families and Friends of Missing Persons that meets on the second Tuesday
each month. A Walk-A-Thon is sponsored annually for remembering Missing Persons.
The Richmond VA bureau of Police has revised its policy on the handling of missing children's cases as a result of
knowledge gained through the Catena L. Parker Foundation for Missing Children. The Virginia General Assembly recognized
the foundation with a Commending Resolution. Sponsoring the resolution were Delegates Hall, Cantor, Cunningham, J.W., and
Rhodes, and Senators Benedetti, Lambert and Marsh.
HELP IN THE SEARCH
CATENA PARKER'S KILLER HAS NOT BEEN FOUND
Catena's 1990 Killing Still Unsolved. If you have any information that will help in the search for Catena's killer, please contact:
Capital Police @ (804)786-2567 and/or Crime Stoppers @ (804)780-1000