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Information on the importance of fathers and fathering and how fathers can be good parents and parent educators. It includes research, policy and opinion documents to inform users about the factors that support and hinder men's involvement in the lives of children. And, FatherNet provides an Electronic Discussion Group to increase the number and diversity of voices discussing fatherhood and the importance of men's involvement in the lives of children, and hopefully to move our nation toward policies and action. FatherNet is a project of The University of Minnesota's Children, Youth and Family Consortium and is a part of the Consortium's Electronic Clearinghouse (CEC).
Father absence has been found
to be a major cause of childhood poverty, and other
at-risk factors. NFI provides data on the significance of
fathers who remain connected to their families. This
information is critical to policy makers on the federal
and state levels to assure that laws promote families and
responsible father behavior. Further, fathers who are
separated from their families can access information on
how to stay connected to their families in spite of
divorce. Individuals with all sorts of interest in the
topic will obtain information on just how critical
fathers are to their family and to the well being of
their children.
We believe that all of this is possible through the
establishment of a web site where individuals can
download files on father facts, policy briefings, press
releases and fatherhood related articles. Wade F Horn,
PhD, Director.
To reach National Fatherhood Initiative by phone, please
call: 1-800-790-DADS
The Fatherhood Project is a national research and education program that is examining the future of fatherhood and developing ways to support men's involvement in childrearing. It was founded in 1981 at the Bank Street College of Education in NYC by Dr. James A. Levine, and relocated in 1989 to the Families and Work Institute. Current components include:
- A non-profit organization dedicated to the premise that parenting is a 50/50 proposition between mothers and fathers. The Fathers' Rights & Equality Exchange (F.R.E.E.®) is a member-supported, not-for-profit organization dedicated to the premise that parenting is a 50/50 proposition. As such, both fathers and mothers should share equally in the parenting and support of their children. While there are many highly visible interest groups advocating for the very real plight of single mothers, few groups speak out for the problems encountered by single fathers. As a result, society has come to not only overlook the problems of single fathers, but to view single fathers as the root of all evils visited upon the single mother. To be sure, F.R.E.E.® recognizes that there are indeed some fathers who don't pay support, or who skip town. However there are a great many fathers who want to parent their children, who are willing and prepared to pay their fair share of child-support, and who wish only to be treated with respect, fairness, and dignity by the State, the Family Law System, and by society. It is these fathers for whom F.R.E.E.® stands up and advocates.
Founded in 1990 to conduct research on fathers and fathering and to develop practical resources for dads in nearly every fathering situation. Our mission at the National Center for Fathering is to inspire and equip men to be better fathers. In response to the dramatic trend toward fatherlessness in America, the Center was founded in 1990 by Dr. Ken Canfield to conduct research on fathers and fathering and to develop practical resources for dads in nearly every fathering situation.
The mission of the National Center on Fathers and Families (NCOFF) is to improve the life chances of children and the efficacy of families and to support the conduct and dissemination of research that advances the understanding of father involvement. Developed in the spirit of the Philadelphia Children's Network's (PCN) motto, Help the children. Fix the system., NCOFF seeks to increase and enrich the possibilities for children, ensuring that children are helped and that the system allows for the participation of fathers in their children's lives. NCOFF shares with PCN the premises that children need loving, nurturing families; that families need to be supported in providing nurturance; and that family support efforts should increase the ability of mothers, fathers and other adults within and outside the biological family to contribute to the child's development.
FatherLink is intended to serve as a site where research, policy, and practice related information on fathers and families can be compiled for distribution and disseminated to human services organizations and other individuals interested in the field.
A national, non-profit, tax exempt, IRS 501(c)(3) children's rights organization based in Washington, DC. Formed in 1985, the Children's Rights Council is a national non-profit organization based in Washington, DC that works to assure children meaningful and continuing contact with both their parents and extended family regardless of the parents' marital status.
The National Fathers' Network (NFN) assists fathers in finding resources and support when their children have special health care needs. Funded by the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau, the NFN page contains a library of articles written by men about the challenges and joys of parenting (many are in Spanish); a Photo Album of pictures of men and their children; the NFN newsletter (DADS); information about the Washington State Fathers' Network; a listing of the more than 80 programs in the U.S. and Canada; and linkages to father, family, and disability sites. Discussion will be added this summer. With more than 6,000 members throughout the world, the NFN is a unique and important voice for men to be fully involved in their children's lives.