Month: October 2025
When the System Shuts Down, Hunger Doesn’t Pause
If the shutdown continues, SNAP benefits – the the very foundation of food security for millions of families across the country – may not be available as of November 1. For many, that means facing an impossible question: How do I feed my children without help?
Parenting Is a Team Sport: Why Fathers Incorporated Is Strengthening the Co-Parenting Circle
As we’ve evolved in fatherhood work — listening to the voices of fathers, mothers, partners, and families — we’ve learned that supporting dads alone is only part of the equation.
The next chapter of our journey demands that we strengthen the team surrounding the father, as well. That’s why we are introducing Dad & Company: Building an Effective Co-Parenting Team — a new initiative grounded in the principles of responsible fatherhood but expanded to include everyone who plays a role in raising healthy, resilient children.
What Fatherhood Programs Must Say About Domestic Violence
As an organization that works daily with fathers — men who are often healing, learning, and rebuilding their relationships — FI sees firsthand that domestic violence is not just a women’s issue or just a criminal justice issue. It’s a family issue. A public health issue. A community issue.
When fatherhood programs give men the language, space, and opportunity to confront domestic violence, they often become some of the strongest advocates for ending it.
It Is Your Demise People Want to See, More Than Your Success
Sometimes, people are more comfortable with your potential than your progress. Success is strange that way. It exposes people. It has a quiet way of shaking loose the truth about who’s really for you and who’s only for the version of you that made them feel comfortable.
NRFC Highlights for 2025, a Year That Put Tools in Dads’ Hands
This year, the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) kept its promise to meet dads where they are, give them what they can use, and keep the lights on — day and night — so help is there when it’s needed. On behalf of the Office of Family Assistance, our team at Fathers Incorporated focused NRFC activities on developing clear guidance, stronger platforms, and real pathways for dads and the people who serve them.
There Is No Such Thing as a Fatherless Child.
One hundred percent of biological children have a father. The question is not if he exists — it’s where. And when we fail to ask “where,” we teach children to believe he doesn’t exist.
Why Rural Fathers Matter: Stories from Appalachia and Beyond
I keep replaying a moment from filming our PSAs with rural dads. The cameras were down, and one of the dads looked over the ridge and said, “I didn’t know I had it in me to be this kind of father.” I know that feeling.
Gentle Warriors Academy Receives $6.5M Grant to Strengthen Fathers, Families, and Communities in Georgia
The grant award expands GWA’s ability to equip fathers, couples, and co-parents with the skills, coaching, and support that build resilient families — improving child well-being, enhancing relationship health, and advancing long-term household stability.