Tag: economic sustainability

Responsible Fatherhood Isn’t Sustainable When Funded Like a Side Project

Across this country, we say we want fathers to be more engaged. We say children need their fathers. We say family stability matters. We say responsible fatherhood is connected to child well-being, school readiness, emotional security, economic mobility, public safety, child support compliance, maternal health, and healthy co-parenting.

But too often, we fund fatherhood as though it only belongs to one agency, one grant category, one department, or one short-term initiative.

That’s the contradiction we must confront.