Tag: fatherhood programs
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.
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.
The Hard Truth About Federal Funding and Philanthropic Giving
Nonprofit leaders must build organizations strong enough, deep enough, and clear enough in purpose to ensure that no funding source — federal, philanthropic, or private — ever becomes the author of their mission.
5 Critical Policy Changes to Remove Legal and Economic Barriers Faced by Black Fathers
We believe – and it’s supported by the “Breaking the Chains” report – that Black fathers are fighting to stay involved with their children even while contending with barriers that many never face. Some of the most important support we can provide involves not only helping fathers navigate the hurdles but eliminating them from the path for fathers now and in the future. The reforms and policy directives outlined above move us in that direction.
Built to Serve, Not to Indulge
When a father reaches out to us, we don’t hand him a quick fix. We invite him into a process. That process is not punishment — it’s preparation. It’s our way of making sure we’re giving the right help, to the right person, in the right way. It’s how we protect the integrity of what we offer because what we do is sacred. We are, quite literally, in the business of changing lives.
Where’s Dad? Rethinking Absence, Accountability, and Access
Yet, the truth behind father absence is multifaceted, woven intricately through voluntary choices, systemic barriers, trauma, and deeply entrenched societal narratives.
Fathers Incorporated Takes Flight with How to Train Your Dragon to Champion Fatherhood
As audiences follow Hiccup and his dragon, Toothless, on their journey toward self-discovery and peace, the film also tells another story—one of growing up, stepping back, and learning how to be present as a parent.
The Cost of Silence: What Happens When We Can’t Say the Words That Define the Work
This DEI language shift is not the end of the work. It’s a test of how well we understand it. The people most affected by injustice, poverty, and instability do not benefit from our frustration. They benefit from our ability to adapt and continue serving.
Gratitude for the Viral Coverage of Our Fatherhood Program Graduation
This viral moment, which reached nearly 4 million potential impressions when we shared it on social media, but has since topped 9.7 million, didn’t happen overnight. It results from 20 years of unwavering commitment, love, and labor poured into the lives of fathers and families across Metro Atlanta and beyond.
The Road We Often Miss: A Fatherhood Reflection From the Rural Side of the Map
When we talk about fathers, the dominant narrative orbits cities. Urban policy. Metropolitan data. Inner-city challenges. But I learned early in my work that fatherhood doesn’t look a particular way. Rural fathers carry the same love and pain as urban dads — and the same hunger to be present for their children.
Fathers Incorporated to Host Historic FIRE 100 Graduation at Morehouse School of Medicine
Fathers Incorporated’s (FI) Gentle Warrior Academy (GWA) is set to host its most monumental graduation to date. On April 12, 2025, over 100 fathers — the largest cohort in GWA history — will graduate from FI’s transformative fatherhood programs during the FIRE 100 Graduation at the renowned Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, GA.
Fathers Incorporated’s 5th Annual “Home for the Holidads” Program
Fathers Incorporated’s Home for the Holidads fills a critical gap by focusing on the children who are most affected by their parent’s absence.
The quiet after the storm
The night before, I stayed up, switching between networks, trying to listen not just to the results but to the stories behind them. Numbers don’t lie, they say.
Today, I Lost My Father Again: The Legacy of Good Times’ James Evans on Black Boys
Amidst the challenges, there was one constant: James Evans, played by John Amos. For many Black children, particularly those growing up in father-absent homes, James Evans was more than a character.