Tag: homelessness

When a Baby Has No Stable Place to Sleep, Fatherhood Has a Housing Problem

For too long, the public response to vulnerable families has imagined family stabilization without fully imagining the father. We build family services systems exclusively around mothers and babies, and then wonder why fathers remain peripheral. 

It’s time to ask about dad, make room for dad, serve dad, and equip dad. It’s time for public policy to reflect the fact that when a father is stabilized, the child is often better stabilized, too.

How the 2024 Squatters Act Continues to Impact Fathers and Families in Georgia

Housing remains at the top of Georgia’s challenges, especially in Atlanta, where rents rise faster than wages and where fathers with limited income face shrinking options. The Squatters Act didn’t create this reality, but it did create new urgency.

Top 5 Emerging Fatherhood Topics: Charting a New Course for Fathers Everywhere

In this blog, we explore five emerging fatherhood topics we’re watching now — Child Support, Maternal Health Care Advocacy, Housing, Economic Sustainability, and Dads as Doulas — and discuss why these issues are vital, what actions are needed, and how FI is driving change in each area.