Tag: NRFC
A Dad’s First Big Assignment: Supporting Mom Through Pregnancy, Delivery, and Postpartum
When fathers learn, plan, advocate, and rest with intention, moms recover better, babies thrive, and the whole house breathes easier.
Show up. Ask questions. Carry the load you can carry. Guard the rest and watch the signs. Put the helplines in your phone. And remember, your baby doesn’t need a perfect dad — your baby needs you, present and prepared.
Taking Care of Your Mental Health: An Open Letter to Young Fathers
New fatherhood is a rollercoaster, and it’s okay if some days feel like you’re clenching the safety bar with both hands. Your mental health isn’t separate from this ride; it is the seatbelt that keeps you in the car.
If your mood feels stuck — anger that won’t cool down, sadness that won’t lift, anxiety that pins you to the mattress — talk to someone. Just as we practice for a trade or a sport, counseling helps us develop mental and emotional skills for partnerships, parenting, and work.
Walking in Dads’ Shoes: How Journey Mapping Helps Programs Truly Serve Fathers
In plain terms, the “Adapting to Fathers’ Needs: Creating Change Using Insights from Customer Journey Mapping” brief asks programs to walk through each step as a dad experiences it. It invites fatherhood program teams to review every touchpoint — from outreach to intake to workshops to follow-up — and name what feels welcoming, what trips fathers up, and what would keep them coming back. The brief translates empathy into operations, and it works.
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.
Empowering Fathers: A Conversation on Emotional Vulnerability and Responsible Fatherhood with James Worthy
James Worthy, not to be confused with the basketball legend, is an advocate for responsible fatherhood. However, the tale he unfurled was deeply personal.
New “Dadication” Ads Aim to Inspire Responsible Fatherhood
A new series of public service announcements (PSAs) in English and Spanish have been created for this Father’s Day to highlight fatherhood involvement,