Children Don’t Need Perfect Fathers. They Need Present Ones.
Making a difference to children must also mean making a difference to the fathers who love them. When we support fathers, we […]
Lost and Found: What Fathers Teach Us About Separation, Systems, and the Search for Home
There’s a reason airports have Lost and Found departments. They exist because everyone understands that in the rush of travel, transition, pressure, […]
When Fatherhood Advocacy Goes to Washington
If we believe children deserve safe, stable, loving relationships with both parents whenever possible, then shared parenting, child support reform, child welfare […]
The Fatherhood Dividend: What Happens When Fathers Are Included
When fathers are included, children gain. When children gain, families strengthen. When families strengthen, communities rise. That’s the “fatherhood dividend” America can […]
When Fathers Die Too Soon
We’ve built an entire public conversation around maternal health, maternal mortality, postpartum depression, and the challenges mothers face after childbirth. We should. […]
72 Million Reasons: Why Fatherhood Is America’s Most Overlooked Institution
Fathers represent one of the largest demographic groups in the nation. Despite their numbers and influence, fatherhood is rarely discussed as a […]
Hip-Hop Has Been Telling Us About Fatherhood All Along
The music has already warned us what happens when a man’s pain goes unprocessed. It becomes rage, distance, and addiction. It becomes […]
Paid Leave for Fathers Isn’t a Perk. It’s a Parenting Policy.
We must stop treating fathers as optional in the early life of a child. The first weeks after birth aren’t simply logistical. […]
Census Data on Unmarried Births Excludes Fathers
A child born outside of marriage isn’t automatically a child born outside of fatherhood. A mother giving birth while unmarried doesn’t mean […]
Black Fathers as Freedom Builders: Juneteenth, Protection, and the Power of Presence
As we celebrate Juneteenth, we’re reminded that freedom isn’t only a historical event. It’s a daily practice. It’s found in the ways […]
New York Is Building More Than a Fatherhood Committee
Success is not just more fatherhood programs. Success is creating conditions where fathers, families, children, and communities thrive. by Kenneth Braswell The […]
We Declare June National Fatherhood Month
It is about the father who is living in the home and the father who is fighting to stay connected from outside […]