A Passport Policy Won’t Fix Child Support’s Poverty Problem
The question isn’t whether child support should be paid. It should. The better question is whether our policies are designed to produce […]
Fatherhood Is a Protective Factor, But Only When Safety Leads
Children have to be the anchor. Not adult pride. Not program numbers. Not public relations. Not whether dad feels validated or mom […]
Advertisers Are Still Selling the Myth of the Missing Black Father
by The Moynihan Institute for Fatherhood Research and Policy There is a moment many Black fathers know too well. It happens while […]
A Father’s Second Chance Is Often A Child’s First Real Chance
“Second Chance Month” can’t be reduced to conversations about individual redemption alone. We also need to talk about family restoration. A father’s […]
You Can’t Close the Minority Health Gap While Ignoring Fathers
If father presence matters, then father health matters. Father involvement has long been associated with positive child outcomes. If we celebrate engaged […]
Building Responsible Fatherhood Into the Architecture of Family Policy and Federal Funding
The opportunity in front of the responsible fatherhood field is not only to preserve resources but to clarify relevance. Our field has […]
Black Fathers Are Blocked, Not Missing: What Fulton County Teaches America About Father Engagement
Our study asks a question that the responsible fatherhood and human services fields sometimes avoid because it’s inconvenient: If we say fathers […]
Moynihan Institute Research Shows How Black Fathers Are Naturally Closing the Father–Daughter Divide
Father-daughter relationships can become strained or estranged more often than other parent-child bonds, and many adult daughters report discomfort in sharing personal […]
What Atlanta’s Young Black Fathers Say When We Finally Listen
The purpose of the study is both practical and corrective. Practically, the team set out to learn which supports exist for fathers […]
Georgia Legitimation Reform: Fathers Incorporated at the Columbus Hearing
Georgia’s goal should be humane and straightforward. It must ensure that when both parents want to parent, the law says “yes” quickly, […]
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 […]
When Fatherhood Requires a Court Order: What Georgia Must Fix Now
For the first time in years, lawmakers gathered publicly to confront an issue many Georgians have never even heard of—legitimation. By Kenneth […]