Heart Touch, Inc., is a non-profit organization that provides remedial training services for fathers to help the become more responsible. (http://www.hearttouchinc.org)
RuralFathers.com is a website dedicated to help professionals work with fathers and young children living in rural America through staff training, father child development activities, father child group activities, male involvement meetings, an online bulletin board and other multimedia links. (http://www.ruralfathers.com)
At-Risk.org has been compiled as a resource for parents and the general public in search of information about at-risk youth. This site will present you with information and articles about helping at-risk youth. The Works Cited page of this site will reference any at-risk youth resources that were used to compile the content for this site. (http://www.at-risk.org)
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was founded in 1994 to lead a society-wide movement to confront the problem of father absence.
NFI's mission is to improve the well-being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers. (http://www.fatherhood.org )
Dept. of Health and Human Services, Fatherhood Initiative: Home Page.
(http://fatherhood.hhs.gov/index.shtml)
John Fountain's Renewed Faith (Feature article- fatherhood Newsletter 02-01-06)
John Fountain grew up poor in Chicago. At age 22, he was a college dropout, married with three children and living on welfare. Although Fountain grew up in a family that practiced the Pentecost faith, he was having a difficult time maintaining his religious beliefs. But now Fountain has renewed faith, a college degree and works as a national correspondent for The New York Times. Fountain is also the author of True Vine: A Young Black Man's Journey of Faith, Hope
Can The Church Save African American Families? (pdf) (Feature-fatherhood Newsletter 01-01-06)
COGIC ADVOCATE Newsletter- editorial opinion - Dr. Robert M. Franklin
Until recently, suggesting that the emotional and spiritual needs of our sons needed special attention would have provoked, at best, uncomprehending stares, at worst, overt hostility.
Designed for a father and son to build a foundation of an open relationship and a growing Biblical understanding to prepare for the challenging teenage years, 52 lessons e-mailed weekly to you, Designed for boys, ages 9-15
How a simple gift can change your child's life. It's no secret that a child's teen years are a tumultuous time for both parents and teenagers. The process of letting a child become more independent brings with it a tremendous amount of fear...
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Arizona Fathers & Families Coalition (AZFFC) created in 1994 is dedicated to promote the advancement of developing healthy family relationships and increasing the involvement of responsible fatherhood.
( http://www.azffc.org/)
"85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home"
The State of Maryland has long been a pioneer in family-focused services. While other states have focused on families, they have not always been successful in targeting one of the families most overlooked members, fathers. Since fathers are overlooked they, in turn, are under-served. Recognizing these mitigating factors, Maryland has undertaken a bold and innovative approach to fatherhood programs through its the Maryland Initiative for Fathers and Families.
First off, it's 2010. Are we still supposed to be shocked by male tears? Didn't Rosey Grier take care of that back in 1972 with his vulnerable, semi-on-key song, "It's All Right to Cry?" But apparently men getting misty at the end of a deeply emotional, heartstring-tugging film is cause for national debate. read more click picture...
by Christopher Healy
