From The Military Times

An Army dad, Navy dad and Air Force dad are vying for the 2012 Military Fatherhood Award, with voting open through noon on May 25.

The National Fatherhood Initiative, which winnowed 450 candidates down to three, is asking the public to make the final decision by voting on its Facebook page. Videos made by the three families using brand-new HD cameras donated to each of the finalists are featured on the site.

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The program will provide the group and fathers who join the organization the teaching skills to teach other dads the four basic curriculums necessary to implement the success model developed by the National Fatherhood Initiative. The four curriculums are: 24/7 A.M. Dad Fathering concepts, 24/7 Dad P.M. Fathering concepts, A Dad’s Boot Camp and New Mentality concepts.

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Sherwood Pictures to Receive Award for Work on the Dad-Focused Film

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The Double Duty Dad program from the National Fatherhood Initiative and the Annie E. Casey Foundations' Juvenile Detention Alternatives Initiative are also making great impacts nationally.

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National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) has honored Google Chrome with a Fatherhood Award™ for its “Dear Sophie” film, which highlights the importance of involved fatherhood.

“Dear Sophie” features a father enhancing his engagement in his daughter’s life by using technology and online tools made possible by a modern web browser such as Google Chrome.

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The district had encouraged fathers to take their children to school on the first day as part of the Million Father March. The more involved fathers are in school, the higher the likelihood of a student earning mostly A’s, according to the National Fatherhood Initiative.

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National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) has honored Nissan with a Fatherhood Award™ for its “Baby” television commercial at its headquarters for the Americas.

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"He gives dads everywhere a great example," said NFI President Roland C. Warren.

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The captain of the Heat was recently honored by the National Fatherhood Initiative for his efforts in raising his two sons, 9-year-old Zaire and 4-year-old Zion, as a single father.

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A single Navy dad raising a son born with severe birth defects got an early Father’s Day gift this year, beating out about 600 nominees to receive the 2011 Military Fatherhood Award.

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A Naval Base Kitsap Sailor received the 2011 Military Fatherhood Award during a ceremony in Bremerton, Wash. June 16. The National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) selected Logistics Specialist 1st Class Christopher Cady, leading petty officer at priority.

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...and have partnered with other organizations the Boys & Girls Club of America, Legal Services Corporation and the National Fatherhood Initiative(NFI), an organization created in 1994 to raise the awareness of the importance of fathers.

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The National Fatherhood Initiative estimates that 24 million children, one in three, live without their biological dad in the household; it's a problem that costs Americans $100 billion annually in expenses ranging from welfare payments to increased.

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Only about 1 out of 2 men agree that they are prepared for fatherhood when they first become fathers, found a recent survey titled “Pop's Culture: A National Surveys of Dads' Attitudes on Fathering” by the National Fatherhood Initiative

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"It's too broad to say that these programs are destroying the black family," Roland Warren, president of the National Fatherhood Initiative, said to The Root about public assistance's bad rap.

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“We don't have a fatherless child to spare,” said Roland C. Warren, president of the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI), which just released its sixth edition of “Father Facts.”

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Clark said society has been far more likely to allocate money and resources to helping mothers and children.

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Source: Utica Observer-Dispatch
"According to data from the National Fatherhood Initiative, infants with involved fathers are less likely to live in poverty, drop out of school, engage in risky behaviors or suffer from emotional and behavioral issues." Read the full story

"Using the 24/7 Dad curriculum developed by the National Fatherhood Initiative, and support from local organizations, including the Irvington Family Development Center, Y Program Coordinators Daryl Brown and Adalberto Velazquez led workshops, coordinated speakers and organized family outings for Dads and their families."

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An op-ed by NFI president, Roland C. Warren, on what can happen today to improve student performance. 

"...there should never be too few dads to help their kids do well in school; every child comes with one."

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Source: Parenting magazine, via CNN.com
To avoid having your past actions come off as an endorsement, Roland Warren, president of the National Fatherhood Initiative, suggests telling your kids this: You have 100 percent control over your actions, and zero percent control over the consequences.
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Source: ESPN.com
"It's not gender discrimination to say that boys often fare better when their lives are influenced by positive male role models because it's true. The National Fatherhood Initiative has a host of statistics that support what English said -- which was just a realistic portrayal of the impact of broken homes". Read the full article

NFI President, Roland C. Warren, provocatively responds to a provocative article from TheRoot.com about the notion of "financial abortions."

"...in the case of the financial abortion, there is still a child who must be cared for by someone."

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Source: The Herald & Review
"Good fathers are not just necessary, they are essential and irreplaceable to the children who desperately love and need them," said Roland Warren, president of the organization."
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Source: The Washington Post

"Obama's special interest in fatherhood has been a boon for groups that support fathers and have been working for years without much attention. "His leadership and using the bully pulpit has been important," said Roland Warren, president of the National Fatherhood Initiative, which was founded in 1994 and recently contracted with the federal government to produce public service announcements promoting fatherhood."

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Source: CNN.com

Opinion piece by NFI president, Roland C. Warren.

"So, the question is not, "Are fathers necessary?" It is "Are fathers going to be involved and what does that involvement look like?" The answer to the second question is what makes social scientists so concerned about the benefits of father involvement and the costs of father absence"

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Source: Washington Post

But Vincent DiCaro, senior director of public affairs for the National Fatherhood Initiative, said Paul's article didn't consider the realities most parents and kids face.

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Source: The Huffington Post

"I'll get to that in a minute, but first let's try an exercise: Look at the National Fatherhood Initiative's "Ten Ways to be a Great Dad," which we at NYC DADS translated into our award-winning subway ad campaign."

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Source: NASCAR.com

National Fatherhood Initiative will honor Jeff Burton, Juan Montoya and Michael Waltrip with Fatherhood Awards at the Toyota/Save Mart 350 at Infineon Raceway on Sunday.

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Source: USA Today

"This is a paradigm shift," Warren says. "People are saying we have to figure out a way to reduce recidivism. Connecting them to family and community is a key way to do that."

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Source: BET

Roland C. Warren, NFI president, on BET News. 

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Nicholas Kristof, in today's New York Times, asks people to give more thoughtful gifts than ties to their dad for Father's Day.  One of his suggestions is to make a donation to a father-friendly organization in honor of their dad, and at the top of the list is National Fatherhood Initiative.

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"It was Smith's story of how he had turned his life around and his desire to help other young men that persuaded the National Fatherhood Initiative to give The Dovetail Project a $25,000 startup grant."

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Source: Air Force Times

On June 8, Marston received the military fatherhood award from the National Fatherhood Initiative for his dedication to his own family and the young airmen he mentors.

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Source: The Washington Times.

"Maybe you have heard Roland Warren's football story before. But if you haven't, it's worth a listen."

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This Father's Day, NFI has partnered with Fibers.com to honor dads with a unique and innovative contest.  Participants can submit a t-shirt design that celebrates the importance of fathers. 

Participants can design and vote on designs until June 9th and the winning design will receive an 16GB iPad.  Proceeds from sales of the winning t-shirt will benefit NFI.

For more information, visit www.fibers.com/contests/fathers-day-2010.

Source: Parenting magazine
Several societal factors are forcing modern parents to redefine gender roles and change what it means to be "mom" and "dad." What it means to be a modern dad in 2010, and what moms really think of him.

NFI's New Dad's Pocket Guide highlighted as a resource for today's dads!

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Source: Time Magazine
Feiler, whose latest tests show him to be, for now, cancer-free, is working with the National Fatherhood Initiative, which has kiosks in military bases around the world. The plan is to distribute literature about The Council of Dads and invite soldiers to convene their own; these are men and women who live with mortality and separation. Read the entire story

Source: USA Today
"Roland Warren, president of the non-profit National Fatherhood Initiative, calls absent dads the nation's biggest social crisis. 'Fatherless kids have a hole in their soul in the shape of their father, and it leaves a wound that is not easily healed,' he says." Read the entire story

Source: Associated Press
"...Those include the marriage of President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle, said Roland Warren, president of the National Fatherhood Initiative. He credits the couple with setting a positive example and creating more discussion about the issue. In a way, their marriage is evidence of the importance of marriage in the African-American community, he said." Read the entire story

Source: The American Prospect
"Roland Warren, the current president of the National Fatherhood Initiative, says Obama's focus on jobs might be the biggest change, but he hasn't lost sight of the importance of the relationships parents have. 'I think, from a practical standpoint, funding for marriage is part of the mix,' Warren says. 'I haven't heard any discussion about not funding the marriage stuff.'"
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Source: Washington Time "Pop's Culture" Column
"I recently had an opportunity to screen the new Miramax movie, 'The Boys Are Back,' which takes an honest look at the impact a father's presence and absence has on his children... The broader reality is the film does not only speak to people like me, it also speaks for millions." Read the whole article

Source: SOA World Magazine
"Through ongoing weekly classes based on the National Fatherhood Initiative's 24/7 Dad(TM) Curriculum, the program offers support in such areas as health and nutrition, effective communication, being a positive role model, co-parenting, financial education and community resources."
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