NFI works to educate and engage the culture by speaking about the importance of responsible fatherhood through television, radio, and print media. See below for some highlights of NFI's recent press appearances. Links are provided where applicable. Some news sites require a free registration to view content.

• Study: Real fathers fail to measure up to televised versions
  USA Today
  "Several studies confirm that fathers are spending more time than ever on child care, says Vincent DiCaro of the non-profit National Fatherhood Initiative."
  06/14/07

• Life With Father: What Kids Get From Time With Dad
  The Wall Street Journal
  "As children grow older, focusing playfully on activities your child loves and needs is a path to high-impact fathering, says Roland Warren, president of the National Fatherhood Initiative, a Gaithersburg, Md., nonprofit advocacy group."
  06/14/07

• How dads are crucial to kids & community
  Philadelphia Daily News
  "Its president, Roland Warren, spent 20 years in Philadelphia and knows the area and its citizens well. Warren also grew up without a father-figure in his household, so he, too, knows well the ramifications of an absentee father."
  06/15/07

• Dad's absence ‘decimates’ black community
  Reuters (posted on MSNBC.com)
  "Roland Warren, president of the National Fatherhood Initiative, said that children in fatherless households are more susceptible to life’s challenges."
  06/14/07

• A Clarion Call to Dads to Help Save Fatherless Kids
  Foxnews.com, by Roland C. Warren, President, NFI
  "But who better to mentor our nation's fatherless children than our nation's good fathers? They have already survived dirty diapers, homework help, and dating disasters."
  06/15/07

• Men who grew up without fathers now committed dads helping others
  Cleveland Plain Dealer
  "It's hard to be what you don't see," said Vincent DiCaro, spokesman for the Maryland-based National Fatherhood Initiative, which recently debuted a campaign called "Double Duty Dads," designed to let role-model fathers share their expertise."
  06/17/07

• Operative word for dads is 'forever'
  Fort Worth Star-Telegram
  "In monitoring the attitudes about fathers in our culture and in the media, fathers are generally portrayed as dumb, dangerous or disconnected," Roland Warren, president of the National Fatherhood Initiative, told me in a recent phone interview."
  06/17/07

• Employers Urged To Make Workplace More ‘Father-Friendly’
  SHRM Magazine
  "That’s the kind of flexibility employers need to offer fathers as well as mothers, according to session presenter Christopher Brown of the National Fatherhood Initiative. Most work/life programs were created with mothers in mind, Brown said. He pointed to surveys that have shown more mothers than fathers taking advantage of work/life balance programs and policies such as flexible work schedules, telecommuting, taking a leave or sabbatical, and changing work schedules informally."
  03/01/07
  
  
• If your organization is ‘family friendly,’ let the world know
  Fairbanks Daily News-Miner - Fairbanks, AK
  "The issue of father-friendly workplaces has taken on such importance that there is now a National Fatherhood Initiative that provides a free template employees can use in creating a work/family balance plan — see: http://www.fatherhood.org."
  03/18/07
  
  
• NBC's Tim Russert to deliver Washington University's Commencement address May 18
  News from Washington University in St. Louis - Saint Louis, WA
  "... in 2001, the National Fatherhood Initiative also recognized him as Father of the Year."
  03/15/07
  
  
• Scholars convene for 'Black Men in America' conference, March 3
  Princeton University - Princeton, NJ
  "Given the importance of Princeton University as a national and international institution, and the myriad of issues facing black men, this conference is both critically important and timely," said speaker Roland Warren, a 1983 Princeton alumnus and president of the National Fatherhood Initiative."
  02/22/07
  
  
• Dads becoming 'stars' at schools as they're urged to get involved
  Virginian Pilot - Norfolk, VA
  "When fathers are involved, the benefits are far-reaching, said Vincent DiCaro of the National Fatherhood Initiative."
  01/05/07
  
  
• The Benefits of Having a Mom and Dad
  Human Events
  "National Fatherhood Initiative has assembled a variety of statistics attesting to the importance of having fathers involved in the lives of their children ..."
  01/09/07
  
  
• 'Happyness' Found in Fatherhood
  Foxnews.com
  "A little over 20 years ago, I learned one of my most valuable lessons about fatherhood … the hard way." by Roland C. Warren, NFI President.
  12/26/06
  
  
• Empowering fathers: Men encouraged to be positive influences
  Laurel Leader Call - Laurel, MS
  "The mother and father have to set the example,” he said. Cecil Ashford with Alive Jones County spoke on the National Fatherhood Initiative program."
  12/13/06
  
  
• Teen defies deadbeat stereotype
  Quad City Times - Davenport, IA
  "The effect on a child of growing up in a fatherless home is astonishing. The National Fatherhood Initiative says more than poverty and race, fatherlessness is the highest predictor of juvenile violence. Fatherless teen girls are three times more likely to become chronic juvenile offenders; fatherless teen boys are 10 times more likely, according to the NFI."
  11/13/06
  
  
• Region births reflect national trends
  nwitimes.com - Munster, IN
  "A 2005 survey from the National Fatherhood Initiative revealed that 31 percent of Hoosiers "strongly agree" that couples who have children together should be married. In Illinois, that figure was 27 percent."
  11/26/06
  
  
• City hopes preschool for dads will help kids
  Chicago Sun-Times
  "Data compiled by the National Fatherhood Initiative show that children without fathers in their lives are more likely to live in poverty, develop unhealthy habits and become ill, drop out of school and get involved in crime. That's the type of situation we're trying to prevent."
  11/10/06
  
  
• Tim Russert to speak at 2007 Centre Commencement
  Centre College News & Events - Danville, Kentucky
  "In 1995, the National Father's Day Committee named Russert "Father of the Year," Parents magazine honored him as "Dream Dad" in 1998, and in 2001 the National Fatherhood Initiative also recognized him as Father of the Year."
  11/02/06
  
  
• City calendar: 10/23 to 10/29/06
  Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh, PA
  "The National Fatherhood Initiative and several Pittsburgh-area organizations co-sponsor the fourth annual Fast Break for Fathers and Families event from 5 to 8 p.m. at UPMC SportsWorks at Carnegie Science Center, Allegheny Avenue."
  10/23/06
  
  
• Few Utilize Paid Family Leave
  California Job Journal - Sacramento, CA
  "Surveys suggest that men are increasingly concerned about work-life balance and want access to things like paid family leave, according to Vincent DiCaro of the National Fatherhood Initiative in Gaithersburg, MD. "Men just don’t seem to vocalize these things as well as women. For that reason we tend to think they don’t care, but they certainly do."
  9/17/06
  
  
• Fatherhood May Alter the Brain
  WFIE-TV - Evansville, IN
  "For fatherhood facts, see the National Fatherhood Initiative (www.fatherhood.org )."
  8/24/06
  
  
• John Baer | Our scary link to '54 novel
  Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia, PA
  "Vincent DiCaro, of the National Fatherhood Initiative in Gaithersburg, Md., a group pushing the importance of "the father factor," says, "Tons of data support the notion family structure is critical."
  8/3/06
  
  
• Important role of parents
  Connellsville Daily Courier - Connellsville, PA
  "It's up to us as parents to reinforce that good behavior. Recognizing this positive parent power, the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the National Fatherhood Initiative are partnering with Anheuser-Busch on an important responsibility program titled, "Prevent. Don't Provide."
  7/22/06
  
  
• In search of dads at the Pittsburgh Zoo
  Pittsburgh Post Gazette - Pittsburgh,PA,USA
  "On Sunday's observance of Father's Day, the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, in conjunction with the National Fatherhood Initiative, will search the zoo between ..."
  7/19/06
  
  
• Son gives message of love to dad
  Pensacola News Journal - Pensacola,FL,USA
  "... An estimated 24.7 million children do not live with their biological fathers, according to a National Fatherhood Initiative report. ..."
  7/19/06
  
  
• Paid leave a relative success
  San Diego Union Tribune - United States
  "... concerned about work-life balance and want access to things like paid family leave, said Vincent DiCaro of the National Fatherhood Initiative in Gaithersburg ..."
  7/19/06
  
  
• Fathers more important than ever
  United Press International - USA
  "... The National Fatherhood Initiative told the newspaper that 98.5 percent of Connecticut residents agree that fathers are as important as mothers in raising ..."
  7/19/06
  
  
• Cabbie's tip on parenting: `Hang in there'
  Miami Herald - FL,USA
  "... someone isn't married or is no longer married that he is not a good father,'' said Cox, who also sits on the board of the National Fatherhood Initiative said. ..."
  7/19/06
  
  
• Area dads speak on the vital role of fatherhood
  Myrtle Beach Sun News - Myrtle Beach,SC,USA
  "... "Fathers matter across the board," said Vincent DiCaro, of the National Fatherhood Initiative that stresses hands-on parenting. ..."
  7/19/06
  
  
• A Big Shoulder To Lean On
  Hartford Courant - United States
  "... The National Fatherhood Initiative reports that 98.5 percent of Connecticut residents agree that fathers are as important as mothers in raising well-developed ..."
  7/19/06
  
  
• Real fathers don't abandon their children
  Philadelphia Inquirer - Philadelphia,PA,USA
  "... hosted the largest-ever statewide conference on responsible fatherhood and later launched one of the first state chapters of the National Fatherhood Initiative ..."
  7/19/06
  
  
• Today's fathers cuddling up to role as nurturers
  Arizona Republic - Phoenix,AZ,USA
  "... that good fathers provide nurturing and guidance, and they enter their children's emotional world," said Roland C. Warren of the National Fatherhood Initiative ..."
  7/19/06
  
  
• Fatherhood Program Offers a Fresh Start to DC Dads
  Washington Post - United States
  "... Some experts in the field characterize the National Fatherhood Initiative, a Gaithersburg-based group that began a decade ago, as the catalyst for the idea of ..."
  7/19/06
  
  
• Search is on for southeast area fathers
  Frost Illustrated - Fort Wayne,IN,USA
  "... What initially might sound ominous, however, is really a National Fatherhood Initiative program looking to reward fathers caught positively interacting with ..."
  7/19/06
  
  
• Father's Day Shopping on the Rise With Emphasis on High-Tech
  Market Wire (press release) - USA
  "... According to the National Fatherhood Initiative, children with involved, loving fathers are significantly more likely to do well in school, have healthy self ..."
  7/19/06
  
  
• How to divorce-proof your marriage
  WorldNetDaily - Grants Pass,OR,USA
  "... says, "the sins of the parents are visited upon the children." According to Father Facts, a publication of the National Fatherhood Initiative, children of ..."
  6/15/06
  
  
• When no day is Father's Day
  Philadelphia Daily News - Philadelphia,PA,USA
  "... Studies reported by the National Fatherhood Initiative have shown that children who live absent their biological fathers are, on average, at least two to three ..."
  6/15/06