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Clippings: 2004 Archive



  • Schooling Dads
    The Press-Enterprise
    Ray Hall drops his two sons off and picks them up every day at Lincoln Elementary in San Bernardino but he had never been to a teacher conference or a parent meeting until now.
    12/28/04


  • A Worthy Assist: Snow takes his best shot at strengthening family ties
    Cleveland Plain Dealer
    An hour before tipoff against the Minnesota Timberwolves last Tuesday, Eric Snow walked onto the court at Gund Arena and stopped to visit with fans in the front row.
    12/25/04


  • Fact Sheet: National Preparedness Month
    Department of Homeland Security
    The National Fatherhood Initiative will publish an article on emergency preparedness ...
    11/24/04


  • Fatherhood gets a boost in county ad campaign: Goal is getting men involved in kids' lives
    Cleveland Plain Dealer
    For dads who think they're not needed in their children's lives, Cuyahoga County has a message: You're important. 11/22/04

  • Weiss Plans Busy Season
    Golden Skate
    He was named Father of the Year by the National Fatherhood Initiative in 1999. 11/17/04

  • Father-friendly benefits can improve a company's bottom line
    Employee Benefit News
    When most people hear "father-friendly benefits," they usually think of paternity leave and not much else. While paternity leave is certainly an important benefit that more and more companies seem to be offering, it is only part of the equation. 11/14/04

  • North Side father-child event is free
    Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    To celebrate National Family Week and promote fathers' involvement with their children, the National Fatherhood Initiative Community-based Programming Office has teamed with several Pittsburgh organizations to sponsor "Fast Break for Fathers and Families."
    11/12/04

  • Hands-on approach inspires dads to help schools
    By Jenn Abelson, Boston Globe
    Tony Vegnani works more than 70 hours a week running a medical services company. Doing volunteer work never topped his list of ways to spend free time..
    10/04/04

  • Long Distance Dads proves it takes more than a man to be a father
    By Fletcher Smith, Knox County Village Soup
    For all Jonathan Kinney's 4-year-old son knows, his father simply vanished into thin air.
    09/02/04

  • Businesses must assist fathers in raising kids
    By Adam Rush, Idaho Press Tribune
    Businesses play a critical role in whether fathers can spend enough time with their children -- and Nampa firms will be called on to make changes for that to happen.
    08/18/04

  • NFL's never-ending offseason a concern to Vincent
    By Bob Dicesare, Buffalo News
    Troy Vincent's dissent is a testament to his character, his commitment to family, his belief that whatever success he attains in life is only marginally related to how well he supports the run or defends the pass.
    07/04/04

  • Most men stall, but want to wed
    By Cheryl Wetzstein, The Washington Times
    Young men may be delaying marriage, but most are "the marrying kind," a research group says in its annual June report, released yesterday...
    6/24/04

  • About time: Good dads recognized
    By Shaunti Feldhahn, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
    Across the country this Father's Day weekend, a happy surprise awaited 1,000 unsuspecting fathers...
    6/23/04

  • The Perfect Father's Day
    By Gordon McHenry, Lake Arrowhead Mountain-News
    A new survey conducted by the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation (RBFF) and the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) shows that when it comes to Father's Day, the gift of quality family time is better than any other.
    6/21/04

  • National Fatherhood Initiative drives for dynamic dads
    By Larry Rand, Desert Dispatch
    Program recognizes essential role of fathers and seeks to sharpen awareness in nonjudgmental ways
    6/20/04

  • Defining dads
    By Patrick Mullaly, Times Union
    Fatherhood's changing role integral to children's success
    6/20/04

  • Group honors fathers for being involved dads
    By Sara Scavongelli, Indianapolis Star
    Tyrone Chandler cocks his head and zeroes in -- best to be unobtrusive. He silently approaches the unassuming man in the light-blue shirt and clears his throat...
    6/20/04

  • Courses teach dads to be kinder, closer to their children
    By David Hackett, Herald Tribune
    Tony Placek could be the poster dad for the nation's fatherhood movement.
    6/20/04

  • Too many kids don’t have dad to celebrate day with
    By Bill Stanczykiewicz, The Journal Gazette
    For veterans of the community baseball diamond, one of the memorable sounds of summer is the deep...
    6/20/04

  • Seminar focuses on dads
    By Steven Griffin, Clarion-Ledger
    About 50 male leaders meet to discuss fatherhood
    6/20/04

  • All too often, dads 'aren't in the picture'
    By Ruth Holladay, Indianapolis Star
    The Saturday before Mother's Day, the 60 or so children living at the Marion County Children's Guardian Home were invited to a Mother's Day Shop on the grounds...
    6/20/04

  • TV’s doddering dads
    Editorial, Claremore Progress
    As if they were outer-space aliens infiltrating the land as part of a vast conspiracy, TV sets have taken up residence in virtually every American home...
    6/19/04

  • Father's Day Presence
    By Eileen Gallo, Ph.D. And Jon Gallo, J.D., Hernando Today
    We were surfing the Internet recently, looking at sites devoted to Father's Day...
    6/19/04

  • Fathers make a world of difference
    By Intelligencer Staff, Edwardsville Intelligencer
    Father's Day -- which takes place this Sunday -- is a celebration which rightly honors one of society's greatest resources...
    6/18/04

  • A Few Good Men: America's Fatherhood Crisis
    By Lee Webb, CBN News
    Tonight, 34 percent of American children will go to bed without their biological father in the home.
    6/18/04

  • Bayh celebrates responsible fatherhood, encourages others to step up to the plate
    By Tribune-Star staff report, Tribune-Star
    U.S. Sen. Evan Bayh today joined the National Fatherhood Initiative to recognize the millions of hardworking, responsible fathers across America...
    6/16/04

  • Group gives dads surprise pat on the back
    By Brittany Anas, Denver Post
    A crew scanned Denver on Saturday morning seeking to award piggyback- giving dads and stroller-pushing pops. ...
    6/13/04

  • YMCA opens center for dads
    By Michelle K. Massie, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
    Goal is to provide parenting services
    5/10/04

  • The second midlife crisis
    By Eileen Daspin, The Wall Street Journal
    Evidence shows seniors are revisiting that 'fortysomething' phase with gusto
    5/10/04

  • Make Room for Daddy
    By John Goff, CFO Magazine
    Researchers claim that in one state, paid paternity leave could save employers $89 million in employee-retention costs.
    5/07/04

  • Federal marriage initiatives seen as cost-effective
    By Cheryl Wetzsteinm, The Washington Times
    One way to save some of the billions of dollars spent each year on broken and struggling families is to promote healthy marriages, a Bush administration official said last week at a congressional hearing on the importance of marriage.
    5/03/04

  • Fostering fatherhood
    By Mareva Brown, Sacramento Bee
    A program founded by a divorced father aims to help wayward dads who want to reconnect with their children.
    3/28/04

Contact:
Ken Gosnell Vincent DiCaro
Senior Director of Public Affairs
vdicaro@fatherhood.org
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f: 301-948-4325
 

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