--- title: $154 Billion Dollar Man Study Webinar image: https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/Images/Website/154-Billion-Man-reg-page-feature-img.jpg --- - [![NFI mark](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/NFI%20mark.svg)FATHERHOOD.ORG](https://www.fatherhood.org/?hsLang=en) - [STORE.FATHERHOOD.ORG](https://store.fatherhood.org/?hsLang=en) [![NFI_logo_blue_left (1) 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201.png?width=159&height=88&name=NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201.png) ](https://www.fatherhood.org?hsLang=en) --- ![154-billion-man-webinar-signup-header-bg-img](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Website/Landing%20Pages/154-billion-man-webinar-signup-header-bg-img.png?width=860&height=429&name=154-billion-man-webinar-signup-header-bg-img.png)   ## From Data to Action: Using The $154 Billion Man Report to Support Greater Investments in Fathers Webinar In 2018 alone, the federal government spent $154.2 billion on 14 major assistance programs supporting single–mother–headed households.  This 90-minute pre-recorded webinar provides an overview of the report’s findings and practical tips for applying them in your work with fathers. Leaders in the fatherhood field and state-level fatherhood work will share insights on sustained investments in fatherhood policies and initiatives that improve fathers’ economic capacity, helping them better support and engage with their families. **See below for details and speaker lineup!** ### Watch the Webinar!     ![154-billion-man-reprot-2026](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Product_Images/154-billion-man-reprot-2026.png?width=500&height=500&name=154-billion-man-reprot-2026.png) ## What You'll Learn from This Webinar: **Spending patterns for single mother-headed households** **and government assistance programs most utilized** by divorced, widowed, and never married mothers. **Why this report matters to human services professionals **implementing family-strengthening programs. **How to use the report to make a clear, data-driven case for investing in fathers **in funding proposals, presentations, advocacy, and more. **Real examples of innovative and emerging policies and initiatives underway** to strengthen the economic capacity of fathers, fatherhood, and families in states and abroad. ## Main Presenters: ![chris_circle_icon](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/chris_circle_icon.png?width=200&height=200&name=chris_circle_icon.png) ### Christopher A. Brown #### President ##### National Fatherhood Initiative® ![jessica-p-circle-icon](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/email/jessica-p-circle-icon.png?width=200&height=200&name=jessica-p-circle-icon.png) ### Jessica Pearson, Ph.D. #### Director ##### Center for Policy Research ## Guest Panel: ![richard-r-circle-icon](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/email/richard-r-circle-icon.png?width=200&height=200&name=richard-r-circle-icon.png) ### Richard V. Reeves #### President ##### American Institute for Boys and Men ![kimberly-d-cicle-icon](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/email/kimberly-d-cicle-icon.png?width=200&height=200&name=kimberly-d-cicle-icon.png) ### Kimberly A. Dent #### Executive Director ##### Ohio Commission on Fatherhood ![sherry-r-circle-icon](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/email/sherry-r-circle-icon.png?width=200&height=200&name=sherry-r-circle-icon.png) ### Sherry Richardson #### Title V Family Engagement Manager ##### Georgia Department of Public Health, Division of Women, Children, and Nursing Services ## Sign Me Up Learn how to use this valuable report to get more funding in states and in your community for food work! 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