--- title: Our Mission | National Fatherhood Initiative® description: National Fatherhood Initiative® equips organizations and communities to be proactively father-inclusive through father engagement training, programs, and resources. Learn more! image: https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Featured%20Image.jpg --- [Skip to main content](https://www.fatherhood.org/our-mission#main) - [![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=149&height=82&name=NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201.png) ![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=119&height=65&name=NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201.png) ![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=119&height=66&name=NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201.png) ![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=89&height=49&name=NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201.png) ](https://www.fatherhood.org?hsLang=en) - [How To Build Strong Families](https://www.fatherhood.org/build-strong-families) - [Why Father Inclusion Matters](https://www.fatherhood.org/why-father-inclusion-matters) - Show submenu for Get Involved Get Involved - [Fatherhood Programs](https://www.fatherhood.org/solutions/programs-and-resources) - [Train Your Staff](https://www.fatherhood.org/solutions/staff-training) - [State, County, and City Agency Services](https://www.fatherhood.org/solutions/collaborative-services) Open main navigation Close main navigation - Show submenu for Get Informed Get Informed - [How To Build Strong Families](https://www.fatherhood.org/build-strong-families) - [Why Father Inclusion Matters](https://www.fatherhood.org/why-father-inclusion-matters) - [Father Stats & Infographics](https://www.fatherhood.org/father-absence-statistic) - Show submenu for Get Involved Get Involved - [Fatherhood Programs](https://www.fatherhood.org/solutions/programs-and-resources) - [Train Your Staff](https://www.fatherhood.org/solutions/staff-training) - [State, County, and City Agency Services](https://www.fatherhood.org/solutions/collaborative-services) - Show submenu for Get Started Get Started - [Find Your Stage of Father Inclusion](https://www.fatherhood.org/father-inclusion) - [How Father Friendly Is Your Organization?](https://www.fatherhood.org/father-friendly) - [Get In Touch](https://www.fatherhood.org/get-started) [Store](https://store.fatherhood.org/?hsLang=en) [Get In Touch](https://www.fatherhood.org/get-started?hsLang=en) [Store](https://store.fatherhood.org/?hsLang=en) Show submenu for Get Started Get Started - [Fatherhood Data & Statistics](https://www.fatherhood.org/father-absence-statistic) - [How Father Friendly is Your Organization?](https://www.fatherhood.org/father-friendly) - [Other Free Resources](https://www.fatherhood.org/nfi-free-resources) - [Talk With us to Get Started](https://www.fatherhood.org/get-started) --- # Our Mission & Solution Founded in 1994, National Fatherhood Initiative® empowers communities and human service organizations to unlock the transformative power of involved fatherhood by championing city and statewide fatherhood initiatives and providing life-changing fatherhood programs, training, and comprehensive resources.  National Fatherhood Initiative® is also the nation's leading provider of research on father presence and father involvement through its one-of-a-kind publication, [Father Facts™](https://store.fatherhood.org/father-facts-9-print/?hsLang=en). ![Training fathers](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Training%20fathers.png?width=594&height=568&name=Training%20fathers.png) ## Our Mission National Fatherhood Initiative® increases father involvement nationwide by equipping communities and human service organizations with the training, programs, and resources they need to be father inclusive. ## Our Vision Our vision is that all communities and human service organizations are proactively father inclusive so that every child has an involved, responsible, and committed father in their life. National Fatherhood Initiative® equips everyone from leadership to front-line staff to champion father inclusion.** Our mission fuels a nationwide movement embracing fathers as irreplaceable partners in nurturing children's well-being, strengthening families, and building resilient communities of hope and opportunity.** ## Our Solution It’s a commonly held belief by moms and dads alike that fathers are extremely important to child well-being. And, there’s tons of [research](https://www.fatherhood.org/father-absence-statistic?hsLang=en) to prove it. But the fact remains that millions of families interact with human service organizations every year that are [primarily mother-focused](https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/documents/0c7260e1970646e8d58209279739cb60/KEEP-practice-guide-centering-fathers.pdf). These organizations require resources, training, and technical assistance to be intentionally and proactively father inclusive. **We’re here to provide that.** Human service organizations should be inclusive of moms and dads alike. This means training staff to ask about and involve dads in their interactions with moms who visit their centers, creating a welcoming physical environment for dads, providing resources and programs that speak to dads in their unique role as a father, and more. **National Fatherhood Initiative® comes alongside human service organizations and communities with a strengths-based approach to father-inclusive training, fatherhood program curricula, and other educational materials to help them—and the families they serve—fully realize the tremendous, positive impact involved fathers have on children and families.** Every community can benefit from increased father involvement. - Lower crime rates. - Lower teen pregnancy. - Improved school behavior and grades. - Increased family self-sufficiency. **We see a brighter, more father inclusive future for our nation’s human services, communities, children, and families. ** **Because every child deserves a 24:7 Dad.℠** ## How can human service organizations intentionally and proactively engage and serve fathers? [![NFI-Explanatory-Model-Infographic-artwork](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Website/NFI-Explanatory-Model-Infographic-artwork.png?width=1000&height=500&name=NFI-Explanatory-Model-Infographic-artwork.png) ](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/Miscellaneous%20Documents/NFI-Explanatory-Model-Infographic.pdf?hsLang=en) Human service organizations and the entities that fund them have a huge role to play in this solution. That's why NFI builds capacity in human services to more **intentionally and proactively include fathers.** ## Featured Partners ![CareNet](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/CareNet.svg) ![Georgia-DPH-logo 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Georgia-DPH-logo%201.svg) ![DHS](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/DHS.svg) ![Maryland-Department-of-Health-Logo 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Maryland-Department-of-Health-Logo%201.svg) ![kansas-department-children-families-logo 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/kansas-department-children-families-logo%201.svg) ![Well Florida Council](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Well%20Florida%20Council.svg) ![Wapello-co-logo 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Wapello-co-logo%201.svg) ![tracy-family-foundation-logo 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/tracy-family-foundation-logo%201.svg) ![Pinellas_County_Tampa_Logo 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Pinellas_County_Tampa_Logo%201.svg) ![Ounce of prevention](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Ounce%20of%20prevention.svg) ![state-seal-of-texas 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/state-seal-of-texas%201.svg) ![Missouri DHSS](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Missouri%20DHSS.svg) ![Milwaukee-Fatherhood-Initiative-logo 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Milwaukee-Fatherhood-Initiative-logo%201.svg) ![Deparment of Human Service](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Deparment%20of%20Human%20Service.svg) ![DCHA-logo 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/DCHA-logo%201.svg) ![baytown-logo-original 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/baytown-logo-original%201.svg) ![Enterprise-Community-Healthy-Start-logo 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Enterprise-Community-Healthy-Start-logo%201.svg) ## Success Through Collective Action We're implementing this solution in partnership with hundreds of human service organizations and their funders. Through **collective action**, we're building a human service infrastructure that supports fathers in their most important role. To learn more about our collective success, watch Impact Videos captured by our partners. [![See Our Impact](https://no-cache.hubspot.com/cta/default/135704/1e7c6f6b-5add-45f1-9c1b-72fb89fab71e.png)](https://cta-redirect.hubspot.com/cta/redirect/135704/1e7c6f6b-5add-45f1-9c1b-72fb89fab71e) ![Father on a swing with son and supporting images](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Father%20on%20a%20swing%20with%20son%20and%20supporting%20images.png?width=1202&height=1124&name=Father%20on%20a%20swing%20with%20son%20and%20supporting%20images.png) ## Join 9,000+ practitioners championing fatherhood with NFI. Receive our weekly email highlighting fatherhood news, events, programs, resources, and more! [Sign Me Up!](https://www.fatherhood.org/signup?hsLang=en) [![NFI_logo_blue_left (1) 1 (1)](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201%20(1).png?width=148&height=88&name=NFI_logo_blue_left%20(1)%201%20(1).png) ](https://www.fatherhood.org?hsLang=en) [![Facebook](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Facebook.svg) ](https://www.facebook.com/nationalfatherhoodinitiative/) [![LinkedIn](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/LinkedIn.svg) ](https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-fatherhood-initiative) [![candid-seal-platinum-main](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/email/candid-seal-platinum-main.png?width=100&height=100&name=candid-seal-platinum-main.png) ](https://www.fatherhood.org?hsLang=en) About - [Our Mission](https://www.fatherhood.org/our-mission) - [Our Impact](https://www.fatherhood.org/our-impact?hsLang=en) - [Our History](https://www.fatherhood.org/history?hsLang=en) - [Our Board & Staff](https://www.fatherhood.org/leadership?hsLang=en) - [Contact Us](https://www.fatherhood.org/contact-us?hsLang=en) Train Your Staff - [Program Facilitator Training](https://www.fatherhoodpractitioners.org/collections/core-programs) - [Earn Your Certificates](https://www.fatherhoodpractitioners.org/collections/certificates) - [Live Group Training](https://www.fatherhood.org/training-institute?hsLang=en) Fatherhood Programs - [24:7 Dad®](https://store.fatherhood.org/shop-by-program/24-7-dad/?hsLang=en) - [ProFathering15™](https://store.fatherhood.org/profathering15?hsLang=en) - [24:7 Dad Key Behaviors™ Workshop](https://store.fatherhood.org/247-dad-key-behaviors-workshop-facilitators-kit/?hsLang=en) - [InsideOut Dad®](https://store.fatherhood.org/insideout-dad-facilitators-kit/?hsLang=en) - [Understanding Dad™](https://store.fatherhood.org/understanding-dad-facilitators-kit/?hsLang=en) - [Co-Parenting Program Bundle](https://store.fatherhood.org/co-parenting-group-based-facilitators-bundle/?hsLang=en) Fatherhood Data - [Free Data & Infographics](https://www.fatherhood.org/father-absence-statistic?hsLang=en) - [Father Facts™ 9 Publication](https://store.fatherhood.org/father-facts-ninth-edition/?hsLang=en) - [Father Facts Poster Sets](https://store.fatherhood.org/posters?hsLang=en) - [Father Involvement Brochures](https://store.fatherhood.org/brochures?hsLang=en) Free Resources - [Father Friendly Check-Up™](https://www.fatherhood.org/ffcu?hsLang=en) - [Fatherhood Program Selection Tool](https://www.fatherhood.org/program-selector?hsLang=en) - [Championing Fatherhood Blog](https://www.fatherhood.org/championing-fatherhood?hsLang=en) - [Help Center](https://help.fatherhood.org/?hsLang=en) - [**FatherSource™ Store**](https://store.fatherhood.org/?hsLang=en) --- © 2026 National Fatherhood Initiative®. All rights reserved. - [FAQs](https://www.fatherhood.org/faq?hsLang=en) - [Privacy Policy](https://www.fatherhood.org/privacy-policy?hsLang=en) - [Terms of Service](https://www.fatherhood.org/terms-of-service?hsLang=en) - [Cookies Settings](https://www.fatherhood.org/privacy-policy?hsLang=en) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org/", "@type" : "BreadcrumbList", "itemListElement" : [ { "@type" : "ListItem", "item" : { "@id" : "https://www.fatherhood.org/", "image" : "https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hub/135704/file-1349924448-png/social-suggested-images/nfi-hires.png?t=1521578271511&width=150&name=nfi-hires.png", "name" : "Home" }, "position" : "1" }, { "@type" : "ListItem", "item" : { "@id" : "https://www.fatherhood.org/our-mission", "image" : "https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/images/partner_photo.png?t=1521578271511&width=200&name=partner_photo.png", "name" : "Our Mission" }, "position" : "2" } ] } ```