NFI President Christopher A. Brown sits on the Fatherhood Research & Practice Network (FRPN) advisory committee. FRPN has announced their next free webinar for researchers and ...

One of the great challenges in helping dads to become more involved, responsible, and committed in the lives of their children is to help dads overcome the toxic model of ...

Following on my post from Tuesday, I recently completed a round of interviews with 14 organizations that have subscribed to Fathering in 15™. Of these, 11 serve dads in the U.S., ...

Here at NFI, child abuse prevention is near and dear to our heart. After all, fathers play an incredibly important role in helping to prevent child abuse. It is a fact that the ...

One of the primary ways to reduce the likelihood of an incarcerated dad returning to prison is to help him connect with his family before his release. Research shows that child ...

Recently, I started facilitating a men’s class for a group of fathers in a homeless shelter’s residential treatment program. I am using National Fatherhood Initiative’s ...

To build an effective fatherhood group, it’s vital to think about the group as more than a collection of individuals. Think about an effective fatherhood group as a team with you ...

Hopefully you had a chance to read last week’s blog with the first 5 of 10 of the Most Common Questions We Get Asked at National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI). If you didn’t, be ...

“She’s so beautiful” are words Arthur Bess repeated upon seeing his six-month-old daughter for the first time. Bess and two other inmates, wearing shirts that said “24/7 dad,” ...