National Fatherhood Initiative’s (NFI) mission is to help organizations and communities engage fathers in their children’s lives. The Washington State Dad Affiliates work with a ...

A friend of mine recently welcomed his second daughter into the world, 16 years after welcoming his first. She was born 8 weeks premature and weighed only 4.5 pounds. She’s still ...

The Fatherhood Research & Practice Network (FRPN) will host its 10th learning community webinar in early February. Inside the Black Box, Part 2: Fathers’ Attendance in ...

Have you ever cheated when you tried to reach a personal goal, such as adopting a better diet, losing weight, or stopping smoking? Recent research shows that giving people the ...

In part one of this post, I challenged you to take your work with fathers to the next level in “elevate yourself.” Elevate yourself focused on what you can do personally as a dad ...

The fact that you’re reading this blog tells me that you already understand why fathers are so important to children, families, and communities. With that in mind, I would like to ...

At NFI we’re passionate about equipping organizations and communities with the information and resources they need to be the best they can be at engaging fathers in their ...

In a presentation very fitting for the man who pioneered the award, Andy Schoka, former NFI Board Chairman (pictured right), and Melissa Steward, NFI Vice President of Marketing ...

Are you the kind of facilitator who likes to experiment with new facilitation tools?