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25 Years of NFI: Featuring Angel Flores of Vista Community Clinics & the Dads Club

Posted by Melissa Byers | Jun 19, 2019

As we continue celebrate 25 years of NFI and our focus on fatherhood practitioners doing excellent work with dads, we turn our... Read More

Topics: Featured, Success Stories, NFI News & Updates

25 Years of NFI: Featuring Sara Persons of Children and Families of Iowa

Posted by Erik Vecere | Jun 12, 2019

Husband: John Persons; Son: Brandon Persons and Daughter: Madalyn Persons To celebrate National Fatherhood Initiative®’s (NFI’s) Read More

Topics: Featured, Success Stories, NFI News & Updates

25 Years of NFI: A Mirror, A Window, and a Telescope: David Cozart, Lexington Leadership Foundation

Posted by Ave Mulhern | Jun 5, 2019

As we continue to celebrate fatherhood champions doing excellent work in honor of NFI’s 25th Anniversary, we turn our focus to... Read More

Topics: Featured, Success Stories, NFI News & Updates

25 Years of NFI: Featuring Kim Dent of the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood, Part 2

Posted by Christopher A. Brown | May 30, 2019

NFI could not meet its mission without dedicated practitioners like Kim Dent with the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood (OCF). In the Read More

Topics: Featured, Success Stories, NFI News & Updates

25 Years of NFI: Featuring Kim Dent of the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood, Part 1

Posted by Christopher A. Brown | May 28, 2019

I’ve seen many statewide fatherhood initiatives come and go in my two decades at National Fatherhood Initiative® (NFI). Most... Read More

Topics: Featured, Success Stories, NFI News & Updates

Expect Fireworks When You Marry These Two Parenting Programs

Posted by Ave Mulhern | May 22, 2019

One young man, court-ordered to attend the Fatherhood Initiative and Employment Prep Services with the Jasper Area Family... Read More

Topics: Featured, NFI-Specific Programs & Resources, Success Stories

See How This Oklahoma School System Uses Fathering in 15™ to Create a Strong Tomorrow for Teen Dads

Posted by Christopher A. Brown | Apr 18, 2019

“I really enjoy using Fathering in 15™. I know it can be used as a self-paced program, but when dealing with teens, it’s rare... Read More

Topics: Featured, NFI-Specific Programs & Resources, Success Stories

Fathers in Utah County Jail Can Learn to Rebuild Family Connections Thanks to a New Class

Posted by National Fatherhood Initiative | Apr 16, 2019

For most of her childhood, Linda Donaldson (pictured above) said she watched her alcoholic father spend time in and out of jail. Read More

Topics: Featured, NFI-Specific Programs & Resources, Success Stories

How Organizations Use NFI’s Newest Brochure to Reconnect Dads and Children

Posted by Christopher A. Brown | Mar 21, 2019

“Redemption through Reconnection.” That’s the benefit of reconnecting with children as seen through the eyes of so many dads... Read More

Topics: Featured, NFI-Specific Programs & Resources, Success Stories

Why “Going to Where the Dads Are” is Key to Recruitment

Posted by Christopher A. Brown | Mar 12, 2019

Blown away. That’s how I reacted upon learning of the success of 24/7 Dad® program facilitator Tim Morgan running the program... Read More

Topics: Featured, NFI-Specific Programs & Resources, Program Recruitment & Retention, Success Stories

Class Teaches Utah Inmates How to be Better Dads

Posted by National Fatherhood Initiative | Mar 7, 2019

No matter how peaceful and quiet Beaver County is, there are some places you just don’t ever want to go. That place is easy to... Read More

Topics: Featured, NFI-Specific Programs & Resources, Success Stories

Establishing a Community Presence using Fathering in 15™

Posted by Ave Mulhern | Feb 28, 2019

Mitch Freeman has been a Fatherhood Specialist with CareNet Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC) of Dane County, Madison, WI since... Read More

Topics: Featured, NFI-Specific Programs & Resources, Success Stories

When Preparation Meets Opportunity

Posted by Ave Mulhern | Feb 21, 2019

I love the saying by Zig Ziglar, “Success occurs when preparation meets opportunity”. It was a mantra for my kids when they... Read More

Topics: Featured, NFI-Specific Programs & Resources, Success Stories

(Part 2) What it Takes for a State’s Child Support Agency to Partner with Fatherhood Programs

Posted by Christopher A. Brown | Feb 19, 2019

Positive Payment Pattern, or PPP. That was the phrase used by Harold Coleman, State Access and Visitation Coordinator in Iowa’s Read More

Topics: Featured, General Fatherhood Program Resources, NFI-Specific Programs & Resources, Program Recruitment & Retention, Success Stories

(Part 1) What it Takes to Partner with Your State’s Child Support Agency

Posted by Christopher A. Brown | Feb 12, 2019

Made Men founder Nelson Gabriel is one of the most creative and energetic leaders that I’ve met who seeks to improve his... Read More

Topics: Featured, General Fatherhood Program Resources, NFI-Specific Programs & Resources, Program Recruitment & Retention, Success Stories

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25 Years of NFI: Featuring Angel Flores of Vista Community Clinics & the Dads Club

25 Years of NFI: Featuring Sara Persons of Children and Families of Iowa

25 Years of NFI: A Mirror, A Window, and a Telescope: David Cozart, Lexington Leadership Foundation

25 Years of NFI: Featuring Kim Dent of the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood, Part 2

25 Years of NFI: Featuring Kim Dent of the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood, Part 1

Expect Fireworks When You Marry These Two Parenting Programs

See How This Oklahoma School System Uses Fathering in 15™ to Create a Strong Tomorrow for Teen Dads

Fathers in Utah County Jail Can Learn to Rebuild Family Connections Thanks to a New Class

How Organizations Use NFI’s Newest Brochure to Reconnect Dads and Children

Why “Going to Where the Dads Are” is Key to Recruitment

Class Teaches Utah Inmates How to be Better Dads

Establishing a Community Presence using Fathering in 15™

When Preparation Meets Opportunity

(Part 2) What it Takes for a State’s Child Support Agency to Partner with Fatherhood Programs

(Part 1) What it Takes to Partner with Your State’s Child Support Agency

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