--- title: The Father Friendly Check-Up™ and Quick-Check™ description: The Father Friendly Check-Up™ is a proven tool that helps organizations assess and improve their father-inclusive practices. image: https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Featured%20Image.jpg --- [Skip to main content](https://www.fatherhood.org/father-friendly#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) --- # The Free Father Friendly Check-Up™ for Organizations and Agencies Assess your organization's father-friendliness in four key areas, then use the results to create a father-friendly action plan! ![ffqc-ffcu-header-bg-img](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Website/ffqc-ffcu-header-bg-img.png?width=995&height=1116&name=ffqc-ffcu-header-bg-img.png) **Now in its 7th edition, the reliability- and validity-supported*  Father Friendly Check-Up™ is a proven tool that helps organizations and agencies assess and improve their father-inclusive practices.** Originally created in 2000 and refined over 24 years, the Father Friendly Check-Up™ has been shaped by insights from thousands of diverse organizations and feedback from sectors like child welfare, education, home visiting, healthcare, and military family support. *Evidence (2025 item-level, human service organizations in New York): α=.977; KMO=.773; known-groups by staff role, Δ=+0.54 (higher among direct staff; p=.00089, δ=.496); exploratory four-factor structure aligned to FFCU categories. ## Select an Option Below to Proceed ![FatherFriendlyQuickCheck-final](https://www.fatherhood.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Images/Website/FatherFriendlyQuickCheck-final.png?width=270&height=111&name=FatherFriendlyQuickCheck-final.png) ### Short on Time? 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