--- title: Stories of Impact description: Find out how NFI's fatherhood programs are impacting the nation and helping fathers be involved, responsible, and committed. image: https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/Featured%20Image.jpg --- [Skip to main content](https://www.fatherhood.org/stories-of-impact#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) --- # Stories of Impact Children's, fathers', and families' lives are being changed across the nation because of NFI's fatherhood programs and resources. Review the many videos below showing changed lives. [SEE OUR IMPACT](https://www.fatherhood.org/stories-of-impact#impact) [![down-arrow 1](https://www.fatherhood.org/hubfs/NFI-Assets/images/down-arrow%201.svg)](https://www.fatherhood.org/stories-of-impact#next-step)   ## 24:7 Dad® Program [24:7 Dad®](https://store.fatherhood.org/shop-by-program/24-7-dad/?hsLang=en), NFI's flagship evidence-based program,has been used across the nation for decades to help fatherhood leaders train dads with the skill-building resources they need to be better fathers and husbands/partners. Below are stories of impact from our partners across the country that use this life-changing program. They are simply a sampling of the stories we hear about that are happening daily across the country. ### Fresno Regional Workforce Developement Board 24:7 Dad® Program Watch as 24:7 Dad® participants share transformative experiences from the 24:7 Dad® Program. ### Montgomery County Housing Opportunities Commission 24:7 Dad® Program The Housing Opportunities Commission's 24:7 Dad® program helps men become better fathers. [Get Started](https://www.fatherhood.org/stories-of-impact#) ### DePelchin Children’s Center is helping Houston dads thrive through the 24:7 Dad® program Since 2019 (through early 2025), nearly 900 fathers have graduated, learning practical skills in communication, discipline, co-parenting, and mental health. It’s also a place where dads find tools, encouragement, and lasting brotherhood as they grow into the fathers they always wanted to be and that their children deserve. . . [Get Started](https://www.fatherhood.org/stories-of-impact#) ### Florida Healthy Start Coalitions Engaging Florida Fathers The T.E.A.M. Dad program helps new fathers in Florida become responsible, engaged, and empowered fathers using NFI’s 24:7 Dad® Program. [Learn More About T.E.A.M. DAD](https://www.healthystartflorida.com/fatherhood/) ### Father Engagement Unit Helps Strengthen Families in Fairfax County, Virginia The Father Engagement Unit, part of the Fairfax County child welfare program, uses NFI’s evidence-based 24:7 Dad® program to teach men their irreplaceable role in their children’s lives. [Click here to learn more about this program](https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/familyservices/children-youth/father-engagement) ### Serving fathers in Black & Latino communities. Kent County, Michigan Strong Fathers/Padres Fuertes is a project that connects dads in Kent County’s Black and Latino communities with services personalized to the needs of each client. The program works with men through the first 18 months of their child's life. [Click here to learn more about this program](https://www.fox17online.com/news/local-news/kent/program-helps-fathers-in-kent-county) ### Anniston’s Fatherhood Initiative Encourages Community to Get Involved: A community organization that is focused on building positive relationships with children in the community is encouraging more people to get involved. Anniston’s Fatherhood Initiative consists of men who are committed to teaching their children and other children in the community about self development, health, and financial management. Thornton says the organization is also for fathers to learn from one another. Tonight kicked-off the 24/7 Dad Program which allows for fathers in the community to meet with each other to help one another be better fathers and father figures to children in the community. [Click here to learn more about this program](https://www.tv24.tv/single-post/2020/06/23/Anniston’s-Fatherhood-Initiative-Encourages-Community-to-Get-Involved) ### Bridging the Gap: Teaching Fathers to Be Dads, Knox County TN Inmates at the Roger D. Wilson Detention Facility reflect on the positive impact that the 24/7 Dad® program has had on them. [Click here to learn more about this program](https://youtu.be/p4_4nUxhtM8) ### Day 2 Day Dads Fatherhood Program In this video, see how Family Resource Center South Atlantic uses 24/7 Dad® and other services to foster healthy relationships and strengthen child-family engagement. [Click here to learn more about this program](https://youtu.be/UOSD-SNr_fs) ### Spokane Fatherhood Initiative (SpoFI) Hear from 24/7 Dad® participants on how the program impacted them, changed their views on fatherhood, and gave them new skills for co-parenting, communication, child discipline, and more. [Click here to learn more about this program](https://www.facebook.com/333689940361930/videos/2313614328869272/) ### MHA of San Diego County Father2Child Program Father2Child is a Free Court Approved 12-week program that uses NFI's 24/7 Dad® program for fathers of all ethnicities, offering them new parenting techniques and skills, and encouraging them to improve their awareness of the importance of a father in the life of a child, to create stronger bonds with their children..  [Click here to learn more about this program](https://youtu.be/u_vw1fXdT_k) ### Housing Opportunities Commission, Montgomery County, MD In [this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqcNL_p5P9o), a fatherhood program participant shares how the program has impacted his family. For another great testimonial, [click here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2&v=dca8FK8SLpI).  [View on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqcNL_p5P9o) ### The Dream Center (Iowa City, IA) [This video](https://www.facebook.com/LittleVillageMag/videos/1603925949684222/) shares how The Dream Center combines 24/7 Dad® with mentoring to strengthen and empower families with a focus on fathers and youth. [View on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/LittleVillageMag/videos/1603925949684222/) ### Fresno Economic Opportunities Commission's P.O.P.S. Program (Fresno, CA) See how [Fresno EOC](https://www.fatherhood.org/fatherhood/fresno-dads-are-getting-help-thanks-to-pops?hsLang=en) is training dads to be better dads and community leaders. [View on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoeO2IolDSU&feature=youtu.be) ### Center for Fathers and Families (Sacramento, CA) [This video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMwQ3UGZA4g) shows how an organization dedicated to fatherhood has combined the 24/7 Dad® program with other services that serve the entire family and community. [View on YouTube](https://youtu.be/BMwQ3UGZA4g) ### The Power of Dads Coming Together: UIH Partners [View on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kIWhL6CswZg&feature=youtu.be) ### Dad's League: 24/7 Dad® Locker Room Sessions [View on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMdlG2oaShc) ### Youth World Education Project: 24/7 Dad® Facilitator [View on YouTube](https://youtu.be/kZNx0LVr07w) ### Youth World Education Project: 24/7 Dad® Participant [View on YouTube](https://youtu.be/QD2Sp2fnwts) ### Testimonials from 24/7 Dad® Program Graduates on the trait of self-awareness Graduates of the 24/7 Dad® Program run by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit in Pennsylvania discuss what they've learned [View on YouTube](https://youtu.be/AtRSVxF3S6A) ## InsideOut Dad® Program [InsideOut Dad®](https://store.fatherhood.org/insideout-dad-facilitators-kit/?hsLang=en), NFI's evidence-based program for dads in corrections settings, is the most widely used, most comprehensive, evidence-based curriculum designed specifically for fathers that connects them to their families while inside prison or upon release. Watch these inspirational stories of impact and consider how you can tell your story. ### The Impact of InsideOut Dad® from Multiple Perspectives Learn about the impact InsideOut Dad® has in Utah from the perspective of inmates, probation and parolees, facilitators, corrections facility staff, and the director of programs in the Utah Department of Corrections.  [View video on YouTube](https://youtu.be/h7cloZDkFTM) ### Utah State University (Logan, UT) The fatherhood program helps fathers work on themselves to learn they can be a great father and how to have better relationships all around. [Click here to learn more about this program](https://youtu.be/P2zsvQM7UAI)   ### Purgatory Correctional Facility (Hurricane, UT) Every Tuesday inside Purgatory Correctional Facility a special class titled “InsideOut Dad®” takes place. In this video, learn how the program is working by hearing directly from the dads whose lives are being changed. [View on YouTube](https://youtu.be/TfSx516u990) ### InsideOut Dad® Program Helps Incarcerated Men Become Better Fathers Miami Dade County Corrections & Rehabilitation. [View on NBC Miami](https://www.nbcmiami.com/on-air/as-seen-on/Program-Helps-Incarcerated-Men-Become-Better-Fathers_Miami-511347201.html) ### Connection: Troy and Xavier Story Watch [Troy's story](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbO1z7Iz_n8) for an example of how badly a child needs a good example of a father in his life. [View on YouTube](https://youtu.be/PbO1z7Iz_n8) ### Family Support Services of North Florida/Department of Corrections, Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (Jacksonville, FL) Rickie Shaw, a Community Outreach Development Specialist with Family Support Services, [teaches the mid-week session of the "InsideOut Dad®" program](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROxEJg3iRBw) at the Montgomery Correctional Center in Jacksonville, Florida. [View on YouTube](https://youtu.be/ROxEJg3iRBw) ### Washington State Department of Corrections/Washington State Penitentiary InsideOut Dad® is the program offered at male prisons in Washington state. The volunteer-led program aims to help incarcerated fathers connect with their children and play meaningful, positive roles in their lives. This [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcoeuIqon7Y) looks at the program at the Washington State Penitentiary. [View on YouTube](https://youtu.be/BcoeuIqon7Y) ### Maine Department of Corrections/Maine Correctional Center (Windham, ME) What's is look like to parent from prison? This [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzZpIVSts40) reveals the real issues facing fathers in prison and what can be done to help. [View on YouTube](https://youtu.be/nzZpIVSts40) ### Mobile County Health Department/Mobile County Metro Jail (Mobile, AL) [Watch this video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ObsyJ98VsMA) and see Christopher Sasser, one of several inmates taking part in Mobile County Health Department's Fatherhood Initiative Program. It's the first time this program has come to Metro Jail. [View on YouTube](https://youtu.be/ObsyJ98VsMA) ### Solitary Nation with Matt Duhamel - Fathers in Prison: Learning to Parent Behind Bars [View on Vimeo](https://vimeo.com/188586131) ## Let us help you choose the best solution for you. If you need help choosing the best fatherhood program, training, or resources click the button below and we’ll be in touch. 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