Fathers Incorporated.
Our Mission.
Our purpose is to engage, equip and empower a community network of fathers and families by creating an environment of support, parental education, positive societal narratives and a father-focused blueprint to elevate the awareness of responsible fatherhood.
About Us
Life Skills
We work to strengthen community and family infrastructure by encouraging the positive involvement of fathers in every aspect of a child's life. Our work makes a significant contribution to families by working "with" fathers, speaking on "behalf of" fathers, impacting lives "through" fathers and serving our community "as" fathers.
Raising Awareness
We work through the use of innovative social marketing and multi-media platforms, traditional communications, and product development. We seek to expand the range of work in the fields of comprehensive and non-traditional family service models.
Stronger Families
Fathers Incorporated will work to change the current societal and cultural definition of family to include fathers. Our focus will raise the awareness about, and combat the impact of father absence.
Drive to Five
Drive to Five is a campaign launched by Fathers Incorporated. Our mission is to elevate the importance of father involvement for children 0-5 years old by advancing an informed conversation, evidence based practices, effective engagement and a positive narrative of fatherhood.
The campaign design seeks to reduce father absence by engaging dads at the early stages of their child’s development, which makes them more likely to continue their involvement through all of the stages of their development.
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Kenneth Braswell
Fathers Day interview with Fathers Incorporated's Executive Director, Kenneth Braswell and host of Politics Nation; Al Sharpton on June 17, 2018. (Video of property of MSNBC)
Effects of Absent Father
Fatherless boys and girls are: twice as likely to drop out of high school; twice as likely to end up in jail; four times more likely to need help for emotional or behavioral problems.Youth in Prison
85% of youths in prisons grew up in a fatherless home.
high school dropouts
71% of high school dropouts come from fatherless homes.
adolescent repeat arsonists
90% of adolescent repeat arsonists live with only their mother.
homeless Children
90% of homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes.
Absent Fathers
43% of US children live without their father.
behavioral disorder
85% of children who exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes.
Our Children - Our Future
Research shows that children with involved, loving fathers are significantly more likely to do well in school, have healthy self-esteem, and exhibit positive social behaviors compared to children with uninvolved fathers. In addition, committed, responsible fathering during childhood has been shown to contribute to children’s math and verbal skills, curiosity, and emotional security.
Fathers Incorporated works actively and diligently to involve fathers in the lives of their children through a variety of programs, activities, training, technical assistance, and cause marketing media campaigns.
Learn moreWhy Responsible Fatherhood?
As FATHERS we have an OBLIGATION to leave our children legacies that benefit the children of our children's children.
There's so much negative imagery of black fatherhood. I've got tons of friends that are doing the right thing by their kids, and doing the right thing as a father - and how come that's not as newsworthy?
The principles of LOVE, HONOR and COMMITMENT mirror that of our earthly fatherhood responsibilities.
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