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Marriage and family structure influence the economic and social well-being of children. As Sara McLanahan and Isabel Sawhill note in the most recent issue of Princeton and Brookings’ Future of Children, “most scholars now agree that children raised by two biological parents in a stable marriage do better than children in other family forms across a

DECEMBER 17, 2015Pew Research Center Parenting in America Outlook, worries, aspirations are strongly linked to financial situation The link between family structure and financial circumstances The dramatic changes that have taken place in family living arrangements have no doubt contributed to the growing share of children living at the economic ma

Evaluation of the Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers and their Partners, 2015 As part of the Marriage and Family Strengthening Grants for Incarcerated and Reentering Fathers and their Partners (MFS-IP), twelve grantees received funding from the Office of Family Assistance to implement activities to

Through thoughtful  leadership, innovative policies, support for emerging programs and proven models to support children, mothers, fathers, individuals and communities, America can be a better nation for all residents. Children are the future of any community or nation. The investment into our future should examine and change the negative

Deployed Dads: Strengthening Military and Veteran Fathers, Families and Communities. The timely and relevant article serves as a starting point for assisting military and veteran families in accessing available resources to overcome multiple barriers to successful reintegration. Read More

 Loyalty Night Opening Presidential ReceptionTuesday, February 16, 2016 5:00p.m. to 7:30p.m. 2016 Rise up Families! National Families & Fathers 17th Annual Conference  SHERATON GATEWAY HOTEL LOS ANGELES 6101 W CENTURY BLVD, LOS ANGELES, CA 90045 February 16 – 19, 2016 Do Not Miss Out and Register Today at www.fathersandfamiliesco

Model Integration and Capacity Building Initiative: A Process for Assimilating Responsible Fatherhood within Children, Youth, and/or Family Systems of Care By Dr. Rufus Sylvester Lynch, ACSW, Chair, The Strong Families Commission Incorporated & Senior Advisor to Fathers & Families Coalition of America -  National Chair,

David Murphey and P. Mae Cooper provide a report on the impacts of not only parents but our children and our communities (October, 2015). Since 1996, we have either provided direct services to the incarcerated parents, mentoring programs for the reentry, advocated to improve practices of services providers, established relationships to include FFCA

Let's Alleviate Human Suffering  | A Plan for Reducing Poverty and Restoring the American Dream Fathers & Families Coalition of America has long championed to alleviate conditions that reduce opportunities for children, parents, families and building healthy communities. Dr. Ronald B. Mincy, Sr., introduces an opportunity for a bipart

IN MEMORIÂ Charlene Lewis-Meeks April 25, 1954 – September 18, 2015 Worthy of Double Honor as a Leader & Champion | Charlene Lewis-Meeks Ms. Charlene Lewis-Meeks is a member of the Board of Directors for Fathers & Families Coalition of America and advocate of this agency's purpose for more than 15 years as she was called to go home to her F