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When a Dad Makes a Difference Father & Son Finding A Cause Bigger Than Self Fathers & Families Coalition of America would like to introduce a story of a young man who has found his purpose... Pauly Avila has found his core as an effective young man affecting the lives of homeless in Los Angeles' infamous, Skid Row. He is healing others and

We no longer should use the term "at-risk" when we have a growing generation of children, youth and young adults living "in-risk." The Achievement Gap and the Discipline Gap Two Sides of the Same Coin? by Anne Gregory,  Russell J. Skiba and Pedro A. Noguera Outline how the the gap of Black, Latino, and American Indian student success

As the American family changes, fatherhood is changing in important and sometimes surprising ways.  Today, fathers who live with their children are taking a more active role in caring for them and helping out around the house. And the ranks of stay-at-home fathersand single fathers have grown significantly in recent de

Serving Young Fathers in Home Visiting Programs What are the experiences of early childhood home visiting programs attempting to engage young fathers? Learn about young fathers' motivations for participating, the unique challenges that young fathers present, and the strategies that staff use to serve this population.  Read More

Increased attention is being given to the practice of engaging fathers in early childhood home visiting programs. What strategies do home visiting programs use to engage fathers, what challenges do they face, and what are the potential benefits of participating? What strategies do home visiting programs use to engage fathers, what challenges d

Maeve E. GearingDecember 21, 2015 “I have a couple where the father is 15 years old and comes on a skateboard to the home visit.” About 9 percent (900,000) of American men become fathers before their twentieth birthday. Many of these young fathers grew up in disadvantaged homes, often without fathers in their own lives. And the challenges to becomi

Read this report on the changes in family formation around the world… here   The World Family Map report monitors the global health of families by tracking 16 indicators in 49 countries, representing all regions of the world. This year’s report includes an essay examining how parents divide labor-force participation, housework, and child

The Fatherhood Research & Practice Network (FRPN) is seeking proposals from teams of researchers and fatherhood programs to evaluate fatherhood services. The FRPN is a five-year national project that funds the evaluation of fatherhood programs working with low-income populations and offers a wealth of training and technical assistance to improv

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