Striving For Excellence - Finding Strength In Imperfection is the basis for this blog highlighting overcoming adversity. The podcast interview, December 22, 2023 Stephana Johnson's podcast "Lead Stronger Longer" interview with me on December 22, 2023, provides a glimpse into my life and poses an important question for attendees of our 25th International Families and Fathers Conference in April. What Are You Called?! No, not your name, but we all have been chosen to give what the world needs; my question is, "What Are You Called To Do?" A follow-up question, "Have you avoided your call?"

Key Highlights:
Military Service & Leadership
Fatherhood Program Innovations
Grant Funding Success & Collaboration
Global Impact on Professional Development
Creating Curricula for Empowering Communities

2024 FFCA CONFERENCE REGISTRATION IS OPEN

April 22-25, 2024
25th International Families and Fathers Conference

A Series About Those Living In Their Ikigai
Dr. James C. Rodriguez, MSW

19th Annual Families and Fathers National 2018 Conference
February 19-23, 2018,
Los Angeles Sheraton Gateway LAX Hotel
6101 West Century Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90045  

REGISTRATION IS SO QUICK AND EASY WITH OUR NEW SYSTEM... IT WILL TAKE LESS THAN 90-SECONDS FOR A REGISTRATION. 

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION:HERE 

CONFERENCE PROGRAM HERE

• How fatherhood programming can operate effectively and efficiently in rural settings;
• The use of cognitive behavioral therapy approaches in fatherhood programming;
• How to engage mothers for coparenting interventions;
• Interventions to strengthen parenting time with never-married populations;
• The use of smartphones or other technology for data collection;
• Text messages to promote positive father engagement/behaviors;
• Fatherhood programming for specific populations, including Latinos, Native Americans, teen fathers, immigrant fathers and others; or 
• Integrating fatherhood programming into batterer treatment or integrating violence education and prevention into fatherhood programming.

Learn more about this outstanding opportunity here and or contact the staff at the  here

FFCA AFFILIATE AND ANNUAL MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED!

By becoming part of our circle of friends, you are inspiring and empowering youth, families and leaders globally. When you connect with Fathers and Families Coalition of America, you will be more effective with the right people, resources and purpose. 

The process of changing our abilities as individuals, parents, professionals, leaders or even organizations involves constant growth. Fathers and Families Coalition of America is calling us to go deeper daily to provide more to help others and to help each of you fulfill your purpose. The core of the ability to increase resources is based on relationship. At the core of FFCA, we are built on relationships. These relationships include parents, grandparents and youth who want to volunteer to support our programs. We have had over 150 volunteers formally recognized in the past few years.

Relationships that have determined to help others Find A Cause Bigger Than Self has allowed our organization to bring together some of the best minds in organizations and practitioners. These core relationships provide professional development for practitioners and leaders to be at their best and be more effective. We have brought together those who have a method to help others find their purpose and achieve their goal through our talented researchers to help transform the seed, the core of organizations to rekindle, revitalize and restore the core power of the organizations.

The essence of our support is to encourage people, professionals and organizations to address building healthy communities by reducing factors that foster fatherlessness. This is the seed of Fathers and Families Coalition of America. Additionally, we will help you as a member examine your core power of purpose. Myopia distorts destiny and often yields to find new relationships, methods and continuous improvement to support the Cause Bigger Than Self. Whatever seed that was put in an organization or person that has passion often needs relationships to help cultivate the specific purpose. FFCA is here to help.

The Importance of Community Partnerships 

FFCA has been built of relationships not funded programs that were and continue to be centered on community partnerships. Having a minimum of one or two strong community partners is vital to your long-term capacity. Many partnerships have led to the success of our 2016 National Families & Fathers Conference and all previous events FFCA has been a catalyst. Most importantly, partnerships will help make your program stronger and better known in the community ans we are very honored to share the outcome of a community partnership with a special featured video with the Executive Production by City Pride Magazine....

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Join us for the 18th Annual National Families & Fathers Conference 

February 27 - March 3, 2017

Fathers & Families Coalition of America is committed to the elimination of poverty world-wide. We share a fantastic new partnership led by The Urban Instite to make a difference in the lives of all Americans, not just those in poverty

A partnership  made up of a group of 24 leading experts, advocates and academics from across the country. Harvard Professor David Ellwood, former Dean of the Kennedy School of Government and noted poverty expert, is Chair. Over the next two years, these remarkable minds will work to determine what it would take to increase dramatically upward mobility for those in poverty. They will situate the challenge in the broader global economy and US context; they will explore structural barriers to opportunity. And they will uncover the country’s most successful programs; collaborate with outside innovative organizations to test promising new models; and identify new approaches.

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