blACk FATHERS - Fathers Incorporated
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blACk FATHERS - Fathers Incorporated
FATHERS INCORPORATED 2014 Fathers Incorporated (FI) is an internationally focused non-profit organization working to build stronger families and communities through the promotion of Responsible Fatherhood. Page 1 FI has a unique seat at the national table, working with leaders in the White House, Congress, federal and local government agencies, grassroots organizations, faith-based institutions and business. In addition, our international efforts over the years with partners like the Global Peace Foundation, Leap for Ghana; United Nations, W. Haywood Burns Environmental Education Center and CIDES – International Center for Sustainable Development (Panama) has allowed FI to form relevant narratives regarding family development. Mongolia, Malaysia, Ghana and Panama are our foundational countries that will lead FI into its broader international body of work regarding fatherhood and healthy manhood. Presence & Impact Established in 2004, FI serves as a leader in the field of Responsible Fatherhood. The agency’s international, national, and local mission focuses on remediating the impact of father absence. This is accomplished using innovative social marketing and multi-media platforms, traditional communications, events and capacity building and product development. Page 2 Community & Family Focus Strong communities grow from healthy family relationships. This focus ensures that fathers, particularly noncustodial fathers facing limited employment opportunities and increasing debt, receive the supports they need to provide for the well-being of their children – both emotionally and financially. Our progress change model simply means: If we can change how a person feels, we can change how he thinks. If we change how he thinks, we can encourage what he does. We believe that this model helps foster strong community structures and promotes the inter-related needs of mother, father, and child. What You Do (Behavior / Actions) What You Think (Processes / Logic) What You Feel (Emotions / Empathy / Morals / Beliefs / Culture / Mental Health) Page 3 Progress takes place in this direction Page 4 SUPPORTERS Fathers Incorporated is supported by private donations, contracts and generous grants from organizations and agencies including the Open Society Foundations’ Campaign for Black Male Achievement, Mentoring USA and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. Page 5 Expertise & Action FI brings its expertise to work in the field, serving as a resource for policy makers, government officials, state and local organizations, service providers, and mothers and fathers. By creating needed products and resources, making informed recommendations, and using innovative media, FI helps fathers and children connect, raises awareness of the need for positive father involvement, and educates men and women about the importance of healthy father-child relationships. FI’s goal: to help make positive changes that impacts the lives of children. Page 6 MEDIA FOOTPRINT As of December 2013, FI has surpassed all of its social media goals: 251,535 BlogTalkRadio Lifetime Listens 26,922 25,317 3,345 YouTube Lifetime views National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse Facebook Likes Listserv 1,753 1,500 458,878 1,205 Facebook Likes Twitter Followers LinkedIn Network LinkedIn Connections Page 7 Fathers Incorporated Website Stats Years 2013 Unique Visitors 47,228 2012 2011 Number of Visits 89,339 2010 2009 Page Hits 187,204 Website Link Hits 1,071,094 Page 8 FATHERS INCORPORATED IN MEDIA VENUeS Page 9 Our Children Our Future FI 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. 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. Page 10 Agency Training Services Organizational Capacity Building Parental Involvement Staff Training Fatherhood Ministry Development Page 11 Organizational Assessment of Fatherhood Readiness and Friendliness Social Marketing and Communication Development Page 12 Fatherhood Campaigns Ties Never Broken Domestic Violence Initiative “Ties Never Broken,” is a cause marketing campaign that addresses fatherlessness and mentoring. The phrase speaks to the all too real connection between children and their need for biological fathers and positive male role models. Estranged, deployed, deceased, or otherwise, there is a tie, or connection, that is never broken between parents and their children; including that of too often undervalued fathers. The symbol of a bow tie expresses this reality, especially since a tie is such an intimate ritual between a father and son, and men in general. A coordinated effort to end domestic violence has the potential to significantly impact the health, safety and wellbeing of ALL family members. FI’s work around family violence acknowledges; 1) violence is a learned behavior that can be unlearned; 2) many fathers can be a positive influence in their children’s lives--even after violence; and 3) while statistics show that the majority of perpetrators of violence are men, not all men are violent, and there are rising numbers of men who are victims of domestic and community violence. We are concerned with ALL types of Violence. Page 13 Code Blue: Faith, Family and Fatherhood CODE BLUE is a call for community healing. This effort addresses mental health in low-income communities, with a specific emphasis on fathers. We seek to begin community dialogs that bring together men, women, youth, faithbased institutions, resources, and services related to various aspects mental health. weMentor! weMentor!’s mission is to address the low number of African-American men serving as mentors. The campaign seeks to raise public awareness, increase recruitment capacity, and build national mentoring networks. Fatherhood Campaigns (Continued) Black Rose MediaWorks International Fatherhood Alliance (INA) National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse Black Rose MediaWorks is the creative development department charged with the creation of visual products; such as documentaries; web episodes, films and video shorts aimed at an alterative way of showcasing and articulating responsible fatherhood. This International initiative is assessing the impact of fatherlessness through a broad network of agencies, organizations, governments and faith based institutions. The INA will maintain a repository of global fatherhood research and resources and provide capacity building for international organizations and governments implementing or seeking to engage in a responsible fatherhood initiative. In addition, the INA will broadly promote and educate the public on the importance of strengthening families through healthy and responsible fathers. FI won the contract for management of the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) in 2011. The NFRC is funded by the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Family Assistance (OFA). It is a nationwide effort to assist States and communities in promoting and supporting responsible fatherhood. With a dual purpose of developing outreach efforts to fatherhood practitioners and dads, through the management of the NRFC, FI provides access to print and electronic publications, timely information on fatherhood issues, and targeted resources that support the Fatherhood field. The NRFC website also provides essential information for other audiences interested in fatherhood issues. Provides technical assistance and oversight to President Obama’s Fatherhood and Mentoring Initiative. Page 14 Products Spit’in Anger Documentary Spit’in Anger is the exploration into the uncharted space of fatherlessness. Through the story of one of America’s premier leaders in the responsible fatherhood movement--Kenneth Braswell--we learn that the filmmaker and healer is about to receive a lesson in healing himself. Experts Dr. Jeff Gardere, Iyanla Vanzant, Judge Mablean Ephriam, and Terrie Williams lay the foundation for one of most devastating social ills for black children in America--father absence. Today, 82.3% of African American children born since 1990, will live in a home without their biological fathers before their 18th birthday. Page 15 Spit’in Anger Guided Workbook When the Tear Won’t Fall Men and fathers who face and confront their hurt, pain, and anger toward their own fathers by facing their pasts are on a brave journey that not many men or women take. The workbook is not intended to “cure” the emotional wounds left by father absence; it is one of many tools however, that can support the process. The workbook and the exercises suggested in it can be used alone or in a group setting. The workbook highlights provides opportunities and recommendations for working with peers, clergy, and counseling professionals, recognizing that everyone needs the wisdom and insights of others—this accelerates the healing process and keeps us honest and accountable for our own behaviors. Most recently the words of “fatherhood” have been echoed from the seat of the presidency to the struggling homes of children who find themselves being raised in today’s society without the influence of a positive, contributing and responsible father. “When The Tear Won’t Fall,” One Man’s Journey through the Intimate Struggles of Manhood and Fatherhood takes its readers along the continuum of being raised fatherless. Today over 24 million children woke up without their biological fathers in the home, and most of them will live out the rest of their lives spending very little time with them, or never knowing them at all. Gentle Warrior Workbook Moynihan Revisited Report “Gentle Warriors” A Mentorship Guide for Young Males and Men was adapted from When The Tear Won’t Fall. The guide is an introspective and easy to use workbook designed to specifically help young males sort through the myriad of emotions, which result from not having a positive male role model in their lives. These shared experiences mirror that of many young men growing up in loving single mother households, yet they lack the support of a loving, dedicated father to help them down the pathway of manhood. The Moynihan Report Revisited gauges how the circumstances of black families have changed over the past five decades and how they compare with other racial and ethnic groups. It documents how Blacks still suffer from intersecting disadvantages that Moynihan referred to as a “tangle of pathologies,” with each negative factor reinforcing the others. It concludes with suggestions for improving the circumstances of Black families and reducing racial disparities. Page 16 dads do make a difference Children with fathers involved in their lives are five times less likely to be poor. Page 17 Children with involved fathers are twice as likely to stay in school. Children who spend quality time with their fathers are less likely to be violent or aggressive, have higher self-esteem, and better self-control. Page 18 Director and Board Members Kenneth Braswell Executive Director Page 19 Board Members Ron Williams – President Edward Lawson – Vice-President Tracy Braswell - Secretary/Acting Treasurer Treasurer - Vacant John Harris Dr. Janice Kelly Gary Eley Rev. Darren Ferguson Lola Brabham-Harder David Goldberg Diana Ritter Larry Ritter Andre Turman 2 Board Members (vacant) Fathers Incorporated Links Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FathersIncorporated Moynihan Revisted http://moynihanrevisited.com Facebook Ties Never Broken https://www.facebook.com/TiesNeverBroken Fathers Incorporated YouTube http://www.youtube.com/user/kennethbraswell Facebook Kenneth Braswell Page https://www.facebook.com/MrKennethBraswell Blogtalkradio Page http://www.blogtalkradio.com/tiesneverbroken FI Twitter https://twitter.com/Fathersincorp Mobile App http://fathersincorporated.mobapp.at Spit’in Anger Official Page http://www.spitinanger.com Reconnecting Dads Blog http://reconnectingdad.blogspot.com Spit’in Anger Blog Page http://spitinanger.tumblr.com National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse http://www.fatherhood.gov Page 20 2013 Partners • • • • • • • • • • • • Black Psychiatrists of Greater New York Brathwaite Studios ChildFind of America Empire Christian Center Fatherhood CoMission Global Peace Foundation ICF International JM Creative K.I.N.G. Leap For Ghana Mentoring USA National Black Child Development (Albany) Page 21 • • • • • • • • • National Fatherhood Leaders Group Open Society Foundations PHI BETA SIGMA Inc. (Beta Psi Sigma Chapter) Purple REIGN Urban Leadership Institute Sesame Workshop Strategic Destiny, LLC Tavis Smiley Network The Book Club INFOGRAPHIC - BLACK FATHERS 45% 60% 70% 97% of all dads agree that the day that their child was born was one of the best days of their lives 70% of black dads said they bathed, diapered or dressed their children every day, compared with 60% of white fathers and 45% of Latino fathers Among American fathers living apart from their children, black dads were at least as involved as other dads not living with their kids, or more so, according to most measures. Black Latino White Nearly 35% of black fathers who lived with their young children said they read to them daily, compared with 30% of white dads and 22% of Latino dads. The emotional, spiritual and physical tie between fathers and their children are never broken. 50% 42% 41% Nearly half of black fathers living apart from their young children said they played with them at least several times a week, 42% said they fed or ate with them that frequently, and 41% said they bathed, diapered or helped dress them as often Black fathers were more likely than white or Latino dads to stay close to their children after having more kids with a new partner 86% of dads say they spend more time with their children than their fathers did with them We know there is still much work to be done building the capacity of all fathers--particularly fathers facing challenges related to employment, incarceration, housing, mental health issues, and child support debt management, we are encouraged by this new research that shows Black fathers continue to demonstrate their desire to be actively and positively involved in the lives of their children, regardless of their marital or residential status, and in the face of negative media portrayals and myths about their parenting behaviors. Adapted from the following Sources: Fathers' Involvement with Their Children: United States, 2006-2010; National Health Statistics Reports Father Involvement PR Study Results; Ad Council and National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse; May 2012 Page 22 Contact Us Twitter Address Phone Fathers Incorporated 307A Consaul Road Albany, New York 12205 (518) 713-4755 @fathersincorp Email Facebook [email protected] FathersIncorporated Website www.fathersincorporated.com Page 23