Fatherhood Advocacy

In our last article, we addressed some of the financial and employment, housing, parenting knowledge and skills, partner and child’s health, and personal well-being needs of fathers. To continue that conversation, in this post, we will examine the circumstances and...

Introduction 9 Two people are better off than one, for they can help each other succeed. 10 If one person falls, the other can reach out and help. But someone who falls alone is in real trouble. 11 Likewise, two people lying close together can keep each other warm....

“Big boys don’t cry.” Or “Don’t be a sissy!” Did you hear those things as a kid? Phrases like those and "Man up!" reinforce the idea that emotional expression is "unmanly." Being told those things by our fathers, older male siblings, or peers planted seeds that have...

In an era of intense debate over government spending and budget priorities, one overlooked solution offers remarkable promise: strengthening fatherhood. While partisan battles rage over social program funding, tax rates, and the proper role of government, fatherhood...

Introduction While the Fathering Strong Movement seeks to strengthen fatherhood and families of all ethnicities, it is essential to be aware of and address the unique challenges of some groups. In commemoration of Black History Month, this blog post aims to raise...

Introduction In my last blog post, I made a case for the need for a significant national campaign to strengthen the institution of fatherhood to benefit children, families, and communities. Such a movement would require collective action, shared beliefs and goals,...

Introduction Hopefully, the nation will turn toward healing with the inauguration of America’s 47th president after more than eight years of political rancor. However, many issues divide people along political, party, religious, moral, and ideological lines. Those...

Introduction This week, the team at Urban Light Ministries observes the completion of the first full year of the operation of Fathering Strong®. 2024 was a year of challenge and progress. In this blog post, we will report on our accomplishments and the remaining...

In 2022, more than 18 million U.S. children lived without a biological father in the home—that is one in four children! That doesn’t mean there was no father figure present in 25% of US homes. Also, it doesn’t imply that 75% of physically present biological dads were...

In a perfect world, every child is born into a home surrounded by the loving care of the married, biological mother and father. To state the painfully obvious, we’re not in a perfect world—far from it. According to the CDC, roughly 1.4 million live births to unmarried...