For nearly 20 years, the nonprofit organization Fathers’ Support Center has been tackling the issue of absentee fathers and the effects on children’s drug use, crime, and education. The agency has helped more than 13,000 fathers and 32,500 children, grown from a staff of four to 62, earned $10 million in federal grants, and was named the nation's “Model Fatherhood Agency.”
Now, it’s mom’s turn. A pilot program called “Parenting in Partnership,” or Mothers' Project, began last year to teach both parents skills needed to cooperate while raising children together, regardless of their personal relationship. Services include such topics as parenting, childhood trauma, domestic violence communication, healthy marriages, and more. Mothers Project meets for three hours on three days a week for six weeks.
It’s just one more step toward the organization's mission of encouraging committed, responsible parenting—and, in turn, improving the lives of children.
For more information about Fathers’ Support Center, visit fatherssupportcenter.org.
