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- Accent On Success®
Last verified on 12/1/05
Award winning book to help children learn how to take more responsibility for their homework and their education.
- All Pro Dad
Last verified on 3/28/06
All Pro Dad is the ultimate resource for men who want to become better fathers. All Pro Dad features NFL players and coaches who want to make you a better father!
- Boot Camps
Last verified on 3/19/07
Easily available consultants help for troubled teens, boarding schools for troubled teens. We offer both wilderness training and academic training for troubled teens.
- Boys to Men
Last verified on 10/30/07
The mission of Boys to Men is to help reduce interpersonal violence by offering programs that:
Support the healthy development of adolescent boys.
Provide assistance and educational resources to boys and those who raise them.
Increase community awareness about the specific needs of boys.
- Brazelton TOUCHPOINTS Center
Last verified on 8/17/05
The Touchpoints Approach offers strategies for professionals to use their knowledge of a child's development to build a common language to engage parents. This bridges cultures and educational levels and creates a common ground for their communication with each other.
- Chiesman Foundation For Democracy, Inc.
Last verified on 8/17/05
The Chiesman Foundation For Democracy is a private nonpartisan operating organization that serves as a space and channel to provide greater awareness of the meaning of democracy and the importance of all citizens to be active participants in the democratic process.
- Colorado Dads
Last verified on 6/18/08
In October 2006, the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS), Colorado Works Division was awarded a $10 million federal grant over five years to strengthen father/child relationships and improve parenting. In order to fulfill the primary goals of the Promoting Responsible Fatherhood Initiative, CDHS has contracted with The Bawmann Group to develop and implement a public information campaign. The goals of this campaign are to promote awareness and understanding of the availability of assistance to fathers and increase the number of fathers requesting and receiving mentoring assistance from community organizations statewide.
- Connect with Kids
Last verified on 3/6/07
At Connect with Kids, our single aim is to help parents and educators help children. Each week we gather the freshest information from experts at universities, research organizations, hospitals, child advocacy groups and parents and kids themselves.
- Dads and Daughters
Last verified on 2/26/08
WE BELIEVE that all families benefit when active, engaged father-daughter relationships help girls grow--and when dads, daughters and others help overcome obstacles for girls and women.
- Dr. Warren Farrell
Last verified on 12/1/05
Dr. Warren Farrell is available for expert testimony to help fathers stay equally involved in their children's lives after divorce. Dr. Warren Farrell is the author of many books, including two award-winning international best-sellers, Why Men Are The Way They Are plus The Myth of Male Power. His most recent books are Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say, which was a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club, and Father and Child Reunion about how fathers can be successful at both work and home. His latest book, just published this year,Why Men Earn More: The Startling Truth Behind the Pay Gap and What Women Can Do About It, helps both employers and employees understand what makes a company want to increase an employee’s pay. His books are published in over 50 countries, and in 10 languages.
- Family Resource Network
Last verified on 8/17/05
The Family Resource Network is part of the College Of Family And Consumer Sciences. We provide training, lending of toys and resources, information on childcare and is the sponsoring organization for the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
- Fathers Direct
Last verified on 8/17/05
Fathers Direct is the UK's national information centre on fatherhood. It is a charity (reg. no. 1075104) founded in 1999 by professionals with expertise in social work, family policy, business development and communications.
- Fatherville.com
Last verified on 12/1/05
This website is an extension of the Fatherville organization. We are a resource for fathers...by fathers and about fathers. We are here to encourage and support dads as they make their journey down the road called fatherhood..
- FRED - Fathers Reading Every Day
Last verified on 2/14/08
Developed by the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, an educational agency affiliated with the Texas A&M University System, Fathers Reading Every Day (FRED) is a program designed to encourage fathers, grandfathers, and other positive male role models to read to their children on a daily basis. The program aims to increase father involvement in children's literacy development and to improve the quality of father-child relationships.
- Lone - Single Parent Support
Last verified on 5/4/06
Lone Parents-Single Parents community site in the UK offering help and support, tips and tricks, live chat rooms, games, with recorded scores, dating safety advice, and lots more.
- Male Advocacy Network Inc.
Last verified on 5/11/06
The Male Advocacy Network (MAN) is a national, non-profit, non-partisan organization whose primary goal is to address the identifiable health disparities that are found throughout the life cycles of males including disparities in family planning services.
- Minnesota Fathers & Families Network
Last verified on 12/15/05
MFFN offers a comprehensive website for professionals interested in working with fathers. The site includes resource documents, a calendar for professionals, news updates, and a database of over 100 direct service programs for fathers across Minnesota.
- National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
Last verified on 11/14/07
The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) supports the Administration for Children and Families' Office of Family Assistance's (OFA) efforts to assist States and communities to promote and support Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage.
Primarily a tool for professionals operating Responsible Fatherhood programs, the NRFC provides access to print and electronic publications, timely information on fatherhood issues, and targeted resources that support OFA-funded Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage grantees. The NRFC Web site also provides essential information for other audiences interested in fatherhood issues.
- Native American Fatherhood & Family Association
Last verified on 3/28/06
The Mission of NAFFA is to strengthen Native American families by enhancing the responsible involvement of fathers to become actively involved in the lives of their children and by fostering communication, professional, education and collaborations among service providers.
- Rural Assistance Center
Last verified on 6/7/06
A product of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Rural Initiative, the Rural Assistance Center (RAC) was established in December 2002 as a rural health and human services "information portal." RAC helps rural communities and other rural stakeholders access the full range of available programs, funding, and research that can enable them to provide quality health and human services to rural residents.
- Single Dad
Last verified on 2/19/07
GreatDad.com is a leading source of experience, recommendations, inspiration and advice for dads – delivered from the male perspective.
- Sioux Falls Fatherhood Initiative
Last verified on 8/17/05
SFFI is a grassroots organization designed to promote responsible fathering on a local, community based level. We are a non-profit organization assisted by Sioux Empire Marriage Savers, South Dakota Volunteers of America, the National Fatherhood Initiative program and the financial and volunteer support of the Sioux Falls community.
- Sites For Parents
Last verified on 2/27/07
sitesforparents.com is a list of the best parenting Web sites on the Internet.
- Starfall
Last verified on 10/14/07
Primarily designed for first grade, Starfall is also useful for pre-kindergarten, kindergarten and second grade. Starfall is perfect for home schooling. Be sure to visit The Starfall Store for low-cost writing journals and books that parallel this website.
- Supporting Our Sons
Last verified on 7/25/07
Supporting Our Sons is a national nonprofit membership organization committed to promoting a better understanding of boyhood and to empowering parents, educators, and professionals to support the healthy development of our young sons.
- The Fathers Resource Center
Last verified on 8/17/05
We exist to provide the community with fathering information, education, support, and prevention programs focused on positive parenting.
- The National Fatherhood Initiative
Last verified on 8/17/05
NFI's mission is to improve the well-being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers.
- The South Dakota Online Mental Health Directory
Last verified on 1/4/07
The South Dakota Online Mental Health Directory was created so families throughout the state can find clinicians and agencies in their area that offer mental health services. The directory, which can be searched by city, clinician’s name or mental health clinic, was developed by the HELP!Line Center and funded by the Wellmark Foundation as part of an ongoing children’s mental health awareness project initiated by South Dakota Voices for Children.
- Therapist and Drug Rehabs
Last verified on 3/26/07
TherapistUnlimited.com is a National directory of centers and counseling services for those seeking help with family and marriage counseling, or treatment for substance abuse, mental and physical disorders, and more.
- United States Department of Health & Human Services Fatherhood Initiative
Last verified on 8/17/05
The Department of Health and Human Services has developed a special initiative to support and strengthen the roles of fathers in families.
- Youth & Family Services
Last verified on 8/17/05
Youth & Family Services sponsors programs for children from birth through age 18. YFS reaches more than 10,000 children through its centers in Rapid City, S.D., and outreach programs in 24 South Dakota counties.
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