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| National Fatherhood Initiative NFI |
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| Organization Type | Non-Profit |
| Origin | Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States |
| Years Active | 2001–Present |
| URL: | fatherhood.org |
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| Founder | Wade Horn & Don E. Eberly |
| Board of Directors | Carlos Alcazar, Director Mitch Bainwol, Director Michael Haynes, Director John M. Segal, Chairman Cristina Burelli, Director James D. Cox, Treasurer Don E. Eberly, Founder/Honorary Chairman Don R. Willett, Director Roland C. Warren, President, NFI Mark Brunell, Director Francis Flaherty, Director Dr. Charles Anderson, Director Cesar Conda, Director Chris Gardner, Director Allan Houston, Director Andy Schoka, Director |
| Staff | Roland Warren, President |
| Former Staff Of Note | Wade Horn Don E. Eberly |
The National Fatherhood Initiative is US-based non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian organization that aims to improve the well-being of children through the promotion of responsible fatherhood. The mission of National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) is to improve the well-being of children by increasing the proportion of children with involved, responsible, and committed fathers. It was launched on March 7, 1994 by Don Eberly, a civil society scholar and Wade F. Horn, a child psychologist. NFI also coordinates the Senate and Congressional Task Forces on Responsible Fatherhood.
According to NFI's website, the organization pursues a 3-E strategy of "Educating and inspiring all Americans, Equipping organizations and fathers in six different sectors, and Engaging all sectors of society around this issue."
The six target sectors are work-family balance, military, faith, corrections, community-based organizations, and healthcare. In each of these areas NFI seeks to fulfill their mission of "increasing the number of children that grow up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers." For example, in the Corrections sector, NFI's InsideOut Dad program is delivered in correctional and transitional facilities to help fathers become better dads and reconnect to their children and families and thus successfully re-enter their communities after incarceration.
The organization also produces and disseminates a national public service advertising campaign, in partnership with the Ad Council. The campaign includes print, television, radio, Internet, and outdoor ads. [1]
The current president of the organization is Roland C. Warren. [2]
In 2004, there was a small amount of controversy in response to NFI-produced bus stop advertisements, which commentators suggested implied that African American men were not good fathers.[3][4][5]
References
- ^ National Fatherhood Initiative's Public Service Announcement Campaign
- ^ Roland Warren biography, National Fatherhod Initiative Executive Office
- ^ Glenn Sacks, Reginald Brass, It can be hard to be daddy with mommy running interference, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, 2004-06-14
- ^ National Fatherhood Initiative's Ad Campaign Insults African-American Fathers - Glenn Sacks - MensNewsDaily.com
- ^ His Side with Glenn Sacks
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