When a Baby Has No Stable Place to Sleep, Fatherhood Has a Housing Problem
For too long, the public response to vulnerable families has imagined family stabilization without fully imagining the father. We build family services […]
Black Fathers Are Blocked, Not Missing: What Fulton County Teaches America About Father Engagement
Our study asks a question that the responsible fatherhood and human services fields sometimes avoid because it’s inconvenient: If we say fathers […]
Your Child Sees Everything: The Co-Parenting Truth Most Parents Avoid
We’ve been in the living rooms, courtrooms, classrooms, and parking lots, and on the late-night phone calls where parents are attempting something […]
Moynihan Institute Research Shows How Black Fathers Are Naturally Closing the Father–Daughter Divide
Father-daughter relationships can become strained or estranged more often than other parent-child bonds, and many adult daughters report discomfort in sharing personal […]
Word Play and Incremental Progress Have No Place in Legitimation Reform in Georgia
Fathers Incorporated is not opposed to reform. We advocate for legitimation reform and agree with the intention of making Georgia’s approach to […]
America’s Wake-Up Call: What 172 Fathers Just Told Us About Solving the Family Stability Crisis
This is the moment to treat fatherhood as a national, not niche, strategy. A father’s presence is a protective factor, not a […]
The Judiciary Hearing on HB 1343 Leaves Georgia Families With More Questions Than Answers
At the hearing, supporters emphasized that HB 1343, which establishes a voluntary pathway for situations in which parents are aligned, is primarily […]
Dads, Let’s Build Our Daughters’ Confidence Long Before They Call Her “Too Much”
The charge is clear. Guard her voice. Protect her becoming. Reinforce her identity. Challenge her without humiliating her. Love her without requiring […]
What Atlanta’s Young Black Fathers Say When We Finally Listen
The purpose of the study is both practical and corrective. Practically, the team set out to learn which supports exist for fathers […]
How to Ensure Georgia’s “Responsible Fathers Act” Helps Dads Without Creating Unintended Harm
If you read headlines on HB 1343, you may think this bill settles the question of fatherhood for unmarried dads in Georgia, […]
The Birth Crisis We Can Change: Fathers as Partners in Black Maternal Health
The responsible fatherhood field has spent decades teaching men how to show up after the birth. But Black maternal health demands we […]
Co-Parenting Maturity: The Skill Set That Keeps Parents Strong When Romance Can’t
We want to move co-parenting out of the category of “something you hope works out” and into the category of “a set […]