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ORGANIZATION INFORMATION:

MISSION

FFCA has a mission to enhance the capacity of service providers throughout the nation, so they will be better equipped to effectively serve fathers, mothers and children.

VISION

We do this by providing professional development training. Our goal is to improve the outcomes for children, through healthy fathers and family interaction. We differentiate ourselves through our distinctive capacity to connect to diverse organizations and populations nationwide. This is also done through unique networking forums, during our national conference and other professional development venues. These events are intended to empower providers through building existing services, policies and collaborations, with a focus on fathers, mothers and children. Strategically our proven methodology has transformed thousands of participants and organizational leaders to embrace the importance of fatherhood.

Exciting New FFCA Membership Benefits

FFCA is working with Ms. Johnita McBride that will provide FFCA members opportunities to enroll in ING 457(B) Deferred Compsenation Plans to help you towards your retirement. Also, we have established a special plan with AFLAC for a supplemental benefit plan for all members. We understand that many organizations can not afford these packages for their employees...so join FFCA as a member today for these and many other opportunities. For more information please contact Ms. McBride by email at mailto:JMcBride@advisor-ins.com

Come and Get F.I.T. With Us.....

GET F.I.T. (Fatherhood Institute Training) is a special opportunity for colleagues from all regions of our nation that provides the necessary capacity building resources for effective practitioners and organizations. Join us as we provide our Fatherhood Institute Trainings with affiliates and now National Head Start Association throughout the nation. We are planning additional Get F.I.T. conferences with other FFCA affiliates as follows:

Alabany, NY June 9-12;

Salt Lake City Utah June 17;

July 20 - 22, 2009 5th Annual Southwestern Fatherhood Institute Training 2009

Houston, TX September 15-16, 2009,

San Francisco, CA. November, 2009

Join us in Detroit September 2009 at the innaugural Detroit Fatherhood & Families Coalition affiliate as we asist hosting their Fatherhood Institute Training with an awards eveing gala.

For more information on how to register for these venues please contact us at info@azffc.org

Do you believe your program is a model agency serving fathers? The success of any agency includes evaluting how effective are the services provided to customers and enhance the capacity of the agency to be responsive. Fathers & Families Coalition, Inc has developed an “asset tool” to help organizations and providers assess their responsiveness' serving fathers visit our News Page to download this tool.

National Fatherhood & Families Conference 2010:

Fathers & Families Coalition of America will host our 11th Annual National Fatherhood & Families Conference in Los Angeles, California as the theme was selected by California practitioners, "Embracing Fathers, Families, and Communities"March 1-4, 2010 We have special invited featured speakers to date: Ms. Carmen Nazario and Judge Mabelean Ephriam. Call for workshop Proposals will take place from June 15th thru Septemebr 15th for more information info@azffc.org

We believe that this statement is powerful and we encourage all fathers to provide this their greatest gift,

"I resolved many years ago that it was my obligation to break the cycle-that if I could be anything in life, I would be a good father to my girls; that if I could give them anything, I would give them that rock-that foundation-on which to build their lives. And that would be the greatest gift I could offer."

Barack Obama's Father's Day Speech

June 15, 2008

Chicago, IL