National Fatherhood Initiative

National Fatherhood Initiative

Founder(s)	Don Eberly
Founded	March 7, 1994 (1994-03-07)
Location	Germantown, Maryland, United States
Key people	Roland C. Warren (President)
Website	fatherhood.org

The National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian organization that aims to improve the well-being of children through the promotion of responsible fatherhood. Headquartered in Germantown, Maryland, United States, its mission is to improve the well-being of children by increasing the proportion of children with involved, responsible, and committed fathers. NFI was founded on March 7, 1994 by Don Eberly, a civil society scholar.^[1][2][3].

NFI coordinates the Senate and Congressional Task Forces on Responsible Fatherhood.^{[citation needed]} Its three-fold mission is to educate and inspire all Americans, equip organizations and fathers in six different sectors, and engage all sectors of society around this issue. The six target sectors are work-family balance, military, faith, corrections, community-based organizations, and healthcare. 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.^[4]

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.^[5][6][7]

References

1. ^ Jayson, Sharon (2007-03-14). "Blankenhorn: A family guy with a cause". USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-03-13-blankenhorn-fatherhood_N.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-26. 
2. ^ "David Blankenhorn". Drury University. 2010-11-19. http://www.drury.edu/multinl/story.cfm?ID=5402&NLID=224. Retrieved 2010-11-26. 
3. ^ "Nationally Known Author David Blankenhorn to Speak About His New Book "The Future of Marriage"". Gordon.edu. http://www.gordon.edu/article.cfm?iArticleID=402&iReferrerPageID=987&iPrevCatID=31&bLive=1. Retrieved 2010-11-26. 
4. ^ National Fatherhood Initiative's Public Service Announcement Campaign
5. ^ Glenn Sacks, Reginald Brass, It can be hard to be daddy with mommy running interference, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, 2004-06-14
6. ^ National Fatherhood Initiative's Ad Campaign Insults African-American Fathers - Glenn Sacks - MensNewsDaily.com
7. ^ His Side with Glenn Sacks^{[dead link]}

External links

• Fatherhood.org - NFI's official site