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Fox 6 Milwaukee: 5th Annual Fatherhood Summit continues to help Milwaukee fathers, Bob Moore FOX6 Reporter
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Teaching fatherhood. October 8, 2010 - Editorial from JSONLINE.COM, A weekend project aimed at curbing teen pregnancies by talking to young men is a worthy idea. Men will use social media to teach kids about respecting women. Read full article
Milwaukee Community Journal: Younger, older men to ‘bridge gap’ by Thomas E. Mitchell, Jr. - The Milwaukee Community Journal. What do younger and older Black men, rappers, Internet social media like Facebook and Twitter, a video contest, the Milwaukee Bucks and the game of basketball have in common? Read full article
ABC WISN-Milwaukee: Fatherhood Initiative Makes Digital Push
Group Seeks To Encourage Better Parenting. Members of the Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative said they are changing the landscape of inner city parenting. Read full article
WUWM: Lake Effect - Milwaukee Fatherhood Summit
Listen to the interview, Broadcast Monday October 4, 2010
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Black Nouveau: In this Special Edition, Hosts Keith Murphy and Faithe Colas along with the Black Nouveau team report from the 3rd Annual Milwaukee Fatherhood Summit held Oct. 10-12, 2008.
Quick Facts on Fatherhood
According to 2009 U.S. Census Bureau data, over 24 million children live apart from their biological fathers. That is 1 out of every 3 (33%) children in America.
Nearly 2 in 3 (64%) African American children live in father-absent homes. One in three (34%) Hispanic children, and 1 in 4 (25%) white children live in father-absent homes. In 1960, only 11% of children lived in father-absent homes.
Children who live absent their biological fathers are, on average, at least two to three times more likely to be poor, to use drugs, to experience educational, health, emotional and behavioral problems, to be victims of child abuse, and to engage in criminal behavior than their peers who live with their married, biological (or adoptive) parents.
Consequently, there is a "father factor"
in nearly all of the social issues
facing America today.
