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Keeping fathers in the picture.

A woman's first love is suppose to be her father and he is to set the bar
for what she will expect from men thereafter.  A man is suppose to learn
respect for women by watching the respect shown by his father.

The need for a father does not dissolve with the dissolution of a marriage. 
Thus, it's essential we do all we can to strengthen both the involvement and performance
of our fathers regardless of the parent's marital status. The children are innocent.

 

  

Mission
Every child should know the comfort and security from hearing the words, "Daddy's home".  However, the majority of fathers have their time limited with their children for reasons other than lack of interest or performance.  The time is limited because the family court system looks unfavorably upon the equal involvement of both parents, citing concerns over the following:

  • Conflict during visitation exchanges

  • Conflict managing visitation schedule

  • Expense to perform visitation exchanges

  • Litigation expenses

  • Status quo (work schedule/daycare)

  • Lack of research supporting co-parenting

Rather than challenging both parents to work through these challenges for the sake of the child, these issues become barriers to the involvement of fathers in the lives of their children.  The mission of the Daddy's Home program is to provide services to both overcome these barriers and to improve the performance of our fathers.

 

 Letter
"I grew up resenting my father for not being around to teach me how to ride a bicycle, swim, or mentor me on more serious topics like relationships.  It was not until my father passed that I learned he had fought for more time with me but was denied by the court system.  Unfortunately, I was the one who suffered most from the ruling that day.

The court probably views me as a success story.  I graduated from a prestigious university, later earned my MBA, and am now an executive at a Fortune 500 company.  However, the measuring stick used by the courts is flawed.  My success in the school system and business world means little when my personal life involved struggles in relationships with women whose lives also lacked the involvement of a father.  And following an unwanted divorce, my involvement with my own son has now been limited.

What value is there in being a CEO if you are unable to be a father?"

- anonymous

 
Coming Services
  • 3rd Party Exchange Services
  • Schedule Management Services
  • Daycare Services
  • Employment Services
  • Spousal Relief Grants
  • Paternity Leave Relief Grants
  • Parenting Classes
  • Research
 		 How to Support
The Daddy's Home program will need funding to provide these much needed services.  If you wish to provide a child more time with their father, please send a check to the following address, payable to The 21st Street Foundation.

Attn: Daddy's Home
PO Box 84555
Seattle, WA 98124

Please also email us at info@21street.com if you are interested in volunteering your time.

 
Performance
Performance cannot improve without involvement and more involvement can only improve both the performance and commitment of a father.  The Daddy's Home program hopes to improve the performance of our fathers by first addressing the expectations of a father and then providing services to ensure every father involved in the program is capable of meeting the needs of their child.

Limiting the involvement of a father has the exact opposite effect by setting an expectation that the father is not needed, making it easier for some fathers to justify limiting their own involvement and sending a message to the fathers who want to be involved that it is not necessary.  Our fathers must understand their children have a need for a full-time dad, and to accomplish that, all of our actions must be consistent with that belief.

 

 Time as Leverage (Don't Shoot the Hostage)
It is natural for a parent to resent the other for issues within their own relationship or the perceived performance of the other parent.  However, withholding time from a parent is a leverage point that hurts the child most of all.  So long as the basic needs of a child are being met,  it is important that time with the father continue to be encouraged for the sake of the child and the improved performance/commitment of the father.  There are other ways to address co-parenting issues that do not neglect the needs of the child.

The Daddy's Home program will provide guidance and resources to parents challenged to address issues with the other parent while still building upon the performance and commitment of the father.

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