Fatherhood Resources

Key messages about dads:

Dads are important in the lives of their children!

-Children raised with an involved father do better in school and are less likely to engage in risky behavior.

-Children have the power to change their fathers.  Dads learn to express emotions and nurture as they care for and play with their children.

-Communities are healthier and safer when fathers are present and helping to guide children.

-Dads don’t need to “live-with” their children to take an active role and make a difference.

Source: Minnesota Fathers & Families Network: www.mnfathers.org

local/regional/national                     |                      by topic

LOCAL RESOURCES

• Rape & Abuse Crisis Center of Fargo-Moorhead (RACC)
• Red River Valley Men's Action Network

REGIONAL RESOURCES

• Minnesota Fathers & Families Network (MFFN)
• Minnesota Men's Action Network (Men as Peacemakers)

NATIONAL RESOURCES

• National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI)
• National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse

Topics

Activities

Brochure - activities for children in the Fargo-Moorhead area (developed by Parent Involvement & School-Age Disabilities work groups, March 2009)

Let's Play!! Online Resources for Activities for Dads & Kids (pdf of this page)

• Cold Weather Fun from Nibbles for Health (USDA)

• Warm Weather Fun from Nibbles for Health (USDA)

• Family Activities from Let’s Move!

• Let’s Move!

• Mostly Free Family Fun from U of MN Extension:

• Fathers, Nutrition & Healthy Relationships with Food from MFFN

• Games & Activities from the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse

• Tips & Activities from the National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse

Child Development

• MN Parents Know

Child Safety

• Safe Kids (Sanford Health, Fargo-Moorhead)

Divorce Education

• Parents Forever:  State | Clay County

Fatherhood

• Online Resources for New Dads (pdf of this page)

  • Minnesota Parents Know

  • The Daddy Book

  • Parenting resources from U of MN Extension:

  • Baby on the Way section of the National Center for Fathering

  • Newborn section of the National Center for Fathering

  • Father’s Day – Everyday: A Guide for Dads

  • Dads & Early Literacy

  • Great Dad (Advice for Expectant Dads, New, Single, Stay At Home Dads…

  • Dads Adventure

  • National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse

   

• Links for Dads from MFFN

  • 24/7 Dad

  • The Daddy Book

  • New Dad's Pocket Guide

• Links for family professionals from MFFN

• Paternity education

  • Dads Make A Difference:  middle school curriculum taught by trained high school students

  • Resources from MOAPPP

  • http://www.wiseguysnc.org/:  teen pregnancy prevention curriculum

• Promoting Responsible Fatherhood:  Resources from the Department of Health & Human Services

• National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse:

  • Take Time to Be a Dad Today media campaign (PSAs)

  • President Obama's Fatherhood & Mentoring Initiative

Legal Resources

• Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota 

• Unmarried Fathers Guide (updated January 2011)

Marriage Education

Jobs/Employment

• MN Workforce Center:  State | Moorhead

• Job Corps:  MN | ND

• Job Service North Dakota:  State | Fargo

• JobDig

• Jobs HQ

Parent Education & Parenting Tips

• Clay County Schools

  • Barnesville Community Education | ECFE

  • Dilworth-Glyndon-Felton Community Services | ECFE

  • Hawley Community Education | ECFE

  • Moorhead Community Education | ECFE

  • Ulen-Hitterdal Schools' educational links

• Extension resources

  • Parent Education resources (University of Minnesota)

  • Region V Parenting Center (North Dakota State University)

• PBS Parents

Family Planning/Pregnancy

• Birthright International:  Moorhead office

• FirstChoice Clinic (Fargo)

• Minnesota Organization on Adolescent Pregnancy, Prevention, and Parenting (MOAPP)

• Planned Parenthood:  Moorhead Clinic | Regional (MN, ND, SD)

• The National Campaign to Prevent Teen & Unplanned Pregnancy