Fathers' Resource
DAPI is dedicated to reconnecting fathers with
their children, families and communities. DAPI offers support groups, education,
fathering skills development, and father-child interactive activities.
The importance of fathers in children’s lives is a subject of great national interest.
More than one million American babies—one in four—are born each year to
unmarried mothers, most of whom are in households without adult males.
GROUP SUPPORT
Fathers participate in group activities designed to provide education and
support for Teen Fathers.
VOLUNTEER MENTORS
Volunteer mentors provide extra support for fathers in the program.
DID YOU KNOW?
– More than half of all children will spend part of their childhood in
a home where the father is absent. There is a clear link that indicates
that children growing up without a father are more likely to:
- be underachieve
in school
- abuse drugs
- become delinquent
- develop mental
illness
- commit youth
suicide
– About 1 million
children experience divorce each year.
– 32%
of all children are born to unmarried women. Among African American
women, the rate is 68%.
– 72% of adolescent
murderers, 60% of America's rapists, and 70% of long-term
inmates grew up without father.
HOW DO I FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THIS PROGRAM?
For more information about specific programs or services offered by DAPI, please call (302) 764-9740.
