Fathers, Families, and Healthy Communities initiated its work in 2002 as a Consortium housed at DePaul University. The FFHC consortium was a working group of social service and community development practitioners; applied researchers and academics; and public policy experts. With seed funding from the Chicago Community Trust and Open Society Foundation, the FFHC Demonstration project was launched in 2011. The FFHC Demonstration Project’s main objective was to develop a comprehensive service delivery system for Black non-custodial fathers. In June 2014, FFHC attained its 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and became an independent non-profit organization.