Policy and Advocacy

FFHC works to advance practices and policies that support the engagement and involvement of fathers as assets to their children, families, and communities – allowing them to contribute to the strength and stability of the same. FFHC also believes that it is essential to increase the capacity of fathers – to lend their voices and advocacy power to initiatives that strengthen and promote positive outcomes for themselves and their children, families, and communities.

FFHC Policy Agenda

The overall goal of the FFHC is to promote and implement promising practices in the human service delivery field to improve the opportunities and outcomes for children of fathers. FFHC believes by enhancing fathers’ engagement with their families and leveraging their untapped assets, amazing things can happen in their families and children. FFHC identifies the key barriers to improving father engagement and has designed strategies that influence community resources – resulting in an increase in the coordination of service delivery to African American fathers and their families.

Public Policy White Paper

Legislative Initiatives

IL SB 2340—Increase Child Support for TANF Families

• Press Release
• Fact Sheet

Parent Leadership and Advocacy Initiatives

FFHC is partnering with Community Organizing and Family Issues to leverage opportunities for FFHC fathers to be trained in parent leadership and community organizing.