‘They Need Support And We’re Stepping Up’: Elder Hernandez and the Nitty Gritty of Helping Dads
Tri-Cities dad and community leader has experiences and a vision worth hearing about! View complete post and video on Substack.
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
Tri-Cities dad and community leader has experiences and a vision worth hearing about! View complete post and video on Substack.
With the adoption of a resolution by their House of Delegates, the American Medical Association (AMA) now officially encourages the creation of Offices of Men’s Health “within each state’s Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate awareness, outreach, and outcomes on men’s health”.
Two years in court and $200,000 in attorney fees was not enough to win these children the benefit of their dad’s consistent presence, under state law. First, some context: Washington Initiative for Boys and Men is sometimes contacted by dads who are devastated by a family court ruling that will profoundly harm their ability to be involved in their children’s lives. This is happening with increasing frequency.
Democratic Congressman Adam Smith is a member of the Congressional Men’s Health Caucus. He recorded this interview with Blair Daly on November 14.
With permission we are republishing this piece by Efraín Gutiérrez. He resides in Seattle and earned a Master of Public Administration degree at the University of Washington’s Evans School of Public Policy and Governance.
Advocates with Washington Initiative for Boys and Men spoke with the party faithful at the Washington State Democratic Party Central Committee’s latest meeting.
Staffing an outreach table alongside other exhibitors at a hotel in Vancouver, Blair Daly and Ann Silvers had dozens of constructive conversations with delegates who represented county-level and legislative district-level Democratic Party organizations throughout the state.