‘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.
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Early Relational Health Org Highlights Local Dad Steven Thibert
Plus: Legislature frowns on mutual protection orders, and marriage license fee goes up to fund domestic violence response programs
Disappointment as Program Helping Parents in Prison Ending Soon — Interview with Amelia Watson, Office of Public Defense
A program helping mothers and fathers in prison with their dependency cases will end on June 30, 2025. Lawmakers did not renew funding for the two staff positions during the 2025 legislative session, despite the pilot program’s apparent success in keeping parents connected with their children.
Male Legislators Speak Up: ‘I Changed a Lot of Diapers’
Male Legislators Speak Up: ‘I Changed a Lot of Diapers’ by Blair Daly of WIBM Plus: a public university in Denver offers the nation’s only Minor in Men’s Health thanks to Professor Steve Rissman, who … Read more
Fathering, Coaching, Boxing, Emotional Connection — A Veteran’s Experience
Fathering, Coaching, Boxing, Emotional Connection — A Veteran’s Experience by Blair Daly of WIBM Another clip from our conversation with Logan Hilgers of Growing Veterans. Plus a gender equity bill on changing diapers. Read on … Read more
Peer Support for New Dads from Nathan Friend | Individualized and Group Help Through Perinatal Support Washington
Nathan Friend sticks out on one of the webpages of Perinatal Support Washington. Among the twenty smiling faces on their Our Team page, he’s the only man. Nathan is the Dad Specialist with Perinatal Support Washington, which … Read more
Government’s New Report on Status of Fatherhood in Washington Shows They See Problems. What Happens Next?
The Washington Fatherhood Council has released their ground-breaking State of Fatherhood in Washington Study Report. It acknowledges that fathers experience stigmas and inequities and that government policies and approaches to fatherhood inclusion remain inconsistent. In … Read more