Public Housing Authorities Across the Country Celebrate Fathers

Agencies in 33 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands hosted events this year-with Virginia and Texas having the highest number of participating agencies. With a year under their belts, housing authorities were more creative in the ways they connected fathers and their children. The events spoke to this year?s theme, ?Reconnecting Families and Dads.? For example, instead of a Saturday celebration, the Spartanburg S.C. Housing Authority hosted ?Dining with Dad? on a Friday evening.

Through this year?s theme, HUD encouraged housing authorities to consider activities that will keep fathers connected to their children throughout the year. For example, dads can plan to volunteer at their children?s schools, including attending Parents Night when school opens.

To offer on-site information and services such as employment resources, healthcare consultation and legal counseling, housing authorities partnered with the local offices of other federal agencies, including the U.S. Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Agriculture, Education and Justice. HUD also worked closely with national organizations like the Boys & Girls Club of America, Legal Services Corporation and the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI), an organization created in 1994 to raise the awareness of the importance of fathers.

HUD?s national Father?s Day 2012 campaign?is in part modeled after the New York City Housing Authority 2010 Fatherhood Initiative, which hosted a day-long event in all five of its boroughs to kick off ongoing economic development, parenting workshops, tutoring and bonding activities for fathers and children.

Ron Ashford is Director of Public and Indian Housing?s Office of Public Housing Supportive Services within the Office of within the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Source: http://dadz.com/public-housing-authorities-across-the-country-celebrate-fathers

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