YUP! the Podcast: YUP! x National Fatherhood Initiative
National Fatherhood Initiative® (NFI) was founded in 1994 to reverse our nation’s destructive trend toward father absence. Today, more than 18 million American children, or 1 in 4, live in homes without a biological, step, or adoptive father. Yet, the fact remains that millions of families interact with human- service organizations every year that are primarily mother-focused. Therefore, NFI’s mission is to increase father involvement by equipping human service organizations and communities with the father engagement training, programs, and resources they need to be father inclusive. Our vision is that all human service organizations and communities are proactively father-inclusive so that every child has an involved, responsible, and committed father.
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nationalfatherhoodinitiative
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/national-fatherhood-initiative
- Book: The 24:7 Dad: 12 Habits of Confident Fathers; confidentfathers.com
Resources for young fathers:
- Navigating the Fatherhood Lane: A Driver’s Guide for Young Dads A practical guide on becoming a good dad, building healthy habits, and learning effective parenting practices. https://peerta.acf.hhs.gov/content/navigating-fatherhood-lane-drivers-guide-young-dads
- Tips for Young Dads. A short tip sheet with practical encouragement and guidance, including staying involved, building parenting skills, co-parenting, and finding support. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVPUB-HE25-PURL-gpo238706/pdf/GOVPUB-HE25-PURL-gpo238706.pdf
- Taking Care of Your Mental Health: Tips for Young Fathers. This is an 8-page downloadable PDF that focuses on mental health, emotional adjustment, stress, depression/anxiety, co-parenting, education, employment, housing decisions, time management, and self-care. https://www.poppauniversity.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Mental-Health-Tips-for-Young-Dads-tagge.pdf
- Lost and Found: Young Fathers in the Age of Unwed Parenthood by Paul Florsheim and David Moore:.This book chronicles the real journeys of young men navigating early fatherhood. It explores relationship dynamics, co-parenting structures, and navigating romantic support and strain while overcoming tough structural barriers (Florsheim & Moore, 2020). https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Found-Young-Fathers-Parenthood/dp/0190865016
