Nov. 1 Vt. fatherhood conference

For Immediate Release

September 28, 2011

Contact

Rep. Mike Mrowicki

mmrowicki@leg.state.vt.us

The Vermont Fatherhood Initiative will host its first statewide conference on Responsible Fathering at the Vermont Statehouse on Tuesday , November 1, 2011 from 9am to 3pm. A brochure/ registration form can be found at this link; www.vnacares.org/fatherhood

The conference will feature keynote speaker, John Laing a father, businessman and consultant to the Massachusetts Dept. of Children and Families. Welcoming the assembled will be Gov. Peter Shumlin and Chief Justice Paul Reiber. The day will include workshops for fathers and those serving fathers and families in Vermont.

The Vermont Fatherhood Initiative is a fledgling group of dedicated volunteers made up of parents, professionals and concerned citizens who believe fathers count and that responsible fathering is an essential part of healthy child development. We are coming together to talk about how we can strengthen families by uplifting fatherhood.

The body of research documenting the benefits of responsible fathering grows and shows;

• When fathers are positively involved , younger children display increased exploration of the world around them and greater tolerance of stress and frustration.
• Older children display increased academic performance
• With increased non-custodial father engagement- children in foster care return to kin more often, foster care stays are shorter & fewer, and there are fewer child abuse/neglect allegations.
• Delinquent behaviors lessen proportionate to how much time non-custodial father spends with the youth.

On the other side, children in fatherless homes are 5 times more likely to be in poverty, and their sons are 3 times more likely to be incarcerated.

The Vermont Fatherhood Initiative is hosting the Responsible Fatherhood Conference as it?s inaugural event. State Rep. Mike Mrowicki ?Windham 5- has been involved with parenting and youth development work since he first became a parent 30 years ago. ? The conference brings together a wide array of people all dedicated to helping fathers be more-and better- involved with raising their children.?

The short term goals of the VFI are to map current services across Vermont, identify best practices and initiate strategies to foster the propagation of more services for fathers that promote greater positive involvement and more responsible fathering.

A Brochure/Registration form can be found online at the Colchester, Vt. VNA website http://www.vnacares.org/fatherhood

For other questions about the event, email Rep. Mike Mrowicki at mmrowicki@leg.state.vt.us

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Source: http://vtdigger.org/2011/09/29/nov-1-vt-fatherhood-conference/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nov-1-vt-fatherhood-conference

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