Young Fathers,
Responsible Fathers Program
1900 North Howard Street
Baltimore City,
Department of Social Services
Baltimore, MD 21218
Phone: 410-361-2185/2129

The Young Fathers Program is designed to encourage fathers and expectant fathers to become more active in their children’s lives. The program provides training in employment skills, assistance with issues related to child support, placement referral services and GED preparation.

Center for Fathers, Families, and Workforce Development
Headquarters
3002 Druid Park Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215
Phone: 410-367-5691
Web site: www.cfwd.com

The Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development Headquarters provides assistance and support to program participants in the following areas: parenting, life-skills training, employment/job readiness, educational attainment (GED), child support, substance abuse, criminal justice issues (domestic violence), health and mental health issues, youth services and referral services as needed.

National Organizations

Administration for Children and Families, Department of Health and Human Services
370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW
Washington, DC 20201
202-401-9373
Web site: www.acf.dhhs.gov

The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) is the federal agency funding state, local and tribal organizations to provide family assistance (welfare), child support, child care, Head Start, child welfare, and other programs relating to children and families. ACF funds many Fatherhood related programs and demonstration projects that promote the important role of fathers in the lives of their children.

National Center for Fathering
P.O. Box 413888
Kansas City, MO 64141
1-800-593-3237
Web site: www.fathers.com

The National Center for Fathering seeks to inspire and equip men to excellence in their fathering. The National Center provides practical, how-to oriented resources for dads including tips on fathering, insights on unique fathering situations, fathering resources, and humor through its nationwide radio program, the Center’s Today’s Father magazine, and the fathers.com weekly newsletter.

National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI)
101 Lake Forest Boulevard, Suite 360
Gaithersburg, MD 20877
301-948-0599
Web site: www.fatherhood.org

The National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) was founded in 1994 to stimulate a society-wide movement to confront the growing problem of father absence. NFI’ s mission is to improve the well-being of children by increasing the number of children growing up with involved, committed, and responsible fathers in their lives.

Family First’s Fatherhood Campaign
101 East Kennedy Boulevard
Suite 1070
Tampa, FL 33601
Phone: 1-800-956-8300
Web site: www.AllProDad.com

Family First has partnered with NFL players and coaches to emphasize the importance of fatherhood by launching AllProDad.com-an interactive website that offers dads all they need to be a better father.

Family Pride Coalition
P.O. Box 65327
Washington, D.C. 20035-5327
Phone: 202-331-5015
Web site: www.familypride.org

Founded in 1979, the mission of the Family Pride Coalition is to advance the well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered parents and their families through mutual support, community collaboration, and public understanding.

Campaign Sponsors

Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Center for Mental
Health Services (CMHS)

1 Choke Cherry Road
Room 6-1057
Rockville, MD 20850
Phone: 240-276-1310
Phone: 1-800-789-2647
Web site: mentalhealth.samhsa.gov

CMHS provides materials on parenting including the 15+ Make Time To Listen, Take Time To Talk campaign materials as well as resources on a range of mental health issues.

Baltimore Ravens
Executive Offices are located at:
PSINet Stadium
1101 Russell Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
(410) 986-5231
Web site: www.RavensZone.net

In March of 1996, the city of Baltimore acquired a new football franchise named the Baltimore Ravens. Led by Owner Art Modell, and Coach Brian Billick, those Baltimore Ravens became World Champions on January 28, 2001 by beating the New York Giants
34-7 in Super Bowl XXXV.

National Campaign Against Youth Violence
2115 Wisconsin Avenue, NW
6th Floor
Washington D.C. 20007
Phone: 202-687-1660

The National Campaign Against Youth Violence is a nationwide public awareness campaign that works to reduce youth violence by and against youth.