According to National Fatherhood’s Father Facts 2005, the Census Bureau, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, local taxpayers in the Wiregrass area are contributing over $115 million a year in father absence related expenses. In Dothan alone the lack of a father was linked to over 381 violent crimes, 135 teen pregnancies, and more than 100 high school dropouts during 2006. On a national level 90% of runaways, 63% of youth suicides, and 80% of all prisoners in state institutions came from a fatherless home. Our community pays when fathers do not step up and act like the heroes they were meant to be.
Often times men set out to change the world. We try to measure success in dollar amounts, items sold, deals made, or in points scored. Sometimes we fail to realize that success is best measured by the legacy we leave behind in our children not to our children. That is what makes this world a better place.
Helping men fulfill their roles as fathers
