Single Parent Impact
Children in single-parent families are more likely to grow up poor, fall behind in school, experience emotional problems and end up in trouble with the law relative to children with two parents.
This detailed, six-step guide tells state and local officials how to act, legislatively and administratively, to help America’s fathers help their children. At every step, it offers clear recommendations for promoting father involvement, examples from the front lines, and resources for learning more.
The six-step strategy for supporting fathers is: 1) teach men to be good parents; 2) help fathers improve relationships with their children’s mothers; 3) remove barriers to work for low-income fathers; 4) use federal funds for fathers’ programs; 5) make the child support system work for families; and 6) campaign to reinforce the message that fathers matter.