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Did you know…About the effects of Father Absence?

June 18, 2015

DID YOU KNOW highlights key research findings from a study or group of studies that reveal a unique aspect of fatherhood, capture something surprising about fatherhood, or that relate directly to a TFP program area. DID YOU KNOW about the effects of Father Absence? The research is clear about the importance of fathers’ involvement …

“Grammy, what are you going to do without Gramps?” From The Heart of a Boy In Difficult Times.

December 10, 2013

By John Badalament

In the hours after his beloved Gramps had passed away at the all too early age of sixty-eight, my five year-old son, Jake, asked the question on everyone’s mind. What would Grammy do without Gramps? What would any of us do without Gramps? In his struggle to make sense of his grandfather’s death, Jake has …