Award Winning Fatherhood Program

"STEP TO THE PLATE"

Preparing men to be fathers is perhaps the single most promising step we can take on behalf of our children today. The "STEP TO THE PLATE" Responsible Fatherhood Initiatives goal is to strengthen and increase the fathers involvement and parenting/ relationship skills of fathers of children who are at risk of negative outcomes due to limited fathr involvement and limited economic support through community based direct services. Services include Parenting classes, self sufficiency education, employment preparation, GED education, drug and alcohol counseling, financial literacy, and emergency resources.

STEP TO THE PLATE's primary focus is to smoothly get dads and father figures to understand the importance of their fatherhood role and provide them with ideas, suggestions, for them to connect and stay connected with their children whether their children are new born, toddlers, teens or adults. Fathers, can make a difference every day.?

What does it take to bring your 'A' game and to succeed in life" and Fatherhood? Maybe these statistics will help:

Why fathers matter?

71% of high school dropouts come from fatherless homes.

63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes.

90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes.

85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders come from fatherless homes.

80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger come from fatherless homes.

75% of all adolescent patients in chemical abuse centers come from fatherless homes.

70% of juveniles in state-operated institutions come from fatherless homes.

85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home.

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Classes are held at different locations through out the Metro-Denver

Currently classes being are held at the:

Glenarm Recreation Center 2800 Glenarm Place Denver, CO 80205 6-8pm Every 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.

For more information call 720-297-4856 or email moreinfo@urbancolors.org

Women and mothers of all ages are welcome to attend these workshops.