Fathers and families
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Fathers & Families is an American family court reform organization dedicated to protecting a child's right to the love and care of each parent. Fathers and Families advocate for the presumption of joint custody in divorce proceedings and for a variety of other father's rights oriented causes. As perhaps the premier father's advocacy group in the United States, Fathers and Families has been cited numerous times by newspapers such as The New York Times
, The Christian Science Monitor
, and television specials on NPR
and PBS, among other outlets.
Fathers and Families was founded in 1994 as the Foundation for Fathers and Families by Ned Holstein, M.D., M.S., John Cristofano, John Maguire, and Phil Clendenning. In 2002, the organization's name was shortened to "Fathers & Families." The organization is based out of Massachusetts.
The New York Times
The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded and continuously published in New York City since 1851. The New York Times has won 106 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization...
, The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor
The Christian Science Monitor is an international newspaper published daily online, Monday to Friday, and weekly in print. It was started in 1908 by Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the Church of Christ, Scientist. As of 2009, the print circulation was 67,703.The CSM is a newspaper that covers...
, and television specials on NPR
NPR
NPR, formerly National Public Radio, is a privately and publicly funded non-profit membership media organization that serves as a national syndicator to a network of 900 public radio stations in the United States. NPR was created in 1970, following congressional passage of the Public Broadcasting...
and PBS, among other outlets.
Fathers and Families was founded in 1994 as the Foundation for Fathers and Families by Ned Holstein, M.D., M.S., John Cristofano, John Maguire, and Phil Clendenning. In 2002, the organization's name was shortened to "Fathers & Families." The organization is based out of Massachusetts.
External links
- The Fathers & Families homepage
- Joshua BartholowJoshua BartholowJoshua Mcklain Bartholow is an American family rights advocate, AFRA member and event organizer for the National Child Protective Services Rallies and Fathers Rights held in Washington DC. He is perhaps best known for his contributions to the victims of Hurricane Katrina where he received media...