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Father Involvement

Girls with active and hardworking dads are more ambitious, more successful in school, more self-protective, more likely to attain careers of their own, and attend college more often. They are less dependent, and less likely to date or marry abusive men. When adolescents rate their fathers high on nurturance, they are less likely to engage in drug abuse, truancy, stealing and problem behavior.

Two-thirds of children of divorce report poor relationships with their fathers. Thirty-four percent of US children do not live with their biological father; 40 percent of these children have not seen their father at all in the past year and half have never set foot in their fathers' home.

A fathers' support of his daughter's physical/athletic development lessens gender role rigidity, promotes her social independence, and encourages educational and career success in young adulthood.

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Make A Donation
Your gift builds healthy dads.

Donate to one of the organizations below, or search for another related charity.

Dads and Daughters
Inspire, understand, and support your daughter.

Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy
Focusing on barriers faced by never-married, low-income fathers & their families.

Faces of Fatherhood
Helping dads see the importance of spending time with their children.

Family Violence Prevention Fund
Every person has a right to a life free of violence.

Girls Inc.
Inspiring all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.

National Fatherhood Initiative
Confronting the problem of father absence.

Supporting Our Sons
Dedicated to the development of the whole boy.

Be A Volunteer
Take the lead for kids!

Volunteer with one of these organizations below or search for other opportunities in your area.

Down to Earth Dad
Start a Dads Matter! project in your community.

Family Violence Prevention Fund
Participate in the Coaching Boys to Men program.

Girls Scouts of the USA
Help girls grow strong.

Supporting our Sons
Make a difference in the lives of boys.

Women's Sports Foundation
Variety of ideas to support women in sports.

Speak Out
Your voice does matter.

Dads and Daughters
Tell Congress to support Title IX, or push corporations to market responsibly.

Center on Fathers, Families, and Public Policy
Sign up to get monthly policy briefings.

Family Violence Prevention Fund
Take action against child abuse & domestic violence.

Girls, Inc.
Extend girls' voices, issues, and concerns to media and policy makers.

Women's Sports Foundation
Improving and promoting opportunities for women and girls in sports at every level.