FCHC Summit - SAVE THE DATE - June 17, 2016

The Fatherhood Collaborative of Hamilton County presents the 2016, "Fathers Matter Fatherhood Summit." The event will take place on Friday, June 17, 2016, 5:30-8:30pm at the Cincinnati Hamilton County Community Action Agency. There will be three workshops this year that will run concurrently.  Participants will have the option to pick two of the three.  The workshops will cover the following topics:

1) Fathers Impact on Poverty

2) Custody and Visitation

3) Co-Parenting

This year everyone is asked to bring 5 Fathers who are your friends, family, or clients to the Summit.

Why "Juneteenth"?

Its literal historical roots are in Texas, but Juneteenth is gaining popularity across the country as an occasion to celebrate one of the most important events in American history--the end of slavery in America. Although July 4th. marks the American colonies' 1776 declaration of independence from Britain, the Founding Fathers did not include America's enslaved people among "all men" who had been "created equal." It took a bloody Civil War and Constitutional amendments to end slavery, and Juneteenth celebrates the Emancipation Proclamation, issued almost a century after the Declaration of Independence.

More about the Collaborative

The Ohio Commission on Fatherhood awarded the Cincinnati Human Relations Commission a grant to establish an initiative to provide men with the tools to succeed as sons, husbands and fathers, and to leave a positive legacy for generations to come. Since this time, individuals representing numerous agencies, groups and companies have been meeting to ensure that this effort grows and has a positive impact on area fathers and their families.