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National Fatherhood Initiative

The National Fatherhood Initiative is a non-profit, non-partisan, non-sectarian organization that aims to improve the well-being of children through the promotion of responsible fatherhood. Headquartered in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States, its mission is to improve the well-being of children by increasing the proportion of children with involved, responsible, and committed fathers. Wikipedia*

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National Fatherhood Initiative has hosted 4 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 1998 Forum. The year with the most events was 2000 with two events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2001 with an average of 131 views per video. Most appearances with Wade F. Horn (2).

Recent Programs

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    Summit on Fatherhood

    President Bush and other dignitaries addressed a conference on fatherhood. There is a two-minute interruption in the vide…

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    Innovative Ways to Work with Urban Dads

    Participants of this event first viewed a film showcasing a fatherhood program featuring a basketball league in Maryland. Roy…

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    Fatherhood Legislation

    Ron Haskins, majority staff director on the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Human Resources, and Thomas Sugar, administr…

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    National Summit on Fatherhood

    Elected officials, family activists and members of the media focused on the issue of absentee fathers.

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