Responsible Fatherhood ; Nfi Reaches Milestone 15th Anniversary with Laudable Strides ... And Still Much to Tackle. Now Scoffs It's Bipartisan 'Three-E' Strategy Still an Issue

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The National Fatherhood Initiative has put its stamp on the American consciousness, with savvy television commercials promoting fathering, and with its message, which might be summed up in these words: Fathers are significant.

It has programs in prisons, in the military, in churches, in YMCAs and in communities around the country. It is regularly described as a leading producer of research on fatherhood.

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Responsible Fatherhood ; Nfi Reaches Milestone 15th Anniversary with Laudable Strides ... And Still Much to Tackle. Now Scoffs It's Bipartisan 'Three-E' Strategy Still an Issue

And it got started here in Lancaster.

NFI, which is marking its 15th anniversary, was founded by Don Eberly, an East Hempfield Township resident who served in the White House under Presidents Ronald Reagan and George W. Bush.

Eberly said he first started thinking about the issue of "father absence" when he worked as a residential adviser and dorm leader at Girard College, a boarding school for fatherless boys in Philadelphia. In counseling the boys at Girard, Eberly found that "the thing they rea...

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