Community

How do engaged fathers impact a community?

When fathers are a positive part of children’s lives, those children are:

• 80% less likely to spend time in jail
• Twice as like to go to college
• 70% less likely to experience teenaged pregnancy

Those are differences that can have a major impact on a community.

When children have more success and stronger family support:

• Communities have to spend fewer resources to address problems such as crime and child welfare
• Schools face fewer obstacles because children are ready and motivated to learn
• The odds of breaking generational poverty cycles are increased, so entire neighborhoods can see their standard of living lifted up

Read all impacts and outcomes in our 2020 Impact Report.