FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT:
Kristin Derlunas
Northern Virginia Family Service
Community/Media Relations
703-219-2123, kderlunas@nvfs.org
NVFS
Invites Dads to Participate in Loudoun County Fatherhood
Initiative
Oakton,
Va., July 21, 2006-Northern Virginia Family
Service (NVFS) invites men in Loudoun County to participate
in the Loudoun County Community Fatherhood Program
(LCCFP). Beginning in August, sessions will allow
fathers and father figures to learn about and discuss
the joys and challenges of being a dad.
"The
role a father plays in his children's lives is an
extremely crucial one. It is clear that children whose
fathers are loving and involved have much better outcomes.
That's why we believe that initiatives like the Loudoun
County Community Fatherhood Program are so important,"
said NVFS President and CEO Mary Agee.
Using
a nationally recognized curriculum called 'Fatherhood
Development,' fathers will learn:
•
About parenting and education workshops
•
Positive father-child interaction, focusing on the
role and responsibility of fathers
•
Child development, how to be a positive role model
•
How to provide positive discipline
•
Communication, managing anger, resolving conflict
and negotiating relationships.
This
is a free, voluntary program where dads meet to share
and learn tools of being a dad. Dads meet for two
hours, twice a month every other Saturday for four
months. Groups focus on specific ages: newborns/infant/toddlers,
pre-school/school age, pre-teen/teens. Sessions are
forming to begin on Aug. 26 in the Leesburg area.
For more information, contact
Maureen
Collins at 703-404-1901, mcollins@nvfs.org; or Thom
Beres, dadsproject@adelphia.net.
Established
in 1924, Northern Virginia Family Service is a private,
non-profit community service resource dedicated to
helping individuals and families find new paths to
self-reliance and brighter futures. Each year, NVFS
helps more than 24,000 people find affordable housing,
counseling and child care; access to low-cost medical
and dental services; foster and respite care, job
training; trauma recovery; and much more. For more
information, visit www.nvfs.org.
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