Fatherhood Engagement
Fatherhood Engagement Survey
Fatherhood Engagement Survey
Senate Concurrent Resolution 9 from Louisiana’s most recent legislative session created the Louisiana Fatherhood Engagement Task Force. One of the Task Force’s responsibilities is to survey fathers statewide with the goal of gaining a deeper understanding of the experiences, needs, and challenges fathers face across Louisiana. Your feedback will directly help the Task Force in shaping recommendations to strengthen policies, programs, and services that support fathers and families throughout the state.
This survey is intended for fathers of all types, including but not limited to fathers with young children, fathers with adult children, step-fathers, foster fathers, and adoptive fathers.
Dad’s Day at the Capitol
Dad’s Day at the Capitol: Fatherhood to the Frontlines brings together fathers from across the state from all walks of life to ensure our voices are heard on issues affecting families and children. We seek to:
Raise awareness about the important role and powerful presence of fathers and the issues Louisiana fathers face related to their children and families.
Facilitate relationship-building and advocacy between fathers from across the state and Louisiana Legislators and policymakers.
Create a space where fathers can connect and learn from each other and experience what is possible in working together across age, race, religion, and geography.
FATHERHOOD MATTERS
Research and our experience shows that the involvement of fathers in the lives of their children beginning during pregnancy improves the health, self-esteem, and well-being of their children and the relationships, health and well-being of both parents.
Children with involved fathers are twice as likely to attend college or find stable employment after high school.
Children with involved fathers are 80% less likely to spend time in jail.
Children with engaged fathers have stronger self-esteem and better peer relationships.
Children with actively involved fathers are 43% more likely to earn A’s in school and 33% less likely to repeat a grade than those without engaged dads.
Louisiana could do better for fathers:
Louisiana ranks 45th out of 50 states on Wallet Hub's “Best States for Working Dads” list. This list is built on 21 key indicators of friendliness toward working fathers, ranging from the average length of men’s work day to child care costs to the share of men in good health.
Louisiana ranks 49th out of 50 states on a recent analysis of Child and Family Service Reviews for engaging fathers in case planning in child welfare.
Louisiana has the highest male incarceration rate of any state in the nation.
Numerous other state legislatures have prioritized supporting fatherhood involvement and engagement as an important strategy to improve outcomes across family and child-focused systems in their state.
It is past time for Louisiana to bolster our fathers.
Thank you to our partners:
Dad-A-Port, Fathers on a Mission, Fathers Matter, Geaux Far Louisiana, Louisiana Policy Institute for Children, New Orleans Campaign for Grade-Level Reading, and United Way of Southeast Louisiana.