As a man, do you find it hard to know how to handle your emotions? D’Juan Diggs, Lead Parent Educator and alumnus of Focus on Fathers, joins us to discuss what men are commonly taught about expressing their feelings and how handling them in a healthy way can help dads strengthen relationships with their children.

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Focus on Fathers is a Philadelphia-based program that helps fathers, stepfathers and other male caregivers ages 18 years and older develop and maintain healthy relationships with their children. We provide free parenting and co-parenting education classes, case management, job-seeking support and referrals to community resources.

Focus on Fathers is a program of Health Promotion Council (HPC), a subsidiary of Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC). For more information, visit ⁠⁠⁠focusonfathers.phmc.org⁠⁠⁠.

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PHMC Health provides comprehensive and patient-centered health services to more than 18,000 adults, children and families annually through five Federally Qualified Health Centers and in ten shelters across Philadelphia. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠⁠phmchealth.phmc.org⁠⁠⁠.

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This podcast is supported by Grant #90ZJ0129 from the Office of Family Assistance within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for or necessarily endorse this podcast. The opinions, findings, conclusions and recommendations expressed are those of the creators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Family Assistance.

Focus on Fathers is one of Public Health Management Corporation’s (PHMC) many programs that serve the Philadelphia region. Michael K. Pearson, PHMC’s former President & CEO, joins us as a special guest to discuss how Focus on Fathers advances the organization’s public health mission and its goal to serve not only individuals, but the entire family.

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Focus on Fathers is a Philadelphia-based program that helps fathers, stepfathers and other male caregivers ages 18 years and older develop and maintain healthy relationships with their children. We provide free parenting and co-parenting education classes, case management, job-seeking support and referrals to community resources.

Focus on Fathers is a program of Health Promotion Council (HPC), a subsidiary of Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC). For more information, visit ⁠⁠⁠focusonfathers.phmc.org⁠⁠⁠.

Follow Us

Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/FocusOnFathersHPC⁠⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/focusonfathershpc⁠⁠⁠

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PHMC Health provides comprehensive and patient-centered health services to more than 18,000 adults, children and families annually through five Federally Qualified Health Centers and in ten shelters across Philadelphia. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠⁠phmchealth.phmc.org⁠⁠⁠.

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This podcast is supported by Grant #90ZJ0129 from the Office of Family Assistance within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for or necessarily endorse this podcast. The opinions, findings, conclusions and recommendations expressed are those of the creators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Family Assistance.

Fatherhood isn’t something you have to figure out alone – as the saying goes, it takes a village. Lamar Brennan, Assistant Director of Focus on Fathers, joins us to talk about the impact of the program’s community of dads and how it helps men challenge beliefs that hinder them on their parenting journey.

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Focus on Fathers is a Philadelphia-based program that helps fathers, stepfathers and other male caregivers ages 18 years and older develop and maintain healthy relationships with their children. We provide free parenting and co-parenting education classes, case management, job-seeking support and referrals to community resources.

Focus on Fathers is a program of Health Promotion Council (HPC), a subsidiary of Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC). For more information, visit ⁠⁠focusonfathers.phmc.org⁠⁠.

Follow Us

Facebook: ⁠⁠facebook.com/FocusOnFathersHPC⁠⁠

Instagram: ⁠⁠instagram.com/focusonfathershpc⁠⁠

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PHMC Health provides comprehensive and patient-centered health services to more than 18,000 adults, children and families annually through five Federally Qualified Health Centers and in ten shelters across Philadelphia. To learn more, visit ⁠⁠phmchealth.phmc.org⁠⁠.

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This podcast is supported by Grant #90ZJ0129 from the Office of Family Assistance within the Administration for Children and Families, a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Neither the Administration for Children and Families nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for or necessarily endorse this podcast. The opinions, findings, conclusions and recommendations expressed are those of the creators and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Administration for Children and Families and the Office of Family Assistance.