Martin Rivera initially joined Focus on Fathers seeking to grow as a father and is currently a member of our team as a Parent Educator & Outreach Specialist. To cap off our season, he joins us to share how his time with Focus on Fathers helped him break unhealthy cycles from his past and continues to shape what he teaches other dads today.

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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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Santo Root, a current Focus on Fathers participant and father of five children, joined our community when he was seeking support for his custody situation. He shares his story on how he overcame obstacles to stay involved in his children’s lives and how his time with us has helped him grow in patience and vulnerability.

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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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Instagram: ⁠instagram.com/focusonfathershpc⁠

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.

Building safer communities starts at home. Eric Marsh, Co-Founder & Facilitator with The Fathering Circle and a former Focus on Fathers team member, joins us to discuss how fathers staying present and active in their children’s lives creates healthier families and reduces community violence.

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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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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.