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Families Need Fathers
Founded1974
FounderAlick Elithorn and Keith Parkin
Type1979 Ltd. U.K.
FocusShared Parenting * English Family Law * Parental Alienation * Public Relations *
Location
  • London
Key people
FNF currently has 8 employees
WebsiteFNF Home

Families Need Fathers (FNF), founded in 1974, is a registered charitable organization in the United Kingdom that provides public awareness and support to parents who have become estranged from their children after a separation or divorce. [1]

Background

Families Need Fathers was founded May, 1974 by Child Psychiatrist Alick Elithorn and Financial Consultant Keith Parkin as an organization to campaign for equal parenting rights. [2]

FNF later became a registered charity in 1979 which now has over 50 branches across the United Kingdom and continues to advocate shared parenting with the Media, House of Commons and the Family Justice Establishment while continuing it's work as a Social Care Organization. [3] [4] [5]

Focus

FNF is chiefly concerned with the problems of maintaining a child's relationship with both parents during and after family breakdown. The Charity cites a study that shows roughly a third of all children from separated parents have no contact with their father in the United Kingdom. [6]

FNF-BPM Cymru

Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru [7] is a separately registered charity that groups the five Wales chapters of Families Need Fathers together reflecting differences in local jurisdictions. [8] For example Wales has, (CAFCASS) Cymru, [9] while England has (CAFCASS).

In 2011 FNFBPM Cymru ran a competition in South Wales looking for a "superdad", the winner would receive a £500 prize. [10] [11] Followed the next year by the "Inspirational Wales Dad of the Year Award" at Ty Hywel in Cardiff Bay. [12]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Families Need Fathers Limited". Charity Commission. .gov.uk. 31 January 2012.
  2. ^ Logue, Hugh (30 July 2010). "Interview with Jon Davies, outgoing CEO of Families Need Fathers". familylaw.co.uk.
  3. ^ O'Sullivan, Jack (13 June 2012). "Fathers finally get equal access rights..." The Guardian U.K.
  4. ^ "Professional groups welcome the key proposals of the Family Justice Review". Family Law Week. 13 June 2012.
  5. ^ Owen, Cathy (14 June 2011). "Dads made to feel part of the family". South Wales Echo. Wales Online.
  6. ^ Bingham, John (16 November 2009). "Third of family break-up children lose contact with fathers in 'failing' court system, poll". The Telegraph. United Kingdom.
  7. ^ "Families Need Fathers Both Parents Matter Cymru". Charity Commission. .gov.uk. 5 October 2011.
  8. ^ Gilipin, Andrew (1 January 2010). "South African starts support group". Daily Post. North Wales News.
  9. ^ "(CAFCASS) Cymru". .gov.uk.
  10. ^ Archive, News (14 June 2011). "Families Need Fathers is looking for South Wales' Superdad 2011". South Wales Echo. The Free Library. {{cite news}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ Owen, Cathy (16 June 2011). "Superdad nominee Stephen is already a winner at home". Pontypridd Observer. Wales Online.
  12. ^ Forrester, Kate (15 June 2012). "Flintshire father wins 'Inspirational Dad of the Year' award". Daily Post. North Wales News.

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