Father Matters

On our show today, we discuss Life After Divorce with ShaRon Rea, Certified Life and Parenting Coach. Divorce is a great loss and a crisis which has a huge impact the lives of everyone involved. If you have experienced, or are experiencing divorce, my heart goes out to you. This isn’t the way the story is supposed to end. For many divorcees the question becomes, “now what?” Divorce is not the end...

On today's show, we discuss DADLY Wisdom: Untold StoriesThat Represent the True Faces of Fatherhood with Jennifer Jordan. Jennifer is a California-based author with a passion for celebrating the spiritual in our daily lives and educating others. As a huge advocate of equal parenting for dads, Jennifer spent many years searching for and interviewing the fathers of DADLY Wisdom. She now offers their...

On today's show, we talk about child support with Favio Verdugo of Division of Child Support Services. The idea behind child support is that the children of divorced or separated parents should live as comfortably as they would have if their parents had stayed together. Most states calculate child support by adding together both parents’ incomes, then setting aside a percentage of the total for th...

On today's show, we discuss Communication part 2 with Vance Simms. More than just the words you use, effective communication combines a set of skills including nonverbal communication, engaged listening, managing stress in the moment, the ability to communicate assertively, and the capacity to recognize and understand your own emotions and those of the person you’re communicating with. Effective c...

On our show today, we talk about Prevent Child Abuse with our special guest Mary Warren from Best for Babies. A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds? More than five children die every day as a result of child abuse. 14% of all men in prison in the US were abused as children and 36% of all women in prison were abused as children. Abuse and neglect in the early years can have permanent, d...

On today's show, we discuss The IMPACT of Driving Under the Influence with Christopher Martinez. The crime of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) negatively impacts tens of thousands of people each year. Despite numerous DUI prevention campaigns, every day countless individuals continue to get into their cars and drive intoxicated. Why is it that people from all walks of life fail to appreciate the...

On today's show, we discussThe St. Mary’s Food Bank Summer Kids Cafe program with Jose Urteaga. St. Mary’s Food Bank is looking for new partners to participate in their summer Kids Cafe program, where they deliver free meals to schools, libraries, community centers, apartment complexes, etc. so they may then distribute those meals to kiddos in their community. Guest Speaker Information: Jose Urtea...

Our guest today is Bobbi Sudberry Executive Director/Co-Founder of Kaity's Way. Bobbi will be sharing part 2 of Kaity's Story. Often young girls find it difficult to identify controlling, intimidating behaviour by a teenage boyfriend as abusive until it turns violent and then only some are able to find help. The purpose of Kaity's Way is to provide assistance to children of all ages subjected to o...

On today's show, we discuss families living in poverty with Renea Gentry of ICM Food & Clothing Bank .ICM provides “an immediate response to basic human needs.” For 100 - 150 families and individuals each day. Another service they provide is case management for those clients who are having problems with housing, employment, disability or social security payments, food stamps and other life’s neces...

On today's show, we discuss Unexpected Pregnancy with Renee Culbertson of Esperanza Women’s Center. An unwanted pregnancy can bring up a lot of challenges and concerns for young women. Even if you’ve always wanted to be a mother, you didn’t expect to become pregnant right now, and it probably wasn’t part of your plans for the immediate future. You might be worried about how your life is going to c...

On today's show, we discuss Support Services for Families with Miguel Garcia of Father Matters. Guest Speaker Information: Miguel Garcia Male Involvement Coordinator with Father Matters Phone: 602.774.3298 Website:http://www.fathermatters.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Man in the Mirror Part 2 with Michael Grimm and David Delk. We are stewards of a great calling. We focus on the central message of the gospel and do not champion lesser points of theology. We reach men only to the extent that we encourage and equip leaders. Therefore, we must create a high perception of value. We want to make leaders curious about who we are and what we...

On today's show, we discuss Parenting Time vs. Legal Decision Making with Family Law Attorney Wendy Hernandez. According to Sacks Tierney P.A. The terms "legal custody" and "physical custody" were replaced with, respectively, "legal decision-making" and "parenting time." The goal was to eliminate the emotions and expectations attached to the term "custody." Custody battles often would evolve into...

On today's show, we discuss the Heart of Marriage with Robert Coletti. People hope that they would get at least some of their unmet needs from childhood met once they found their partner. Children who grew up in abusive homes hoped for safety and security in their marriage. Children who didn’t get validated or shown enough approval hoped to find a spouse that could do this for them. Did you grow u...

On today's show, we discuss Restore My Civil Rights with Michael Harris. Restore My Civil Rights (RMCR) is a full-service document preparation agency that understands exactly what you are going through, because we have been there ourselves and are here to not only guide you through the process of restoring your constitutional rights, but to also mentor you in the process of doing so. We are surviv...

On today's show, we discuss Tax Time with Stu Burns. Taxpayers overlook many deductions. People who don’t itemize their deductions often wrongly assume they don’t qualify for any. Actually, there are some deductions available even to people who take the standard deduction. Generally, these are referred to as adjustments to income. Among the overlooked adjustments are those for moving expenses for...

On today's show, we discuss Real Men - Real Talk. A live recording from a Father Matters men's support group. This may be the era of the evolving dad who changes more diapers, reads extra Dr. Seuss books and spends added time raising his children. But when he looks for support groups he sees mostly moms. To state the obvious, dads matter more at home every year, playing a critical role in everythi...

On today's show, Vance reads the chapter Yourself-Enterprise from his book MAN TALK, 12 Must Have Life Changing Conversations Between Men. Your boss doesn’t respect you, you’re just another number. Your salary is sub-par and you’re working week-to-week just to get by. You have weekends free, but only 2 weeks of vacation per year. You constantly wonder “what if I had started my business five years...

On today's show, we discuss Money Talk with Stu Burns. The new year is a great time for a fresh start. Along with health and fitness goals, financial resolutions are usually at the top of the list of improvements most people want to see happen in their lives. Stu will share some reminders for family budgeting that never get old and can help stretch even the tightest incomes. Guest Speaker Informat...

On today's show, we discuss Working with DCS to Get Your Child Back. A live recording from our Fifth Annual Court & Custody Conference with Janet Bell and Casey Melsek from Department of Child Safety. Sadly, it's not uncommon for children to be removed from their homes. If it happens to you, do you know what to do to protect your rights as a parent, to keep your children safe while they're away fr...

On today's show, we discuss Fathers With Voices with Eric Legette. During the time Mr. Legette was laying the foundation for Fathers With Voices, his own daughter was two years old. In between working at times two jobs and attending college full-time at night, he made time to bond with his daughter. In September of 1996, Mr. Legette’s time with his daughter was threatened. Mr. Legette became invol...

On our show today, we discuss KidsCare with Siman Qaasim. We have some good news! KidsCare health coverage is now back in Arizona. You may qualify for this low-cost, high quality medical insurance for your children. There are a lot of great reasons to see if you qualify. You can see your doctor whenever your child is sick. KidsCare also offers a wide range of benefits like check-ups and immunizati...

On today's show, we discuss Broken girl broken woman. A live recording from our Mother 2 Mother workshop. Some abused women try using drugs, alcohol, smoking, or overeating to cope, but this can lead to greater physical and emotional problems. Many survivors’ lives are characterized by frequent crises e.g. job disappointments, relocations, failed relationships and financial setbacks. Many are the...

On today's show, we discuss Parenting Time vs. Legal Decision Making with Family Law Attorney Wendy Hernandez. According to Sacks Tierney P.A. The terms "legal custody" and "physical custody" were replaced with, respectively, "legal decision-making" and "parenting time." The goal was to eliminate the emotions and expectations attached to the term "custody." Custody battles often would evolve into...

On today's show, we discuss Second Chances with Jimmy Simmons. A live recording from Father Matters Father Fest Conference. If you see shattered pieces of your life’s dreams as stepping stones or as parts of a beautiful life mosaic, you can appreciate those broken remnants. All your disappointments, no matter how small or how large, can be part of something so beautiful that it can be hard to imag...