Father Matters

On today's show, we discuss When Life Hits Hard with Monica Williams. Life isn’t easy, and it can be a very harsh, mean and unfair place. The road to your dreams is quite bumpy and there are many things that will stand in your way. People will tell you that you can’t do it; some will tell you that you shouldn’t do it; and others will even make sure that you won’t do it. Many will laugh at you and...

On today's show we discuss Father's vs The Child Support System. One manner in which Men’s Rights Activists derail feminist arguments is alluding to instances in which women supposedly experience privilege. Often, they use the court system – and custody battles in particular – as an example. Statistically, it appears that the family courts in the United States are biased against fathers. For examp...

On today's show, we discuss Arizona Facts of Life with Yolanda Robinson. Yolanda grew up in a poverty stricken area, did not graduate high school, and became a teen mother. Despite all of this, she persevered and was inspired to start Arizona Facts Of Life (AZFOL) after she spent 8 years in the social services field observing the needs of today’s youth while drawing from her own experiences. Durin...

On today's show we discuss Life As A Teen Dad with Raymond C.If you’re a teen and you’ve learned that you are going to become a father, this could be a confusing time for you. It’s completely normal to have lots of different thoughts and feelings, and it will take a long time to get used to the idea of becoming a father. More often than not when you think of teen parents, most people think about n...

On today's show, we discuss SontarahLife with Behavioral Specialist Michael Freeman. Parental substance abuse interrupts a child’s normal development, which places these youngsters at higher risk for emotional, physical and mental health problems. Because parents who abuse alcohol or other drugs are more likely to be involved with domestic violence, divorce, unemployment, mental illness and legal...

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 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 Part 2 of The AZ DCS Oversight Group with Lori Ford . The AZ DCS Oversight Group came together, and in the process has forced a DCS community advisory panel, which lawmakers created to listen to community members. Guest Speaker Information: Lori Ford Email azdcsoc@gmail.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss From Prison to Fatherhood with Carlos Felix. Each year, more than 600,000 individuals return home from prison, which has profound consequences for the children of prisoners. Most prisoners have difficulties reconnecting with families, housing, and jobs. Many prisoners remain plagued by substance abuse and health problems upon reentry into the community. America's incarc...

On our show today, we discuss Community Gardens with Darren Chapman from Tigermountain Foundation. Many Americans have joined community gardens - often growing more food than they can possibly use, preserve or give to friends. At the same time, tens of millions of Americans struggling to feed their families can't get fresh produce from the local food pantry. Guest Speaker Information: Darren Chapm...

On today's show, we discuss What's Your Gift? with Louis Bland. A live recording from Father Matters Father Fest Conference. All of us have experienced receiving a gift that we didn't know what to do with. We would rather receive gifts that are both a heartfelt gesture and truly beneficial to us. There is a gift that truly fits that. It's not a gift you have to request or put on a wish list. In fa...

On today's show, we discuss FindHelpPhx.org with Adrienne Decker Delgado. Maricopa County Department of Public Health created FindHelpPhx.org and its Spanish partner site EncuentraAyudaPhx.org to give Maricopa County residents an easy way to find health and social services for themselves. The website is easy to use and available where there is internet access, including smartphones. The approximat...

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 Sex Trafficking with Breanna Vales Director of REDLIGHT REBELLION. Sex trafficking is a form of modern slavery that exists throughout the United States and globally. Sex traffickers use violence, threats, lies, debt bondage, and other forms of coercion to force women, men and children to engage in commercial sex against their will. Under federal law, any minor under the...

On today's show, we discuss Tender Lions Building The Vital Relationship Between Father and Son with Jeff Becker. Raising a boy to become a man is not something left to chance. Tender Lions is for anyone looking to strengthen their father-son relationship. Written by a father and son team, this book is a raw, unfiltered look at what it’s like when the love and trust that was once there is destroye...

On today's show, we discuss Father Matters Reentry Services with James Lynch. From the beginning, Father Matters purpose has been to promote the growth in socially and economically deprived communities. Our down-to-earth style is aimed at providing the tools necessary to empower men and women and their families to improve community well being. We are proud of our many successful endeavors we have...

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 Changing Your Life Goals with Monica Williams. It’s time to stop setting the wrong goals and start using goals to determine the journey, not the destination. Many high achievers reach their goals, but they end up missing their lives in the process–and not in a trivial “I’m-working-too-hard-to-have-friends” kind of way. No, they reach their goals and discover they were t...

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 Reinventing Yourself in Business with Edward Robinson. Whether personal or in business, it's a subject that's rarely discussed among those who only play by the rules. One day a number of us will have a realization that the current position we're in is not suited for our lives. We might be trying to fulfill a sense of validation in the eyes of our peers, friends and fami...

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 Now What ? - One Man’s Search for a Father -  with David Christel . How many sons know their fathers and vice versa? Throughout history, fathers and sons have struggled with each other. Each has tried to be his own man based on his father, and his father based on his father, and so on. One would think that in all this time we’d have learned how we raise our sons and und...

On today's show, we discuss Father Matters Reentry Services with James Lynch. From the beginning, Father Matters purpose has been to promote the growth in socially and economically deprived communities. Our down-to-earth style is aimed at providing the tools necessary to empower men and women and their families to improve community well being. We are proud of our many successful endeavors we have...

On today's show, we discuss Grandparents raising Grandchildren with Victoria Gray. Many grandparents in this care taking role underestimate or are unaware of the added burdens their new role as "parents" will place upon them. Grandparents often assume their role will be to nurture and reward children without having to set limits. When grandparents serve as primary caregivers, however, they must le...

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...