Father Matters

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 involv...

On today's show, we discuss The Strengthening Working Families Initiative with Winsom Benjamin and Isis Sanchez. SWFI is taking someone who has a job, and moving them into a career track where they have opportunities for advancement or a ladder to grow skills and become a more valuable (and higher paid) employee. The three sectors for which we focus our training opportunities represent the major e...

On our show today, we discuss Prepared: Journey to Fulfill Your Destiny with Antione Anderson. Discovering our purpose is a lifelong journey filled with times of both challenge and celebration. Sometimes we tend to view the challenging moments as missteps and the consequence of bad decisions. In Prepared: Journey to Fulfill Your Destiny, we will take a journey with a young man as he overcomes what...

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 r...

Part 2 ! Live from our Fifth Annual Court & Custody Conference. Hear professionals from the Office of the Arizona Attorney General, Division of Child Support Services, Department of Child Safety and Family Law. As they share topics about Divorce & Separation, Modification of Child Support and much, much more! Guest Speaker Information: Father Matters INC. Phone: 602.774.3298 Website: www.fathermat...

On today's show we discuss the Effects of Fatherhood. Despite President Obama’s 2011 Father’s Day lament on the irresponsibility of “deadbeat fathers” footloose and fancy free from taking responsibility for their children, in fact the two major structural threats to fathers’ presence in children’s lives are divorce and non-marital childbearing. More often than not, fathers are involuntarily relega...

Our guest today is Keith Root, Father Matters Job & Training Institute facilitator. Keith will cover job-seeker do's and don'ts -- key rules and strategies that will help you avoid mistakes and lead you toward success in your job search. Guest Speaker Information: Keith Root with Father Matters Phone: 602.774.3298 Website:www.fathermatters.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

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 The Phoenix Public Library with Lee Franklin and Joanna Marroquin. Your Phoenix Public Library is more than a warehouse for books! Our mission is focused on what we can do for and with people in our communities. We are a cornerstone that supports early literacy, education, entrepreneurship, empowerment, and engagement. In 2017, Phoenix Public Library was able to continu...

On our show today, we discuss Placing Negative Labels on Ourselves Part 2 with Dr. David Hatch. Being aware when you’re undermining yourself is a positive step in the right direction. Although we know the truths about our self, constantly highlighting weaknesses and mistakes, and calling ourselves names will lead to unhappiness and undermines our potential. The labels we attach to ourselves can be...

On our show today, we discuss Placing Negative Labels on Ourselves with Dr. David Hatch. Labels are what you call yourself in your head. They are tags that you attach to yourself to describe the person you think you are. Are you a successful career woman, a super mom, a loser, an ugly person, a sex bomb, a “fatty”, a good-for-nothing? We put ourselves in boxes trying to define who we are. We do it...

On our show today, we discuss Fathers for Scholars with Steve Browning. Fathers for Scholars (F4S) is a dedicated group of people who are passionate to help present-day father’s be victorious over the current challenges they face. Fathers for Scholars endeavor to support young fathers who never benefited from the enrichment of a male role model in the home while growing up. We assist these deservi...

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 our show today, we discuss Dealing With A Narcissist Ex-Spouse with ShaRon Rea, Certified Life and Parenting Coach. Narcissistic personality disorder is a mental disorder in which people have an inflated sense of their own importance, a deep need for admiration and a lack of empathy for others. But behind this mask of ultra-confidence lies a fragile self-esteem that’s vulnerable to the slightes...

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...

On today's show, we discuss Kids and Cars with Dawn Peabody. Every day, children are left unattended in or around vehicles – a danger most people greatly underestimate. Hyperthermia, power window strangulations, and low-speed high severity crush injuries like backovers and frontovers typify what happens when children are left alone in or around motor vehicles on private property. This emerging pub...

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 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 Fathers and Daughters with Jeffrey Shears, PhD. A dad's involvement in his daughter's life is a crucial ingredient in the development of a young woman's self-esteem. Verbal encouragement, being consistently present in her life, being alert and sensitive to her feelings, taking time to listen to her thoughts and taking an active interest in her hobbies. "It's important t...

On our show today, we discuss The Fathers’ Rights Movement part 2 with Derek Gunby. Everyday, fathers are losing their rights and contact with their children due to outdated biases that diminishes the role and influence of a father. We are here in support of fellow fathers and families that suffer from this injustice, to share your stories, to connect you with the proper resources to overcome your...

On today's show, we discuss our Supervised Parenting Center for Fathers with Jessica Beresford. Supervised Parenting programs provide a community-based option for the courts when trying to balance the need for positive interactions between estranged parents and their children. They allow parents who may be a risk to their children or to another parent to experience parent–child contact while in th...

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 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 our show today, we discuss Selfishness in Marriage with Chris and Carmen Garner. We all marry thinking that the “honeymoon” will never end; that the euphoric feelings of love will always be there, but the Apostle Paul wrote to the Corinthians that those who marry will have trouble (1Cor. 7:28). Yes, there will be trouble from the outside; illness, financial problems, problems with children, but...

On today's show, we discuss Family Law Legal Services with Jessica Beresford. Obtaining an adequate child support order, and either enforcing or modifying it, often requires the assistance of a skilled child support attorney and the help of state agencies. The following resources will help you better understand how to hire a family lawyer and interact with government agencies when dealing with chi...