Our History : 1994 Joined Manchester High School Parent Committees 1995 Chaired the Parent Involvement Policy committee for Manchester Schools 1995 Volunteered for Manchester Hospital Family Development Center 1996 Real Dads Fatherhood Program starts with Manchester Hospital 1997 Real Dads Forever is born and curriculum is written 1997 Begin working with dads in the Alternatives to Incarceration Program 1998 Begin working with fathers in Prison with the Commission on Children 1998 Created a Head Start Fatherhood Program (East Hartford and Bristol) 1997 Provided Engaging Dads Staff Training at DSS, DCF, COC, SDE, DOC, DPH 1998 Created Teen Parents Prevention Curriculum for Community Partners in Action 1999 Began Fatherhood workshops for Grades K-3 at Manchester schools 1999 Provided fatherhood workshops at Churches (Enfield, Windsor, Bloomfield) 2002 Community Committee member of Fetal and Infant Mortality Review 2003 Developed the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review Needs Assessment; “A Father’s Perspective: Issues Related to Grief and Loss 2004 Member of DPH Statewide Perinatal Health Advisory Committee 2006 Created Let’s Build a Brain – A Family Literacy Workshop Project at CREC 2007 Revised Teen Fathers curriculum for High School Teen Dads (Bridgeport BOE) 2007 Wrote prevention curriculum for older teens; “Sex: The Thrill and The Bill” 2008 Created Paternal Prenatal Early Attachment Program Supporting Mom and Baby 2009 Workshop: Grief Support – Acknowledging Fathers for Professional Hospital Staff 2009 The Value of a Family Man in the Life of a Child 2009 Workshop: "I Need My Dad: From Conception to Forever" for Nurturing Families 2012 Staff Training: “Engaging Dads and Family Men” for Social Workers 2013 Workshop: “Spirituality: A Dad’s Gift to His Child” 2014 Six hour Seminar: “Prenatal Fatherhood – A Golden Opportunity for a Teachable Moment”
