{"id":33,"date":"2012-02-14T21:20:53","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T21:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fatherhood-edu.org\/?page_id=33"},"modified":"2025-06-04T19:01:40","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T19:01:40","slug":"the-mission-fatherhood-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fatherhood-edu.org\/index.php\/the-mission-fatherhood-program\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The mission of our fatherhood program is two-fold:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>a<\/strong>) Introduce indigent and incarcerated fathers regarding fatherhood through the use of clinical and related educational tools; &nbsp;and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>b<\/strong>) To promote fatherhood in poverty stricken neighborhoods and in the general public through events and any other means of educating the public on the importance of patriarchal involvement in children&#8217;s lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><br><\/strong><\/strong>OUR LEADERSHIP TEAM:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>President:<\/strong><br>Maureen Gorman, J.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Honorary President:<\/strong><br>The late Ernie &#8220;Mr. Cub&#8221; Banks &#8211; Legendary Cubs Hall of Famer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Honorary Advisor for Urban Affairs:<\/strong><br>U.S. Congressman Danny K. Davis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><strong>Board of Directors:<\/strong><br>Jeffery M. Leving, J.D.<br>James M. Hagler, J.D.<br>Arthur S. Kallow, J.D.<br>Det. Wayne E. Halick<br>Jennifer Whiteside<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Officers:<\/strong><br>Kirk A. Hoopingarner, J.D., Secretary<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Counsel:<\/strong><br>Kirk A. Hoopingarner, J.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Corporate Liaison:&nbsp;<\/strong><br>James M. Hagler, J.D.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Advisory Board:<\/strong><br>Curt Holderfield<br>Dr. William Martin<br>Desmond Clark<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Honorary Advisor for Media Affairs:<\/strong><br>Gordon Bell, former NFL player<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/fatherhoodeducationalinstitute\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-413\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"654\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/fatherhood-edu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/308928_284419918243473_614068920_n.jpg\" alt=\"Fatherhood Program\" class=\"wp-image-413\" title=\"Fatherhood Program\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fatherhood-edu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/308928_284419918243473_614068920_n.jpg 654w, https:\/\/fatherhood-edu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/308928_284419918243473_614068920_n-300x116.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fatherhood-edu.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/308928_284419918243473_614068920_n-641x249.jpg 641w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 654px) 100vw, 654px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><br><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;For more about our mission, visit our<a title=\"About the Fatherhood Educational Institute\" href=\"https:\/\/fatherhood-edu.org\/index.php\/about-fatherhood-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> about<\/a> page, or follow us on twitter at <a title=\"@FatherhoodEdu\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FatherhoodEdu\">@FatherhoodEdu<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To donate your time to our fatherhood program, please visit our <a title=\"Volunteer for Fatherhood Educational Institute\" href=\"https:\/\/fatherhood-edu.org\/index.php\/volunteer\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">volunteer page<\/a> or <a title=\"Contact Fatherhood Educational Institute\" href=\"https:\/\/fatherhood-edu.org\/index.php\/contact-fatherhood-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">contact us <\/a>at mail@fatherhood-edu.org today! 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