A vast number of family, child, and father’s rights groups have formed across the United States and in various places around the globe: Canada, England, Ireland, Australia, France, and India, to mention a few. The size and number of these groups is expanding at an exponential rate. Some of these groups are regional in nature and serve as support groups for local communities while not providing much in the way of political resources or influence, nor is it their intention, while others are national or international in scope. The larger groups tend to be well funded and active in political arenas. Regardless of their size, these groups represent the rapidly growing consensus that something is terribly amiss in our family law systems and that we need to make pervasive, extensive, and constructive changes. Moreover, they represent the real potential for change as memberships grow and coalesce into a body of recognized political power and influence.

Below you will find a listing of some of the larger groups. Here, real political power is already taking shape, and bringing its force to bear upon our political systems and resulting in the changes that are necessary and so desperately needed by our children and fathers. Moreover, if you are looking to join a group and become actively involved, adding your voice to the larger collective will be more effectual then joining or starting another small group. These larger groups have numerous programs and political activities in progress, which include: public relations and education, lobbying, legislative initiatives, legal defense funds, advocacy, research, mailings, campaign initiates, petition drives, and action alerts. These larger groups offer their members real hope – going well beyond sitting on the side-lines and licking wounds. If your need is for local group presence there is the very real possibility of your group becoming an affiliate or local chapter of a larger organization – larger groups often expand in this manner.  With funding, size, and programs in place these groups provide an opportunity for you to contribute to their work and efforts in progress, and offer a real potential for victory on critical child and family issues.

Our founding fathers recognized the importance of banding together to build political strength. The words “E Pluribus Unum” (from the many one) borrowed from early Greek political thought reflects this key principle. One united voice is much more influential and powerful then a large number of smaller voices with similar interests. This is especially true in our system of government where special interests represent the “swing vote” that can make or break a politician’s bid for re-election or the passage of new legislation. 

You are only as alone and as isolated as you make yourself. You are needed. Help bring about constructive change; join, get connected, use social media, make your voice heard!

The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.

American Coalition for Fathers and Children
ACFC Washington Office
1718 M St. NW.
Suite 187
Washington, DC 20036
Website: http://www.acfc.org/
Email:  info@acfc.org

 The American Coalition for Fathers and Children is dedicated to the creation of a family law system, legislative system, and public awareness which promotes equal rights for ALL parties affected by divorce, and the breakup of a family or establishment of paternity. It is their belief that through involvement and dedication, they can have a positive effect on the emotional and psychological well-being of children.

They support:

• Equal, shared parenting time or joint custody is the optimal custody situation
• The best parent is both biological parents
• Grandparents should have rights and access to their grandchildren
• Gender bias should be eliminated from family law and from future legislation
• BOTH biological parents should be responsible for the emotional and psychological well-being of their children, as well as financially responsible
• In the concept of fairness and equity in support for ALL families; and, that all children involved in a blended family should have equal rights, and do deserve equal rights and equal protection under the law
• Child support orders should be reasonable, realistically reflect the cost of the children’s basic needs, and reflect the relative parenting contribution of both parents in a shared parenting plan
• When parents are given equal rights, equal responsibility follows; when parents have equal access to their children and support levels are reasonable and reflect the true cost of raising a child, parents will comply with court orders
• When equity is created in our laws, the conflicts inherent in divorce situations dissolve and that, in the end, this is the greatest gift which we, as parents, could possibly bestow on our children 

ACFC’s mission is shared parenting

Suite 628
Boston, MA. 02116
(617) 542-9300
Website: www.fathersandfamilies.org
Emails:
Rita Fuerst Adams, MBA: rita1st@fathersandfamilies.org
Founder and Board Chairman Ned Holstein, MD, MS: nedholstein@fathersandfamilies.org
adminfaf@fathersandfamilies.org

Fathers & Families has an ambitious legislative agenda and has helped pass family court reform legislation in over two dozen states. They have many legislative projects and achievements and a full time lobyist. They seek to better the lives of children through family court reform that establishes equal rights and responsibilities for fathers and mothers.  They further seek to improve the lives of children and strengthen society by protecting the child’s right to the love and care of both parents after separation or divorce.

National Coalition for Men
URL: http://ncfm.org/
Email: ncfm@ncfm.org

NCFM was founded in 1977 upon the realization that men needed a unified voice in addressing issues concerning men and boys. The Coalition of Free Men, Inc. (NCFM) has fought for Men’s Rights for over 35 years. Since that time, NCFM and its members have sponsored conferences, organized rallies, filed successful civil rights lawsuits, brought legislative reforms, provided direct services, made many radio and television appearances, published academic papers, magazine and newspaper articles, written books (including bestsellers), produced films, made numerous radio and television appearances, testified before legislative and other government bodies, spoken before the United Nations, formed one of the United States only state commissions on the status of men, and engaged in countless other forms of activism throughout the United States. The accomplishments of NCFM and its individual members are extraordinary, unrelenting, and too long to list.

National Fatherhood Initiative
20410 Observation Drive
Suite 107
Germantown, Maryland  20876
Website: www.fatherhood.org
Email: programsupport@fatherhood.org

National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) was founded in 1994 and works in every sector and at every level of society to engage fathers in the lives of their children. NFI is one of the leading producers of research on the causes and consequences of father absence, public opinion on family issues, and trends in family structure and marriage. NFI’s flagship research publication, Father Facts, is the leading source of fatherhood information and statistics for the press, public policy experts, and government officials. NFI’s Pop’s Culture: A National Survey of Dads’ Attitudes on Fathering and With This Ring: A National Survey on Marriage in America are two of the most comprehensive national surveys that have been published in recent years on American attitudes towards fatherhood and marriage. NFI’s national public service advertising campaign promoting father involvement has generated television, radio, print, Internet, and outdoor advertising valued at over $500 million. Through its resource center, Father SOURCE™, NFI offers a wide range of innovative resources to assist fathers and organizations interested in reaching and supporting fathers. Through its “three-e” strategy of educating, equipping, and engaging, NFI works with businesses, prisons, churches, schools, community-based organizations, hospitals, and military installations to connect organizations and fathers with the resources they need to ensure that all children receive the love, nurture, and guidance of involved, responsible, and committed fathers.