Illinois Fatherhood Initiative
1 North Dearborn Street #1000
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone # 800-996-DADS or 312-986-4274
Fax # 312-986-4166   Email - IFI@4fathers.org


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Please support the 
IFI 30 For 30 Campaign
 to raise $30k   

 Thank You

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2013 IFI/White Sox Fatherhood Essay Contest


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The 2012 Illinois Fatherhood Initiative Tom Dreesen Celebrity Golf Outing & A Salute To Those Who Serve Dinner Celebration, was held on Friday, August 24th at the elegant Bolingbrook Golf Club.

We had 3 U.S. Congressional Medal of Honor recipients           (Don Ballard, Al Lynch, and Bob Patterson), 



Tom Dreesen with CMOH recipients:
Don Ballard, Bob Patterson, and Al Lynch





32 WWII veterans, including Lawton Wilkerson, one of the original Tuskegee Airmen, 



and 28 celebrity athletes and entertainers, including Dennis DeYoung, Tom Dreesen, and Gary Mule Deer, who put on a fabulous show after dinner.

 The AM group of celebrity athletes & entertainers





The PM group of celebrity athletes & entertainers 

 

 

                                                






Special thanks to the golf committee and the staff at Bolingbrook Golf Club for helping make the event a success.  Be on the look out for a save the date for the 2013 event.

Here is a link if you would like to view the event photos:

Morning Golf

Afternoon Golf
Celebrity Golfers
VIP Dinner

Dinner & Auction


 

Programs

We have implemented a variety of programs, events and resources that promote responsible fathering.








Events

IFI holds events throughout the year to both raise money and celebrate the wonderful fathers in our lives.





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Who are we?

Our mission is to connect children and fathers by promoting responsible fathering and helping equip men to become better fathers or father-figures
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        IFI 2013 Fatherhood Dinner Celebration
          
Featuring: John Kass, Charles “Peanut” Tillman & the 12 Essay Dads Selected From the 2013 IFI Chicago White Sox Fatherhood Essay Contest.

                     Click here to register online

               Click here to download event evite

          Wednesday June 12, Union League Club of Chicago

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The Region V Fatherhood Listserv

On March 24, 2004, Region V
launched the 
Region V ACF Fatherhood Listserv.

Listserv participants share a commitment to fatherhood and male involvement efforts for the sake of the children and their families. The initial participants were Early Head Start and Head Start grantees including grantees that received the FSI grant, the Region V Early Head Start Demonstration grantees and ACF program partners who expressed interest in fatherhood topics. The listserv expanded within its first year to include more than 300 interested partners from Child Welfare, Runaway and Homeless Youth Services and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs, state agencies, and many community-based organizations.

 Listserv members receive grant information, recent research, new training materials, and announcements of upcoming events. They also exchange information and answer questions to help each other in the development or enhancement of fatherhood/male involvement efforts. They have assisted each other in searches for trainers on topics such as parenting classes for ex-felons, speakers for conference agendas and pertinent website sources.

To join the Fatherhood Listserv, send an e-mail to join- contact

Mike Vicars mvicars@acf.hhs.gov

By becoming a participant, you will obtain new information quickly, receive invitations to take part in Collaboration Network Conference Calls (more information on these calls follows), be able to provide your input on areas of interest, and ask for assistance from peers.

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Congratulations to Gus Arguello 
 who was the door prize winner at the August 24, 2012 
IFI A Salute To Those Who Serve Dinner Celebration.  
Gus was the lucky winner of the 
2012 Hyundai Elantra pictured here.
 

pictured from l to r 
Gus Arugello
Dominic Pugliani (
Pugi Hyundai)
Kevin Kirberg (IFI President)
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2012 Chicago White Sox
IFI Fatherhood Essay Contest Winners

Father of the Year
David Izquierdo - Victor Izquierdo
Cathedral of St. Raymond School - Grade 2

Stepfather of the Year 
Kenneth Young Jr. - Maxine C. Mathis
De LaSalle Institute - Grade 10

Grandfather of the Year 
George Sablotny - Claire Chekytis
Noonan Elementary Academy - Grade 3

Father Figure of the Year
John DiCosolo - Madison Buczko
Emerson Elementary School - Grade 3


 IFI honored the following Fathers...
at the Celebration of Fatherhood Dinner
Union League Club, Chicago - June 14, 2012

     
 DEVIN HESTER  EARL JONES  ART NORMAN

      

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ILLINOIS FATHERHOOD INITIATIVE
1 North Dearborn Street #1000
Chicago, IL 60602
Phone # 800-996-DADS or 312-986-4274
Fax # 312-986-4166
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                       Become a Member  If it were not for the help of our members,  that special connection between father and child   wouldn't be possible.
We are sincerely thankful for all you do. 

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Author and speaker Rick Johnson founded Better Dads, a fathering skills program, based on the urgent need to empower men to lead and serve in their families and communities. Rick's books have expanded his ministry to include influencing the whole family, with life-changing insights for men and women on parenting, marriage, and personal growth.
 
 
The Illinois Fatherhood Initiative is a 501(c)3 charity.
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