Alarming statistics about fathers in America, these two paragraphs (source listed below) depict a change is needed and now!
Source: Fatherhood.gov
"Among the more than 800,000 parents in federal and state prisons, 92 percent are fathers. Each year, hundreds of thousands of prisoners are released from state and federal facilities, and many more are cycled through local jail facilities."
"Although family strengthening programs (such as parenting skills classes), are received by only an estimated 11 percent of fathers in state prison), studies indicate these programs improve attitudes about the importance of fatherhood, increase parenting skills, and lead to more frequent contact between fathers and their children."
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