Father Matters

On today's show we discuss Small Business Loans with Roberto Valdez-Beltran, Market Manager for Accion Arizona. With over 30 years of experience serving small business owners, Accion is a lending partner you can trust. Get access to the resources your business really needs to grow—capital, advice, and a community of support. If you’re looking for a lender who will take the time to get to know your business’ unique strengths and opportunities, Accion is a good fit for you. Guest Speaker Information: Roberto Valdez-Beltran, Market Manager for Accion Arizona Email: [email protected] Website:us.accion.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show we discuss Dad Zone with Jerome Parker. Children from fatherless homes are 32 times more likely to run away, 20 times more likely to have behavioral disorders, 9 times more likely to drop out of high school and 20 times more likely to end up in prison. Dad Zone is committed to enhancing children’s development by creating opportunities via activities and events to help nurture and strengthen interactions with the father and his children. We also encourage grandfathers, brothers and uncles to attend in proxy of dad’s and participate with their family. Guest Speaker Information: Jerome Parker, Pastoral Care & Community Outreach Director Email: [email protected] Website: elevateinternational.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On our show today, we discuss Continuing education for teenage parents with Heidi Christensen . If you are a pregnant or parenting teenager, you are still entitled to the same training and education as other students. While continuing education can be challenging in your situation, it is possible if you know your options and a way forward. Guest Speaker Information: Heidi Christensen, Program Director E-mail: [email protected] Website: childfamilyresources.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Cigarettes & Bad Decisions with Jack Brickhouse. Every year young adults are thrust into the "Real World," unequipped with the knowledge they need to achieve success. Cigarettes & Bad Decisions was written to assist these individuals in maximizing opportunities by sharing common mistakes that hinder young adults. For the more mature adult, this book will allow you to reflect and reminise on your own personal journey. Guest Speaker Information: Jack Brickhouse Email: [email protected] Website:panoramiclifestyle.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss The IMPACT of Driving Under the Influence with Christopher Martinez. The crime of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) negatively impacts tens of thousands of people each year. Despite numerous DUI prevention campaigns, every day countless individuals continue to get into their cars and drive intoxicated. Why is it that people from all walks of life fail to appreciate the inherent dangers of impaired driving or the devastation it leaves behind? Impaired driving is a one-hundred percent preventable crime. The intent of this book is to bridge DUI offenders with everyone in hopes of establishing a greater awareness and a dialogue for effective DUI prevention. Let’s turn the existing negative consequences of impaired driving into a positive impact. Guest Speaker Information: Christopher Martinez Email: Christopher Martinez <[email protected] WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Working with DCS to Get Your Child Back. A live recording from our Fifth Annual Court & Custody Conference with Janet Bell and Casey Melsek from Department of Child Safety. Sadly, it's not uncommon for children to be removed from their homes. If it happens to you, do you know what to do to protect your rights as a parent, to keep your children safe while they're away from you and how to get them back home? Law enforcement and protective services typically act on reports of abuse or child endangerment. The reports may come from a parent, neighbor, teacher or a complete stranger. If the police respond to the home after being called there, like on a domestic violence incident, they may remove the children if they notice mistreatment or neglect. Guest Speaker Information: Janet Bell and Casey Melsek Department of Child Safety Phone:602.255.2500 Website: dcs.az.gov WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On our show today, we discuss Faith – Based and Community Initiatives. The Arizona Council on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives is dedicated to engaging and mobilizing faith communities to improve the quality of life for vulnerable and impoverished people through a statewide network of faith-based, community and governmental organizations. Chuck Fitzgerald Arizona Council on Faith-Based and Community Initiative Website:arizonafaithcouncil.org/ WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss The Affects of Drinking and Driving with Jessica Robinson. This year may go down as one of the worst years for drunk-driving deaths. On average, 28 people a day have been killed in DUI accidents. Jessica Robinson knows the pain a drunk driver can cause because she was one. She said around 1:00am I got in my car and headed home. I had been awake for almost 18 hours and was definitely feeling it. Only minutes from reaching home my eyes started to get heavy and for an instant I closed them, taking my eyes off of the road. When I opened them I was approaching a truck right in front of me, I tried to steer around it but it was too late. Glass breaking, tires screeching, my voice screaming, then silence…Is this a bad dream? It wasn’t... I was there, hanging upside down in my seat, the car had rolled. This was not a dream, this was real, I was alive but someone else was not. Guest Speaker Information: Jessica Robinson, Jessica's Operation Orange Email: [email protected] website : jessicasoperationorange.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss The Affects of Drinking and Driving with Jessica Robinson. This year may go down as one of the worst years for drunk-driving deaths. On average, 28 people a day have been killed in DUI accidents. Jessica Robinson knows the pain a drunk driver can cause because she was one. She said around 1:00am I got in my car and headed home. I had been awake for almost 18 hours and was definitely feeling it. Only minutes from reaching home my eyes started to get heavy and for an instant I closed them, taking my eyes off of the road. When I opened them I was approaching a truck right in front of me, I tried to steer around it but it was too late. Glass breaking, tires screeching, my voice screaming, then silence…Is this a bad dream? It wasn’t... I was there, hanging upside down in my seat, the car had rolled. This was not a dream, this was real, I was alive but someone else was not. Guest Speaker Information: Jessica Robinson, Jessica's Operation Orange Email: [email protected] website : jessicasoperationorange.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On our show today, we talk about Prevent Child Abuse with our special guest Mary Warren from Best for Babies. A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds? More than five children die every day as a result of child abuse. 14% of all men in prison in the US were abused as children and 36% of all women in prison were abused as children. Abuse and neglect in the early years can have permanent, devastating effects if not addressed in early childhood. Guest Speaker Information: Mary Warren - Best for Babies Phone: 877-820-9222 Website: www.pcaaz.org/best-for-babies-arizona/ WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss SNAP with Jessica Beresford of Father Matters. A record 20% of American households, one in five, were on food stamps in 2013, according to data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).The numbers also show there was a record number of individuals on food stamps in 2013 and that the cost of the program, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), was at an all-time high. Guest Speaker Information: Jessica Beresford with Father Matters Phone: 602.774.3298 Website:www.fathermatters.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss The Role of Fathers with Vance Simms. Fathers play an important role in a child's development from birth through adulthood. In fact, numerous studies have reached the same conclusion: Children with involved fathers have an advantage -- socially and academically -- over children with distant or no relationships with their dads. "We found that fathers who are involved with their children have children with fewer problems," says Maureen Black, PhD, a researcher and professor of pediatrics at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. "That added involvement from a father helps children tremendously." Specifically, her research found better language skills and fewer behavioral problems in children with an actively involved father. Interestingly, this result holds true even if the father doesn't live in the same home as the child -- for example, in divorce situations. It appears that how involved the dad is -- not where he lives in relation to the child -- is the crucial factor. Guest Speaker Information: Father Matters INC. Phone: 602.774.3298 Website: www.fathermatters.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss families living in poverty with Renea Gentry of ICM Food & Clothing Bank .ICM provides “an immediate response to basic human needs.” For 100 - 150 families and individuals each day. Another service they provide is case management for those clients who are having problems with housing, employment, disability or social security payments, food stamps and other life’s necessities. Guest Speaker Information: Renea Gentry Executive Director of ICM Food & Clothing Bank Email: [email protected] Website:www.icmaz.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Father Matters Programs and Services with Anne Downing. From the beginning, Father Matters purpose has been to promote the growth in socially and economically deprived communities. Our down-to-earth style is aimed at providing the tools necessary to empower men and women and their families to improve community well being. We are proud of our many successful endeavors we have accomplished and we will use these and others as models in our ongoing quest to promote healthy and energetic neighborhoods both locally, and nationally. Guest Speaker Information: Father Matters INC. Phone: 602.774.3298 Website: www.fathermatters.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On our show today, we discuss Forgiveness with Pastor Mike Sims. Founder of the The bridge Community Church. As people we all make mistakes, not one of us can live up to the standard God set on our own. But God promises that if we accept what Jesus did for us, we can be forgiven. The slate can be wiped clean no matter what has happened in the past. Guest Speaker Information: Pastor Mike Sims from The Bridge Community Church Phone: 623.399.8540 Website:www.bridgeworshipcenter.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

Our guest today is Keith Root, Father Matters Job & Training Institute facilitator. Keith will cover job-seeker do's and don'ts -- key rules and strategies that will help you avoid mistakes and lead you toward success in your job search. Guest Speaker Information: Keith Root with Father Matters Phone: 602.774.3298 Website:www.fathermatters.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Finding Your Passion with Michael Freeman. If you could do one thing to transform your life, I would highly recommend it be to find something you’re passionate about, and do it for a living. If you’ve got a job you dislike, or even hate, this will sound like a pipe dream to you. And if you never put in the effort to find what you’re passionate about, you’re right: such a thing will never be possible. But dare to dream, dare to imagine the possibilities, and dare to actually search for what you love, and it is not only a possibility, but a probability. Guest Speaker Information: Michael Freeman Behavioral Specialist with SontarahLife Phone: 602.997.2371 Website:www.sontarahlife.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Dare To Be King with David Miller. David Miller is one of America’s leading social entrepreneurs elevating Black male achievement and his Dare to Be King curriculum encourages young men to reach for majestic heights in their lives. Dare to Be King is an essential tool to help young men not only survive, but to thrive through, the many challenges they face. Guest Speaker Information: David Miller, M.Ed. Director of Dare To Be King Email:[email protected] Website:daretobeking.net WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Grandparents raising Grandchildren with Victoria Gray. Many grandparents in this care taking role underestimate or are unaware of the added burdens their new role as "parents" will place upon them. Grandparents often assume their role will be to nurture and reward children without having to set limits. When grandparents serve as primary caregivers, however, they must learn to set limits and establish controls as they did with their own children. Guest Speaker Information: Victoria Gray Arizona Grandparent Ambassador Email: [email protected] Phone: 602.266.0707 WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we talk about child support with Favio Verdugo of Division of Child Support Services. The idea behind child support is that the children of divorced or separated parents should live as comfortably as they would have if their parents had stayed together. Most states calculate child support by adding together both parents’ incomes, then setting aside a percentage of the total for their children’s needs. The law surrounding the spending of child support can be complicated. Plus, the facts of each case are unique. This interview provides a brief, general introduction to the topic. Guest Speaker Information: Favio Verdugo with Division of Child Support Services Email: [email protected] Website:www.azdes.gov WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss The Effective Step Father with Jeffrey Shears, PhD. Blended families are on the rise and so is parental stress, especially for stepdads it turns out. New research finds men are feeling a great deal of stress when stepfathering. As this type of family structure becomes increasingly common in our society, the number of parental roles for adults is also increasing. Stepparents, especially fathers, may need extra support. Guest Speaker Information: Jeffrey Shears,PhD Director of Dads Know Email:[email protected] Website:dadsknow.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On our show today, we discuss Cross-Cultural Dynamics with Dr.Jeff McGee. During his many years of research and experience, Dr. McGee is an expert in using an asset-based model to understanding cross-cultural competencies. His goal is to not only inform but to use a practical approach to learning to break down barriers. He has studied and witnessed these barriers within collaborative efforts between diverse groups where issues of trust, decision-making, and roles are misunderstood. Guest Speaker Information: Dr. Jeff McGee E-mail: [email protected] Website: crossculturaldynamics.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On our show today, we discuss Continuing education for teenage parents with Heidi Christensen . If you are a pregnant or parenting teenager, you are still entitled to the same training and education as other students. While continuing education can be challenging in your situation, it is possible if you know your options and a way forward. Guest Speaker Information: Heidi Christensen, Program Director E-mail: [email protected] Website: childfamilyresources.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On our show today, we talk about Prevent Child Abuse with our special guest Mary Warren from Best for Babies. A report of child abuse is made every ten seconds? More than five children die every day as a result of child abuse. 14% of all men in prison in the US were abused as children and 36% of all women in prison were abused as children. Abuse and neglect in the early years can have permanent, devastating effects if not addressed in early childhood. Guest Speaker Information: Mary Warren - Best for Babies Phone: 877-820-9222 Website: www.pcaaz.org/best-for-babies-arizona/ WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Fathers and Daughters with Jeffrey Shears, PhD. A dad's involvement in his daughter's life is a crucial ingredient in the development of a young woman's self-esteem. Verbal encouragement, being consistently present in her life, being alert and sensitive to her feelings, taking time to listen to her thoughts and taking an active interest in her hobbies. "It's important to actually do these things, which can sometimes be quite challenging,". Direct involvement and encouragement by her father will help diminish a girl's insecurity and increase her confidence in her own abilities. Guest Speaker Information: Jeffrey Shears,PhD Director of Dads Know Email:[email protected] Website:dadsknow.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Restore My Civil Rights with Michael Harris. Restore My Civil Rights (RMCR) is a full-service document preparation agency that understands exactly what you are going through, because we have been there ourselves and are here to not only guide you through the process of restoring your constitutional rights, but to also mentor you in the process of doing so. We are survivors that are now thriving at life after our own Felony Convictions. Whether you served probation for a misdemeanor or served decades in prison for felony convictions, RMCR is here to partner with you on your journey to restoration. Guest Speaker Information: Michael Harris Website:restoremycivilrights.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss The Phoenix Public Library with Lee Franklin and Joanna Marroquin. Your Phoenix Public Library is more than a warehouse for books! Our mission is focused on what we can do for and with people in our communities. We are a cornerstone that supports early literacy, education, entrepreneurship, empowerment, and engagement. In 2017, Phoenix Public Library was able to continue to serve as a heart of our community in collaboration with our partners, our staff, and our customers. Guest Speaker Information: Lee Franklin and Joanna Marroquin Website: phxlib.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On our show today, we discuss Faith – Based and Community Initiatives. The Arizona Council on Faith-Based and Community Initiatives is dedicated to engaging and mobilizing faith communities to improve the quality of life for vulnerable and impoverished people through a statewide network of faith-based, community and governmental organizations. Chuck Fitzgerald Arizona Council on Faith-Based and Community Initiative Website:arizonafaithcouncil.org/ WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show we discuss When Should Kids Start Brushing? with Kazandra Barrios. Many parents have a tough time judging how much dental care their kids need. They know they want to prevent cavities, but they don't always know the best way to do so.Even babies can develop tooth decay if good feeding habits aren't practiced. Putting a baby to sleep with a bottle might be convenient, but can harm the baby's teeth. When the sugars from juice or milk remain on a baby's teeth for hours, they can eat away at the enamel, creating a condition known as bottle mouth. Guest Speaker Information: Kazandra Barrios Bi-Low Dentistry Email:[email protected] Website:dentalservicephoenix.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Holiday Job Searching with Lindsey Kelly. Are you about to start a job search or are you in the midst of looking for a new job? Are you thinking about waiting to start or putting your job search on hold? If so, think again. Contrary to popular opinion, this is a good time of year to find a job. Employers don't stop hiring just because it's the holidays. In addition, the holiday season is a perfect time of year to network your way to a new job. It can be easier to say "I'm not going to bother, it's a bad time of year for job hunting." than it is to move forward with a job search. However, for those who do keep plugging away, the additional opportunities are worth the effort. Guest Speaker Information: Lindsey Kelly, District Manager Abacus Staffing Email: [email protected] Website:abacusonline.jobs WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Helping Hands with Dan Shufelt Executive Director of Arizona Helping Hands. Many children in foster care have very little to call their own. Everything from back-to-school supplies, toys, and suitcases are needed by foster care organizations around the country. Arizona Helping Hands assist foster families who have stepped up to provide a safe, loving environment for children in the Department of Child Safety system. Their programs are designed to provide many basic needs for these boys and girls. Guest Speaker Information: Dan Shufelt Executive Director of Arizona Helping Hands Email: [email protected] Website:www.azhelpinghands.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On our show today, we discuss Forgiveness with Pastor Mike Sims. Founder of the The bridge Community Church. As people we all make mistakes, not one of us can live up to the standard God set on our own. But God promises that if we accept what Jesus did for us, we can be forgiven. The slate can be wiped clean no matter what has happened in the past. Guest Speaker Information: Pastor Mike Sims from The Bridge Community Church Phone: 623.399.8540 Website:www.bridgeworshipcenter.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Autism Awareness with Jessica Leichtweisz. If you are like many of Jessica's clients, you have spent many long hours agonizing over the wellbeing of your child and frankly … the overall health of your family. A study done at University of Wisconsin found that parents of autistic children are 10% more likely go get divorced. Other studies cite even higher numbers. Let’s face it — you love your child and at times, you either want to cry, pull your hair out or scream into your pillow. Like other parents, you have probably spent countless dollars on occupational therapists, speech therapists, counselors and more. At times you have seen progress, and at other times, you may be feeling like you are backsliding. Guest Speaker Information: Jessica Leichtweisz Email: jessica@jessicaleichtweisz Website:jessicaleichtweisz.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Father Matters Reentry Services with James Lynch. From the beginning, Father Matters purpose has been to promote the growth in socially and economically deprived communities. Our down-to-earth style is aimed at providing the tools necessary to empower men and women and their families to improve community well being. We are proud of our many successful endeavors we have accomplished and we will use these and others as models in our ongoing quest to promote healthy and energetic neighborhoods both locally, and nationally. Guest Speaker Information: Father Matters INC. Phone: 602.774.3298 Website: www.fathermatters.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Second Chances with Jimmy Simmons. A live recording from Father Matters Father Fest Conference. If you see shattered pieces of your life’s dreams as stepping stones or as parts of a beautiful life mosaic, you can appreciate those broken remnants. All your disappointments, no matter how small or how large, can be part of something so beautiful that it can be hard to imagine and can pave the way for building a better tomorrow! WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discussThe St. Mary’s Food Bank Summer Kids Cafe program with Jose Urteaga. St. Mary’s Food Bank is looking for new partners to participate in their summer Kids Cafe program, where they deliver free meals to schools, libraries, community centers, apartment complexes, etc. so they may then distribute those meals to kiddos in their community. Guest Speaker Information: Jose Urteaga Community Engagement Manager Email: [email protected] Website: StMarysFoodBank.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss the Effects of Fatherhood.The two major structural threats to fathers’ presence in children’s lives are divorce and non-marital childbearing. More often than not, fathers are involuntarily relegated by family courts to the role of “accessory parents,” valued for their role as financial providers rather than as active caregivers. This view persists despite the fact that fathers in two-parent families, before divorce, typically share, with mothers, responsibility for the care of their children. This is both because fathers have taken up the slack while mothers work longer hours outside the home, and because fathers are no longer content to play a secondary role as parents. Most fathers today are keen to experience both the joys and challenges of parenthood, derive satisfaction from their parental role, and consider active and involved fatherhood to be the core component of their self-identity. Guest Speaker Information: Father Matters INC. Phone: 602.774.3298 Website: www.fathermatters.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss A Man and His Money with returning guest Douglas Reprogle Founder and COO of AGAPE Adoption Agency of Arizona INC,. When it comes to money, men tend to take more risks and don't save for emergencies. Men use money as a score card and can struggle with self-esteem when there are financial problems. Douglas Reprogle with AGAPE Adoption Agency of Arizona INC. Phone: 480.272.7994 Website: www.agapeaz.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Father Matters Programs and Services with Anne Downing. From the beginning, Father Matters purpose has been to promote the growth in socially and economically deprived communities. Our down-to-earth style is aimed at providing the tools necessary to empower men and women and their families to improve community well being. We are proud of our many successful endeavors we have accomplished and we will use these and others as models in our ongoing quest to promote healthy and energetic neighborhoods both locally, and nationally. Guest Speaker Information: Father Matters INC. Phone: 602.774.3298 Website: www.fathermatters.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On our show today, we discuss Facts about Domestic Violence with Corine Raygoza and Jenna Wilson from New Life Center. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 95% of assaults on spouses or ex-spouses are committed by men against women. Nearly one-third of the women who seek care from hospital emergency rooms are there for injuries resulting from domestic violence. New Life Center offers shelter, safety and services to families seeking independent, violence-free lives. High-quality programs demonstrate respect for the individual and a serene environment in which families can heal and plan for the future. Guest Speaker Information: New Life Center Phone: 623-932-4404 Website: www.newlifectr.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Representing Yourself In Family Court with Family Law Attorney Wendy Hernandez.Before getting started, it is important for people to understand that there is a lot to know about court. Do not assume that you understand the law, the process, or the procedures involved. This is not the kind of information that people usually pick up in their everyday lives. People often get ‘advice’ or information from sources who do not necessarily know any more about court than you do. Just because a friend went through a situation that seems to be similar does not mean that yours will be dealt with the same way. Just because you have watched legal shows on television, does not mean that you will understand what to do in the courtroom. Guest Speaker Information: Wendy Hernandez Attorney and Counselor at Law Email: [email protected] Website:hernandezfirm.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Kids and Cars with Dawn Peabody. Every day, children are left unattended in or around vehicles – a danger most people greatly underestimate. Hyperthermia, power window strangulations, and low-speed high severity crush injuries like backovers and frontovers typify what happens when children are left alone in or around motor vehicles on private property. This emerging public health issue causes death and injury due to the dangerous social practice of leaving children unattended in or around vehicles. Guest Speaker Information: Dawn Peabody Email: [email protected] Website:kidsandcars.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss The Strengthening Working Families Initiative with Winsom Benjamin and Isis Sanchez. SWFI is taking someone who has a job, and moving them into a career track where they have opportunities for advancement or a ladder to grow skills and become a more valuable (and higher paid) employee. The three sectors for which we focus our training opportunities represent the major employment sectors in the Valley. BBC News reported that in Phoenix metro last year, more financial service and financial technology workers were hired than anywhere else in the U.S. The new data says that typical workers in fin-serve and fin-tech earn an average of nearly $70,000 a year, compared to the metro’s average wage of around $50,000 per year. SWFI want's thier workers to have the opportunity to find a career with good wages. Guest Speaker Information: Winsom Benjamin and Isis Sanchez Website: ARIZONAatWORK.com/phoenix WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On our show today, we discuss Placing Negative Labels on Ourselves with Dr. David Hatch. Labels are what you call yourself in your head. They are tags that you attach to yourself to describe the person you think you are. Are you a successful career woman, a super mom, a loser, an ugly person, a sex bomb, a “fatty”, a good-for-nothing? We put ourselves in boxes trying to define who we are. We do it to others, and we do it to ourselves. Whether positive or negative, what we whisper to ourselves every day has a great influence on our self-concept, and dictates the direction of our thoughts and actions. More so than the labels attached to us by society. We are what we think we are. Guest Speaker Information: Dr. David Hatch, Arthure of the Book One Hundred Fifty Three Thoughts E-mail: [email protected] Website: davidahatch.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show we discuss Helping Boys Thrive. A live panel recording of Professionals and Community Leaders. Parents and professionals today can sense the hunger in boys for innovative parenting and effective education. In nearly every academic and behavioral marker, boys and young men are struggling. While some males get to the top of corporations and government quite well, millions of males are not thriving. In your own community, you may have felt a need to study and positively affect the developmental journey of our boys. In every community, we are seeing more and more boys who need our help, and want us to engage with them in successful ways. Guest Speaker Information: Vance Simms Founder/Executive Director of Father Matters INC. Phone: 602.774.3298 Website: www.fathermatters.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we have returning guest Chris Radoccia and Richard Cunningham from the radio show MAN UP and LEAD. We have all heard jokes about "who wears the pants in the family." Yet leadership in the home is no laughing matter. During the last few decades our culture has redefined the meaning and responsibilities of man and woman in society and in the home. Many men are confused and insecure. Many do not know how to act in the home. Growing up, they lacked a good model for leadership at home and have no mental picture of what it means to lead a family. Consequently, they do not lead effectively, or they do not even try. Guest Speaker Information: Chris Radoccia and Richard Cunningham with MAN UP and LEAD Email: [email protected] Website:www.manupandlead.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On our show today, we discuss the Joshua Initiative with Daniel Sidler. In an age where morals are mocked, manhood is muted, womanhood is defined by independence and lies to youth are prevalent, it’s clear that our nation is in dire need of missionaries. Men and women with the right perspective, boldly and courageously calling for a revival of Godly principles in our nation, neighborhoods, homes but most importantly, our own hearts. We believe that the most influential building block in a good, moral, Godly society is the family. That's why we create grace-based tools that strengthen the family or group of families to help them make a successful impact in the community were God has placed them! Guest Speaker Information: Daniel Sidler Founder/President E-mail: [email protected] Website: joshuainitiative.com WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show we discuss Life As A Teen Dad with Raymond C.If you’re a teen and you’ve learned that you are going to become a father, this could be a confusing time for you. It’s completely normal to have lots of different thoughts and feelings, and it will take a long time to get used to the idea of becoming a father. More often than not when you think of teen parents, most people think about negatives. Such as the couple is probably nothing but careless, selfish, or just unloved by their parents. Now adays the media has taken attention to really shine the light on teen pregnancy and expose the true trials and tribulations teenage couples deal with. Guest Speaker Information: Father Matters INC. Phone: 602.774.3298 Website: www.fathermatters.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show, we discuss Arizona Facts of Life with Yolanda Robinson.Yolanda grew up in a poverty stricken area, did not graduate high school, and became a teen mother. Despite all of this, she persevered and was inspired to start Arizona Facts Of Life (AZFOL) after she spent 8 years in the social services field observing the needs of today’s youth while drawing from her own experiences. During her time in social services she has beaten the odds stacked against her from being a teen mom. She earned her GED and made the decision to attend college, earning her Bachelors of Science degree in Family and Human Development from Arizona State University. Yolanda is utilizing her past experiences and observations through Arizona Facts of Life. She uses her past experiences in every facet of her organization in an attempt to make the young ladies understand the importance of education and that success is also possible in their lives Guest Speaker Information: Yolanda Robinson, Founder and Executive Director Email: [email protected] website : azfactsoflife.org WWW.FATHERMATTERS.ORG

On today's show we discuss Father's vs The Child Support System. One manner in which Men’s Rights Activists derail feminist arguments is alluding to instances in which women supposedly experience privilege.Often, they use the court system – and custody battles in particular – as an example. Statistically, it appears that the family courts in the United States are biased against fathers. For example, 83% of mothers receive custody of their children in divorces. Additionally, men are awarded less support on average than mothers who are awarded support.There is also plenty of anecdotal evidence citing situations where mothers were awarded custody in spite of fathers demonstrating interest and potential to provide and care for their children. Guest Speaker Information: Father Matters INC. Phone: 602.774.3298 Website:www.fathermatters.org