Fathers and Families Flag Football (F4) 2024

The Fathers and Families Football Tournament is an event where community teams play against each other in a single elimination flag football tournament to encourage interaction between fathers, father figures, and community participants. This positive interaction inspires hope and develops opportunities for engagement between communities.

Data has taught us that a father’s positive involvement in their children's lives is critical.

To have the ability to raise the next generation of children into loving and solid home activities that highlight a community that is safe, fun-loving, and engaged is crucial. Not only is this engagement beneficial for the child, but in the development of the ecosystem that our families are a part of.

That loving leadership and involvement are crucial to the future of our families, communities, country, and world.

When a father is not involved in his child's life, we know that:

63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes (U.S. Dept. Of Health/Census) –5 times the average

90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes – 32 times the average

85% of all children who show behavior disorders come from fatherless homes – 20 times the average(Center for Disease Control)

Father Factor in Education – Fatherless children are twice as likely to drop out of school.

Children with Fathers who are involved are 40% less likely to repeat a grade in school.

(http://www.rochesterareafatherhoodnetwork.org/statistics*)

This event will benefit the community by addressing father engagement, community education, stress reduction, and community focus. We are planning for our application to be in as soon as possible to secure all the necessary sponsorship, collaboration, and resource allocation for the event.Below is a video highlighting a previous Fathers & Families

Host or Publisher Strong Fathers/Padres Fuertes Project, Strong Beginnings - Healthy Start