https://fatherhoodinitiative.org/our-story daily 0.75 2025-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6039b0a0b81d5532a0a315a8/69b3785c-a05a-45a0-afbf-e9109c18ae63/DSC_0823.jpg Our Story - My Story: The Origins of Fatherhood Initiative — Zack Shepherd https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6039b0a0b81d5532a0a315a8/84397f98-5558-4234-9d37-8ed5855fbeab/D5260928-8714-4E14-A067-084B1DB8DACC.jpeg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6039b0a0b81d5532a0a315a8/42774bae-8b13-46a2-aac7-01a6522982c3/6CB27A5A-B3AA-44E9-9692-DDF97E7A0247.jpeg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6039b0a0b81d5532a0a315a8/e4096531-e339-4a21-abb1-5c77c41df133/1F639F8E-AEC0-4E6E-AFF8-3A92B5D5A780.jpeg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6039b0a0b81d5532a0a315a8/7f5024f0-c925-4aaa-8b15-9b420b4d07d8/DB66C8D5-FE61-4BAC-A85C-418051384248.jpeg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6039b0a0b81d5532a0a315a8/536fbee2-b43d-4b45-a32b-30f5ed82b35c/5EBF7F03-47FA-4D6D-973A-5B3CF47C0CF7.jpeg Our Story https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6039b0a0b81d5532a0a315a8/b6989f4b-c6a6-4774-81f1-2c26d8bac006/D127FEF1-276F-4EC9-8149-4E64F0BA0D58.jpeg Our Story https://fatherhoodinitiative.org/contact daily 0.75 2025-12-07 https://fatherhoodinitiative.org/home daily 1.0 2025-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6039b0a0b81d5532a0a315a8/1762656587271-EB4XHWKSWYNE7PD6Z4J7/unsplash-image-NcWNzEAD7Fs.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6039b0a0b81d5532a0a315a8/1762656536283-MEBEOAGWM45C37HS2BHO/unsplash-image-7PEMDibwTts.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6039b0a0b81d5532a0a315a8/162d4e54-93f2-412e-b258-5de646241257/r1-01058-0035.jpg Home - MERCH Get involved by purchasing some FI apparel—all proceeds go towards furthering our mission. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6039b0a0b81d5532a0a315a8/6a8d0219-d7c8-4279-9491-3bc07bab9807/unsplash-image-vVHXeu0YNbk.jpg Home - Research Behind every statistic is a story—a young man searching for direction, a community trying to fill the gap, a father figure striving to do his best. The reality is stark: too many kids are growing up without the steady presence of a dad and too many young men are falling behind. 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