{"id":42014,"date":"2014-08-04T18:00:27","date_gmt":"2014-08-04T22:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=42014"},"modified":"2014-08-04T18:00:27","modified_gmt":"2014-08-04T22:00:27","slug":"back-school-event-promotes-dads-involvement-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/08\/04\/back-school-event-promotes-dads-involvement-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Back to school event promotes dads involvement in education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2014\/08\/FWCAAM-184x200.jpg\" alt=\"Fort Wayne Commission on African American Males logo\" width=\"184\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-42015\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from the City of Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Back to school event promotes dads involvement in education<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(August 1, 2014) &#8211; The Fort Wayne Commission on African American Males is hosting its annual back to school event, which is designed to get fathers more involved in the education of their children.  The 2nd Annual Glynn Hines Back to School Fatherhood Initiative will be 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9 at McMillen Park Community Center, 3901 Abbott St.<\/p>\n<p>The event &#8211; named in honor of the longtime 6th District councilman &#8211; will include a keynote speech by education consultant and noted author Juwanza Kunjufu, who has written over 25 books, including the Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys; State of Emergency: We Must Save African American Males and Restoring the Village: Solutions for the Black Family.<\/p>\n<p>The event will also include the giveaway of backpacks and supplies to the first 400 fathers or male mentors who sign up to take the Fatherhood Initiative pledge.  The pledge calls for fathers to take their children to school on the first day of school and stay involved during the school year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are extremely pleased to host the 2nd Annual Fatherhood Initiative at the newly renovated McMillen Community Center,&#8221; said Councilman Hines. &#8220;Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu is a renowned author who will share his keen insight on the challenges of the fathers, mentors and youth who attend on Saturday.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;With everything going on in our community &#8211; the unemployment, underemployment and other issues &#8211; now is the time to re-engage fathers in the lives of our children and their education,&#8221; said Andre Patterson, chair of the Commission. &#8220;We know that, with the involvement of fathers in education, grades go up and delinquent behavior goes down.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>The Back to School event will also include free food and workshops on anger management, mental health, education and criminal record expungement.  Sponsors for the event include Indiana University- Purdue University Fort Wayne, the City of Fort Wayne, the Fort Wayne Urban League, Parkview Health, Albright&#8217;s Meats &amp; Deli, Comcast and Sweetwater Sound. <\/p>\n<p>The local Back to School Initiative coincides with a national movement to get fathers more involved in their children&#8217;s education.  The &#8220;Million Father March,&#8221; led by the Black Star Project, will take place in 700 cities nationwide this month.<\/p>\n<p>More than 250 fathers or male mentors participated in the first Back to School initiative in August 2013 and took a pledge.<\/p>\n<p>The Fort Wayne Commission African American Males, which was re-established in June 2013, includes representatives from throughout the community.  The Commission works to enhance the lives of Black males in all areas and seeks to forge partnerships with other groups, organizations or entities who strive to achieve the same goal.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='36c0332ff21631c15b68c366d05ccf9a' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='36c0332ff21631c15b68c366d05ccf9a' data-image-id=\"203\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71715.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71715.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Allen County Councilman Paul Moss\" data-description=\"Allen County Councilman Paul Moss makes a brief comment during the Mayor&#039;s press conference calling for referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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Photo taken February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='36c0332ff21631c15b68c366d05ccf9a' data-image-id=\"204\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71717.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71717.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Dr. John Crawford and son Grant\" data-description=\"Former City Councilman Dr. John Crawford and son Grant attended the press conference in which Mayor Henry called for a referendum vote on the gaming issue. 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Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: City Corporate Counsel Tim Haffner\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1697\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85094.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85095.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell answers questions from the press.  Tim Haffner is on the right.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='36c0332ff21631c15b68c366d05ccf9a' data-image-id=\"1698\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/85095.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85095.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/05\/01: Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell\" data-description=\"Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell answers questions from the press.  Tim Haffner is on the right.  Photo taken May 1, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/05\/01: Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/05\/01: Deputy Mayor Greg Purcell\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1698\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_85095.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/harrison_street_explored.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Illustration from the Harrison Street Explored invitation. Courtesy image.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='36c0332ff21631c15b68c366d05ccf9a' data-image-id=\"1716\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/harrison_street_explored.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_harrison_street_explored.jpg\" data-title=\"Harrison Street Explored Illustration\" data-description=\"Illustration from the Harrison Street Explored invitation. 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