Connecting Arizona Fathers to Support, Community, and Opportunity
The Arizona Fatherhood Coalition brings organizations and communities together to help fathers access resources, strengthen family relationships, and have a meaningful voice in the systems that affect their lives.
Choose Your Path
Whether you are a father, a supporter, or an organization, there is a place for you here.
I’m a Father
Find resources, programs, and opportunities to connect with other fathers.
Find SupportI Support Fathers
Explore ways to contribute as a practitioner, volunteer, speaker, or community advocate.
Get InvolvedI Represent an Organization
Learn about coalition membership, collaborative programming, and referral partnerships.
Join the CoalitionWorking Together for Arizona Fathers
Father-serving organizations across Arizona are coming together to coordinate resources, listen directly to fathers, strengthen referral pathways, and build more responsive systems of support. Each coalition member brings its own expertise while contributing to a shared statewide vision.
Learn About the Coalition
Areas of Support
Explore the kinds of support Arizona fathers are looking for. Every category connects to our statewide resource directory.
Legal Rights, Custody, and Child Support
Understand your rights and find help with custody, parenting time, and child support questions.
Find Support →Financial Stability and Employment
Job training, employment support, and pathways to financial stability for fathers.
Find Support →Mental and Physical Wellness
Behavioral health, wellness programs, and physical health resources for fathers.
Find Support →Parenting and Co-Parenting
Parenting education, co-parenting skills, and father-child relationship support.
Find Support →Early Childhood Development and Literacy
Early learning, reading together, and child development resources for fathers.
Find Support →Housing, Food, and Essential Needs
Help with housing, food, diapers, transportation, and other essential needs.
Find Support →Reentry, Recovery, and Veteran Support
Support for fathers returning from incarceration, in recovery, or serving as veterans.
Find Support →Mentoring, Leadership, and Community Connection
Mentorship, leadership development, and community connection for fathers.
Find Support →Proposed 2027 Programming Framework
A Year-Round Commitment to Fathers
The coalition’s proposed quarterly framework gives organizations time to secure quality speakers, coordinate resources, develop partnerships, and build momentum throughout the year. Themes are pending coalition approval.
Financial Stability
Mental and Physical Wellness
Parenting, Literacy, and Community Engagement
Leadership and Self-Empowerment
Quarterly themes are a proposed framework and have not yet been adopted by the coalition.
Featured Programs
The coalition is developing a set of programs that center fathers’ voices and connect them with community support. Dates and locations will be announced once confirmed.
Dad Cafés
Facilitated community conversations where fathers can share their experiences, identify service gaps, and help shape coalition priorities.
Learn about Dad Cafés →
Quarterly Community Programs
Educational and supportive gatherings centered on the coalition’s annual themes.
Learn about quarterly programs →
Fatherhood Expo
A larger statewide gathering that connects fathers with resources, speakers, workshops, community organizations, and opportunities to provide direct input.
Learn about the Fatherhood Expo →
Partner Events
Father-focused events led by coalition members and promoted through a shared community calendar.
Explore partner events →No dates, locations, or registration details have been scheduled yet. Announcements will appear here once approved.
Listening to Fathers. Responding Together.
The coalition is developing a responsible process for gathering input through Dad Cafés, community conversations, and partner programs. Over time, this section will share aggregated, de-identified insights about the barriers fathers face, the resources they are seeking, and how coalition members are responding.
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Barriers fathers face
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Resources fathers seek
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Coalition responses
Our Partner Network
Our founding member organizations bring distinct expertise and a shared commitment to strengthening fathers, families, and communities across Arizona.
South Phoenix Healthy Start
FOUNDING MEMBER
A federally funded family-support program helping expectant families and parents of children under 18 months improve maternal and infant health outcomes.
Region: Maricopa County
M.A.N.C.A.V.E.
FOUNDING MEMBER
A fatherhood program equipping fathers and male role models with parenting, communication, family-relationship, and economic-mobility tools that strengthen children and families.
Region: Greater Phoenix
Southwest Human Development
FOUNDING MEMBER
An Arizona nonprofit supporting young children and families through early childhood development, mental health, literacy, Head Start, disability, and family-support programs.
Region: Statewide Arizona
Single Fathers Network
FOUNDING MEMBER
A national nonprofit empowering single fathers through legal, wellness, financial, parenting, and educational resources, advocacy, programs, and community support.
Region: Phoenix-based with nationwide reach
You Don’t Have to Navigate Fatherhood Alone
Whether you are looking for support, seeking community, or helping fathers and families thrive, there is a place for you in this growing statewide network.