A parent and a volunteer look through the DVD selection at Waypoint in Cedar Rapids in 2016. (The Gazette)
CEDAR RAPIDS — Waypoint has announced a new initiative called the Caring Dads Program, which will be added to the multitude of services offered by the Domestic Violence Program. The Caring Dads Program has a goal of helping fathers improve their relationships with their children and end controlling, abusive and neglectful behavior.
Fathers are an incredibly important part of a child’s life and can have a positive influence on their growth and development. Those who are involved and have a positive relationship with their children can enhance their children’s academic, personal and social development and success. Unfortunately, fathers also can have a negative impact on their child’s life when they do not understand the feelings and needs of their child, harshly discipline them, argue frequently with the child’s mother, or use abusive and controlling behavior.
The program is a 17-week support group that will offer men opportunities to connect with other fathers and learn about themselves and their parenting through group discussions, exercises and homework. The program will allow fathers to develop skills to cope with frustrating situations in healthy ways, understand how different fathering strategies and choices can effect children, increase their awareness of controlling, abusive and neglectful attitudes and behaviors, and learn strategies to strengthen relationships with their children.
Anyone who is interested in joining this group can contact Alexis Chadwick, Caring Dads Program Coordinator, at alexis@waypointservices.org or (319) 550-0248. The group is funded by Linn County Decategorization.
About Waypoint
Waypoint is a nonprofit agency that strengthens and empowers individuals who are homeless, living in poverty, victims of domestic violence or survivors of homicide and other violent crimes; and helps children gain the essential skills vital to reaching their full potential through quality child care, providing care to more than 500 children daily. Waypoint is located in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Waypoint programs include: Madge Phillips Center Shelter, Centralized Intake, Domestic Violence Victim Services Program, Survivors’ Program, KidsPoint Downtown Learning Center & Preschool, KidsPoint C Street Learning Center & Preschool, and the school-age Kids Program. For more information about Waypoint, visit www.waypointservices.org.
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