What a wonderful Father's day

DADS HOUSE

Father-focused services are gradually gaining ground and this year a new service is due to open in London which will focus solely on lone fathers. Fresh on the scene, with registered charity status, Dads House wants to offer temporary accommodation for fathers and children — the first of its kind in the city.

In London alone, there are 16,473 "male lone parent households". In addition there are 180,366 fathers who are not living with their children and are classified as "absent fathers", according to national statistics updated in 2006. Figures from 2005 show there were 1.9 million single parents and 3.1 million dependent children in total, up to two-thirds of them living in rented accommodation. One in nine of the single parents is a father. Research suggests there are about 210,000 single fathers in the UK, with about 280,000 dependent children living with them.

Homes for Fathers and Families (“HOFF”) is a project aimed at providing the same degree of support for single fathers as is available for single mothers in the UK. Fathers who look after their children on their own have much the same difficulties as mothers. In addition they are not necessarily as naturally gifted when it comes to caring for their children, nor are they seen as needing help, for example by employers in regard to time off or flexibility in working hours. As a result, in many cases, their children suffer.

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http://www.dadshouse.org.uk/