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• National Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families (NPNFF) (Link to Organization that provides Fathering Program) (external website)
  This informative website is about Family Resource Programs in Canada. It includes a description and order form for the study report entitled Supporting Fathers.

• Dads and Daughters (Link to Our Favorite Fathering Sites) (external website)
  Dads and Daughters is a national non-profit organization that encourages positive relationships between fathers and daughters. This fun and informative website provides many online resources, including a newsletter and announcements about upcoming special events.

• Dads Can (Link to Our Favorite Fathering Sites) (external website)
  DadsCan is a national organization for fathers and foundation partner of the Father Involvement Research Alliance. Go to this site for tools, chat rooms and an excellent information network on programming for fathers in Canada.

• Father Involvement Initiative Ontario Network (FII-ON) (Link to Our Favorite Fathering Sites) (external website)
  Father Involvement Initiative Ontario Network (FII-ON) has conducted over 25 local father involvement initiatives through community mobilization, social marketing, best practices, and knowledge development and transfer. The FII-ON website offers direct links to fathering resources (e.g., Full-Time Dad, Part-Time Kids).

• National Fatherhood Initiative (Link to Our Favorite Fathering Sites) (external website)
  The National Fatherhood Initiative website includes information about fatherhood, fathering programs, community awareness, policy, and educational initiatives. Its emphasis is on educating, equipping, and engaging fathers.

• ProsPere (Link to Our Favorite Fathering Sites; Link to Research Organization or Project) (external website)
  Prospere is a Quebec network of researchers and practitioners that has done community-based research since 1994. This website offers a wide selection of documents related to fathering policies and social programs. ProsPere s’inscrit dans la programmation du Groupe de recherche GRAVE-ARDEC, une equipe de recherche financee par le Fond quebecois de recherche sur la societe et la culture (FQRSC) et par les Instituts de recherche en sante du Canada (IRSC).

• Australian Institute of Family Studies (Parenting Link) (external website)
  The Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS) is dedicated to research and information on family wellbeing. This site offers discussion forums, access to several resource databases, and a guide to publications by the AIFS.

• BC Council for Families (Parenting Link) (external website)
  The BC Council for Families works to strengthen, encourage and support families through information, education, research and advocacy.

• Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Centre (Parenting Link) (external website)
  Bloorview MacMillan Children’s Centre is a learning centre dedicated to children and youth with disabilities or special needs. Their website provides information on services, research, and resources pertaining to children, youth, and families.

• Canadian Institute of Child Health (Parenting Link) (external website)
  The Canadian Institute of Child Health is a national charitable organization dedicated to improving the health of children and youth in Canada. This website offers information and resources about pregnancy and childbirth, child development and safety, and policies related to child health. The National Program on Fathering is a recent initiative housed in the Canadian Institute of Child Health and is designed to examine the delivery of services to fathers in Canada.

• Canadian Parents (Parenting Link) (external website)
  This is a Canadian website that includes message boards for parents, product recall information, and advice from parenting experts.

• Child and Family Canada (Parenting Link) (external website)
  This website offers quality and credible resources on children and families - with the participation of fifty non-profit organizations. The site offers an extensive library of online documents in the area of children and families.

• Children, Youth and Families Consortium (Parenting Link) (external website)
  The Children, Youth, and Family Consortium was established to bring together the varied competencies of the University of Minnesota and the vital resources of Minnesota’s communities to enhance the ability of individuals and organizations to address critical health, education, and social policy concerns in ways that improve the well-being of Minnesota children, youth, and families. The Consortium is a library of information on the well-being of children, youth and families.

• Directory of Parenting Organizations (Parenting Link) (external website)
  This site will help you to find website resources in parenting issues such as activities, childcare, education, motherhood, fatherhood, health, sports, politics, and volunteers.

• Invest in Kids (Parenting Link) (external website)
  Invest in Kids is a national, charitable organization dedicated to helping families during the first five years of their children’s lives.

News from FIRA

• Call for Papers for Canadian Conference

  A conference on Men and Masculinities will take place in Quebec City, March 9 - 11, 2011.

• Do You Have Canadian Fatherhood Resources Which Other Organizations Can Use?

  FIRA is looking for information on Canadian educational and social marketing tools for fathers and those who work with them.

• Can Swedish Fathers “Have it All?”

  The NY Times published a very interesting article on paternity leave in Sweden.

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