Tuesday, February 3rd by unanimous vote the Alameda County Board of Supervisors adopted a new resolution in support of "Father-Friendly Principles" developed by our Alameda County Fathers Corps.

By adopting the Father-Friendly Principles, Alameda County will bring the needs of men and their relationship with their children to the forefront…,” Supervisors Richard Valle (Dist. 2) and Keith Carson (Dist. 5), co-sponsors of the resolution, declared in a letter to fellow supervisors recommending the resolution’s passage. “This is a groundbreaking, systems reform event for our County and for the entire San Francisco Bay Area region to emulate,” proclaimed Fathers Corps Co-Founder and Alameda County Public Health Dept. Fatherhood Initiative Manager Gary Thompson, in response to the Board’s action.

The seven Father-Friendly Principles are the brainchild of the new Alameda County Fathers Corps.  Corps Co-Founder and Program Officer Kevin Bremond said the goal behind the principles is that “…every father is fully engaged and supportive of their child or children and that agencies and organizations in Alameda County be fully-prepared to help them succeed.”  Fathers more involved in the lives of their children also mean stronger families and a stronger Alameda County, he added. Originally founded in August 2013 as a partnership between First 5 Alameda County and the Alameda County Public Health Dept., the Corps has expanded to now include the Alameda County Social Services Agency and the Alameda County Department of Child Support Services.   

Click Here for more information on your agency/organization adopting the Father-Friendly principles.