Now if we could only get them into the high schools and colleges.

J.


The Role of Fathers in Families: Parenting, Paternity and the Adoption Registry

For the third year in a row, the Minnesota Fathers & Families Network will
conduct a series of educational workshops for family services practitioners and
fatherhood advocates across the state of Minnesota. This year, the professional
seminars will be hosted in collaboration with the Minnesota Department of
Health, Fathers’ Adoption Registry. Other collaborators include the FATHER
Project / Central Minnesota Legal Services, Southside Community Health
Services, the Minnesota Initiative Foundations and a variety of local social
service and family service organizations and agencies.

The regional seminars, titled "The Role of Fathers in Families: Parenting,
Paternity and the Adoption Registry," aim to provide an opportunity for
networking and professional development for professionals working in areas of
family services, child welfare, parenting education, public health, fatherhood
advocacy, and other social service workers.

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The workshops are free and open to the public.



OWATONNA: Thur. August 5, 9:00am – 12:00 noon
Owatonna College & University Center

Rooms 140-142

965 Alexander Drive SW
Owatonna, MN 55060



DULUTH: Tues. August 10, 9:00am – 12:00 noon
The Building for Women

32 E. 1st Street

Duluth, MN 55802



BEMIDJI: Wed. August 18, 1:00 – 4:00pm
Beltrami Electric Cooperative Headquarters Community Room
4111 Technology Drive NW
Bemidji, MN 56601



BRAINERD: Thur. August 19, 9:00 am – 12:00 noon
Crow Wing County Social Services, Meeting Room 1
Service Building, 322 Laurel St. / Brainerd, MN 56401



HUTCHINSON: Tues. August 24, 9:00am – 12:00 noon
The Peace Center at Peace Lutheran Church
400 Franklin St SW / Hutchinson, MN 55350



PLEASE RSVP to Helen Bassett OR Paul Masiarchin, no later than one week prior
to the event.

FAX: ATTN Helen Bassett 612-676-5667 or helen.bassett@state.mn.us OR
FAX: ATTN Paul Masiarchin 612-787-4002 or pmasiarchin@mnfathers.org.

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WORKSHOP OBJECTIVES: Attendees will:
- Share regional updates about father-friendly programs and practices;
- Promote positive images and positive interactions of fathers in
families;
- Learn about changes taking place in the state’s child support
offices;
- Discuss the Fathers’ Adoption Registry and its value as a tool for
strengthening families;
- Learn about the "Unmarried fathers guide to paternity, custody and
parenting time," and;
- Discuss the "top five legal issues to know about working with unmarried
fathers."

PRESENTERS:

Helen Bassett, Program Administrator, Fathers’ Adoption Registry

Melissa Froehle, Attorney, FATHER Project / Central Minnesota Legal Services

Clarence Jones, Outreach Director, Southside Community Health Services

Paul Masiarchin, State Coordinator, Minnesota Fathers & Families Network

Additional presenters may join regional workshops; all presenters may not be
present at each workshop.



The regional seminars are co-sponsored by the Initiative Foundation, Northland
Foundation, Northwest Minnesota Foundation, Southern Minnesota Initiative
Foundation and Southwest Minnesota Foundation.





For additional information, please contact Paul Masiarchin at
pmasiarchin@mnfathers.org or call (612) 787-4091.



For further information and driving directions, visit:
www.mnfathers.org/news2004.html.



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