“Love, Dad Did That.”

Six years ago, Love, Dad set out to challenge something almost invisible in the systems supporting young children and families: the absence of fathers. Not because fathers didn't care, but because too often, the systems themselves weren't designed to see or engage them.

Today, nearly 2,900 professionals have been trained through Love, Dad, with an estimated reach of 58,000 families. We're helping transform how professionals engage fathers, support mothers, and care for whole families.

During a recent interview, a leader at one of our partner organizations was asked whether their home visiting curriculum prepared staff to engage fathers in conversations about perinatal mental health, or whether additional training was needed.

Her response was simple: “Love, Dad did that.”

Much of our work happens behind the scenes. Families may never know we trained their home visitor, supported their therapist, or helped transform an organization's practices. But they experience the difference.

Now, our work is reaching a new scale.

In 2026, we launched a national partnership with Parents as Teachers, expanded father-inclusive mental health training across Los Angeles County, and deepened our work with Black fathers and families involved in child welfare.

We're now working with home visiting networks that collectively serve nearly 200,000 families. The opportunity to make lasting changes across these systems is extraordinary, but our small team's capacity needs to grow to meet it.

For six years, we've helped other organizations build their capacity to support whole families. Now we need your help strengthening ours.

Our goal is to raise $50,000 by December 31 to invest in the team, research, evaluation, and systems-change expertise needed to make this work effective and lasting.

Your contribution will help us transform not just how many families are reached, but how well they are supported.

Help us make 2027 a defining year for Love, Dad.