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Becoming a Better Father

Street Beat

Sunday, June 11, 2011

Without strong male leadership in their lives, children are more likely to end up incarcerated, abuse drugs and alcohol, and their chances of graduating high school are significantly decreased.  

This week on Street Beat, Syma Chowdhry and the community correspondents find out about four organizations helping men become better fathers or providing mentors for those children who have need a strong male role model. 

First, Joseph Farley talks to Syma about the special programs offered by Friends of the Fathers.  www.friendsofthefathers.org

Then Community Correspondent Antonio Guevara learns about a program aimed at high school teens needing guidance sponsored by the organization 100 Black Men from its President Anton Chastang and Bill Toples, the Chair of the Health and Wellness Committee.  www.100blackmendetroit.org

Next Guevara gets the details on a Big Brothers Big Sisters program for children with incarcerated parents from Ken Coleman.  www.bbbsdetroit.org

Finally, Syma learns about the Head Start Fatherhood Initiative from Larry Charleston III and Community Correspondent Stephanie McClung offers a suggestion for being a better parent.  www.matrixhumanservices.org

If you have a comment or an idea for a show, please send an email to streetbeat@wkbdtv.com with "comment" or "show idea" in the subject line.

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