Enter Amount: Celebrating fathers and family life Organised by the south based charity, , this event is open to the public and will start
at Trafalfar Square this Saturday 23 May at 10.00am. The parade is part of their work to empahsise the importance of the role of fathers, fatherhood in family life. Social Trends 30 Living in Britain show that In Great Britain 25% of families are headed by a lone parent, an estimated 1.7 million families, with 2.9 million dependent children. currently has highest proportion of single parents with a child under 5 than any other country. Data from the indicates that one in four families with dependent children are single parent families, and nine out of 10 single parents are women. While data on how often children from these families see their fathers is not currently available commentators say that contact with fathers once the parents are separated is markedly reduced. The Father’s for Life campaign was launched by MMV last year in a bid to refocus on the importance of the role that father’s play in family life, and offer practical support to men in managing the challenges that come with fully shouldering the responsibilities of caring for and bringing up a family.
Supporting the role of men in the family ‘This started with us reflecting on whether there is a need for men or fathers in the family as in many ways society is now structured there is the implication that there is not, if this is the case then it begs the question, why would a father want to stay around Mighty Men Of Valour’s view is that men have an important role to play in the family unit and we look at how to engage men and support them in carrying out their role as a parent, partner and husband.