Fatherhood is the most significant event that a man experiences during his lifetime.  He undertakes this journey unprepared, as did his father before him.   For the child, the father is the initiating force through whom the young person passes on the way into the larger world.  In turn the child activates the father’s heroic desire for self-sacrifice and compassion, giving power and direction to his own personal and spiritual growth. This ancient collaborative journey begins with the father nurturing and tending to the child’s vital needs from infancy through adolescence, and into maturity.  Then a reversal of roles usually occurs as father passes through the portals of midlife and begins to face the reality of aging, illness, and other of life issues.  Now the elder seeks the comfort of compassionate assistance, and even support from his progeny.  This relationship is as old as mankind itself, varying only with the specific contemporary cultural, religious, and community values.  

Unfortunately, 21st Century fathers and their families rarely attain this ideal lifestyle.  To help accomplish this ideal, the Father Resource Network will provide empowering solutions, support, and referral services which help solve the problems that are central to improving the lives of fathers, their families, and society nationwide, and eventually worldwide.