The United Dads of America

There are over 18 million Fatherless children in the US.  A result of fathers being absent from approximately 80% of single-parent homes. These fatherless families are 4x more likely to live in poverty. 

Data suggests 84% of homeless families are absent of a father and 90% of homeless and runaway children come from fatherless homes.

63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes. 85% of children who exhibit behavior disorders are from fatherless homes.

70%-80% of inmates in U.S. prisons grew up in a fatherless home or without a father figure. 

Most adolescents who enter the justice system have suffered from parental abandonment, substance abuse, or a dysfunctional household. In a study of 75 juvenile delinquents, 66% experienced fatherlessness, 20% had never lived with their father, and 25% had an alcoholic father.

Children living absent their biological father are 2 to 3 times more likely to be expelled or suspended at some time.

Girls who feel closeness to their father are 75% less likely to have a teen birth. One study showed girls whose father left the home before they were 5 years old were 8 times more likely to become pregnant as adolescents.

When children have an actively involved father, they are 33% less likely to drop out of school.