Marc Himes - South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families

1. The Struggle is Real:
Working with Fathers
Marc Himes
South Carolina Center for
Fathers and Families

3. Service Areas
Upstate Fatherhood Coalition
Lancaster Fatherhood Project
Midlands Fatherhood Coalition
Man 2 Man
A Father’s Place
Father to Father, Inc.

4. Addressing the
why, not the what

5. 7 Types of Poverty
1. Spiritual Poverty
A lack of ability to acquire spiritual things.
2. Mental Poverty
Lack of thinking, which results in a lack of access to education and
knowledge.
3. Bodily Poverty
Lack of proper physical health and access to healthily living conditions.
4. Societal Poverty
Lack of social connectivity.
5. Cultural Poverty
Lack of coming together in a society. No collaborative activities taking
place which leads to a disconnection between people.
6. Economic Poverty
Lack of monetary resources for providing themselves with basic needs
such as food, clothing and shelter.
7. Political/Systems Poverty
Lack of understanding of how systems work.

6. Meeting the Need

8. •Meet a need
•Gain their trust
•Keep them engaged
The Formula

9. Beneficial
Relational/ Resourceful
Encouraging
Active
Directional
Programming Must Have . . .

10. Facing Young
Fatherhood

11. Let’s Talk . . .

12. • Reality Check Curriculum – prevention
presentation for young men
• 1-844-4SC-DADS
• modifychildsupportsc.com
• scvisitation.com
• youngfatherhood.com
• Expungement Guide
Additional Resources

13. SC Center for Fathers
and Families
father365.com
scfathersandfamilies.com
(803) 227-8800