New Mexico Alliance for Fathers and Families

10/02/2015

REEL FATHERS bids a fond farewell with tons of gratitude to Board member, Lisa “Motherfunker” Clark, who is retiring from the board after providing three excellent years of service. In 2010 Lisa first connected with REEL FATHERS when she and Executive Director Deborah Boldt were members of the same cohort in the Leadership Santa Fe program. REEL FATHERS’ mission struck a chord in her. She states, “I loved that REEL FATHERS uses film (entertainment) to draw people in, and serves as a catalyst for conversation between Dads and their kids. I was especially excited about how the process helps build confidence in Fathers where it didn't exist before. Personally, I’m concerned with how we’ve marginalized the role of the Father, and how child support laws have dismantled the good will and partnership between divorced parents in raising children. REEL FATHERS’ work is relevant, timely, and continues to play a leading role in new ways to invest in our children as a solution for many social issues we face today.”

We can look forward to hearing Lisa every Friday on Hutton Broadcasting’s Friday Funk, 98.1 KBAC Radio Free Santa Fe, especially on March 6th from 6-8 pm when she will have the student poet/performers from REEL FATHERS’ Capital High School Fathers in Focus Poetry Intensive and their poet/mentors on the show.

21/08/2012

Taos News article on the NMFF2.

On Aug. 10, the New Mexico Alliance for Fathers and Families presented “New Mexico Fatherhood Forum 2: Fathers and Families Moving Forward.”

20/08/2012

White House blog for the NMFF2.

The efforts to help dads be better dads got a big boost at the second New Mexico Fatherhood Forum. Hosted by the New Mexico Alliance for Fathers and Families at New Mexico State University in Las Cruces, this gathering highlighted the efforts of President Obama’s responsible fatherhood initiative an...

16/08/2012

Mr. Jerry Tello, Director of the National Latino Fatherhood and Families Institute. He is describing how he brought an ex-offender to a children's reading group to help him act out the role of the bear in the story. And then how meaningful this chance of redemption was for the man and for the boys in the group.

14/08/2012

Mr. Albert M Pooley, President of the Native American Fatherhood and Families Association, speaking at NMFF2.

14/08/2012

Mr. Albert M. Pooley, President of Native American Fatherhood and Families Association, giving a shared keynote address at NMFF2.

14/08/2012

Mr. Ed Avalos, USDA Undersecretary, speaking at NMFF2 about his father. Mr. Avalos is from Las Cruces, NM. He now supervises 20,000 employees around the country and the world in his position with the USDA. Mr. Avalos also attended and spoke at NMFF1 held at UNM Valencia August 10, 2010.

13/08/2012

Proclamation from the NM State Senate.

06/08/2012

Workshops at NMFF2:
Daddy is Art by Keet Dayeen
Young Fathers: Connecting, Supporting, Retaining by Barry Mcintosh
Supporting Native American Families Dealing with Military Deployment and Urban Life by Anneke Lundberg and Gilbert Jefferson
Engaging Fathers in Child Development by Carlos Flores and Judy Baca
To Know Me is to Love Me by Anna Marie Garcia
Daddying and Health by Anthony Fleg, MD
Rites of Passage for Young Fathers by Ted Allen
Importance of Fathers in the Family Structure by Al Pooley
WOW Fun Activities by Chris Delgado
Raise Your Family, Not Your Fist by Neil Tift

06/08/2012

State and Federal officials at NMFF2:
Yolanda Berumen-Deines, Secretary, New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department
Paul Aguilar, Deputy-Secretary, New Mexico Public Education Department
Marcos Martinez, Sr. Manager Business Services Division, New Mexico Department of Workforce Solutions
Monica Zamora, District Court Judge, Children’s Court Division, Albuquerque
Max Finberg, Senior Advisor, White House Office of Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
Ed Avalos, Under-Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs, USDA
Terry Bruner, State Director, Rural Development, New Mexico, USDA
With special video from President Barack Obama and personal messages to be read from Senators Jeff Bingaman and Tom Udall.

06/08/2012

NMAFF consists of the following:
• Brindle Foundation, Santa Fe
• Counseling Associates, Roswell
• ENLACE/Santa Fe Community College, School of Education, Santa Fe
• Las Cumbres Community Services, Española
• Parents Reaching Out, Albuquerque
• National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse, Silver City
• Native Health Initiative, statewide
• New Mexico Children Youth and Families Department, statewide
• New Mexico Department of Health, Family Health Bureau and Maternal Child Health, statewide
• New Mexico Forum for Youth and Community, statewide
• New Mexico Parent Teacher Association, Albuquerque
• New Mexico Teen Pregnancy Prevention Coalition, Albuquerque
• NonviolenceWorks, Inc., Taos
• REEL FATHERS, Santa Fe
• Socorro Mental Health, Socorro
• Youth Development Inc., Albuquerque
• UNM Center for Education and Policy Research, Santa Fe

06/08/2012

The Forum was organized by NMAFF, an all-volunteer team of professionals from member organizations throughout New Mexico. Founded in 2010, NMAFF is a statewide alliance of organizations and individuals dedicated to strengthening families by promoting and supporting the positive involvement of fathers in children’s lives. Toward this end, NMAFF will:
• Promote cultural and social awareness and education about the importance of vital father engagement in New Mexico.
• Support effective programs and encourage the development of new programs and services.
• Highlight needed policy and service changes.
• Convene regional and state Forums with fathers, service providers, funders, researchers and policy makers.
• Create and maintain a statewide directory of services and resources for fathers and families.
• Build a membership base.