About A Father’s Place, Prince George’s County

We are a free community program created out of a need to support fathers in their fatherhood journey—a journey that seeks to build stronger, healthier children and families in Prince George’s County, Maryland. A Father’s Place, Prince George’s County serves the family by starting with the father.

Our Vision and Mission

Our vision is that fathers are up-lifted, barriers are removed, families are restored, and communities are transformed.

Our mission is to promote fathers as the essential component to building stronger children, families, communities, and society by providing high-impact services that support, enhance, and advance responsible fatherhood in Prince George's County.

Our Core Values

Family

Highly important

Integrity

Moral character, transparency, and equity

Service

Contribute to the welfare of others

Optimism

Hopeful and confident about the future

Key Statistics

75M

Number of fathers in the U.S.
(U.S. Census Bureau 2018)

59%

Of men over 15 have fathered at least one child
(U.S. Census Bureau 2019)

2.3M

Single-father households in the United States
(U.S. Census Bureau 2020)

1 in 4

Children live without a biological, step, or adoptive father at home.
(U.S. Census Bureau 2020)

Program Overview

We have created a program for fathers centered around three activity areas: healthy relationships, responsible parenting, and economic stability. Each group of fathers will complete 50-hours of skill-based sessions designed to improve healthy relationships and marriage skills, improve parenting and co-parenting skills, and progress toward greater economic stability. We will meet with our fathers, focusing on building community, sharing resources, and working together to get through fatherhood.

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About Prince George's County

Prince George's County is one of 24 counties in the state of Maryland. The County covers 482.6 square miles and is the 6th-largest County by area and the 2nd largest County by population. The County borders Washington D.C.

In 2019, Prince George's County's population was 912,756. The County is mostly known for being home to a large, suburban African American population, but the County also has a large immigrant population.

While Prince George's County, Maryland, is home to a high concentration of affluent African American families, there are high needs that continue to prevail within the County.