Beneath the ShadeThe Fatherhood InitiativeNobody handed you the manual for raising kids.
We're a team of dads and leaders in Tuscarawas County who put it in your hands.
An 8-week workshop, one-on-one coaching, and monthly events with your kids. All of it free.
Every dad walks in from a different place.
Some want the full eight weeks, and some just want a Saturday morning with their kids.
Pick the door that fits, and the rest of the program is waiting behind it.
One night a week for eight weeks at Jack's House of Hope.
Learn the method from the book Graceful Parenting, taught by the author herself.
Weekly one-on-one time with a coach, around your schedule.
For dads working through recovery, family, or the kind of man they want to be.
Once a month, dads and kids across Tuscarawas County get together for food, games, and one idea worth taking home.
The Fatherhood Initiative is a program of Beneath the Shade, a registered 501(c)(3) serving Tuscarawas County.
The workshop meets at Jack's House of Hope in New Philadelphia, and All Pro Dad events are held at churches throughout the county.
One-on-one coaching happens in person, around your schedule.
Nick makes sure the support you're getting is the kind that changes your life.
Author of Graceful Parenting, the heart-first method she's spent years proving on everyone from toddlers to teenagers.
For dads who want extra support, Erik meets with you one-on-one, every week, around your schedule.
Mellisa makes sure all the paperwork gets filled out and keeps the rest of the team on the same page.
Call or fill out the form below, and we'll reach out to you. We get to know you first, and there's no sign-in sheet.
The workshop, a coach, an All Pro Dad event, or all three. Start with the one that fits right now.
Walk into workshop night, sit down with your coach, or bring your kids to an All Pro Dad event. Nobody treats you like a case file.
Start with one way in and add the others whenever you're ready. Every part of the program is free and open to you.
You bring the want-to. We bring the rest.
The Bible says a father is the head of his house.
Not a boss. A covering.
Present, steady, and impossible to shake.
We believe every dad in this county can become that man.
Including the one in recovery, and the one who barely gets to see his kids.
We believe healthy dads will change families and communities for generations.
The program is open to everybody.
You come as you are, and we work with anybody.
Got a question? Not sure which way in fits you?
Fill out the form and we'll reach out to you.
No pressure and no sign-in sheet, just a conversation.