Celebrating 10 years of Good Dads!

Plus — teaching empathy and resilience

NEWSLETTER Good Dads in St. Joe and Teaching Empathy and Resilience March 14th, 2025 GOOD DADS PODCAST  The Intentional Dad Episode 3: Teaching Empathy and Resilience In this episode of The Intentional Dad, hosts Jason Hynson and J. Fotsch sit down with Herb Cody, a dedicated father from Nixa, Missouri, to discuss how life’s challenges shape empathy, resilience and intentional fatherhood. Herb shares his personal journey of navigating fatherhood through life-altering experiences, including his own near-fatal accident and his wife’s traumatic brain injury. He explains how he balanced being both a father and caretaker, how his community stepped in to support his family and how he instilled resilience and compassion in his children. This episode is a powerful look at overcoming adversity, staying present as a dad and fostering emotional strength in your children. “You can’t plan for life-changing moments. You just have to be there, show up, and figure it out one step at a time." Tune In 🎉CELEBRATING 10 YEARS OF GOOD DADS 🎉 This year is our 10th birthday as a nonprofit, and part of our celebration is this brand-new publication with the latest research on engaged fatherhood, Good Dads programs, our outcomes and where we're moving forward. Take a look! FACILITATOR TRAINING CAMP Online registration is now open for the spring training camp in Springfield! We are hosting training for both Within My Reach and Good Dads 2.0, but trainees cannot attend both as they will take place concurrently.  Good Dads 2.0: All day Wednesday, Thursday and Friday  Within My Reach: Half-day Wednesday, 1 p.m. until 5 p.m., then all day Thursday and Friday  Deadline to register is April 17. We hope to see you there! Learn More GOOD DADS OF ST. JOSEPH St. Joseph is steadily growing as one of our newest Good Dads chapters! Good Dads 2.0 classes have begun at the Restoration Natatorium. The second session on Tuesday featured Kansas City Regional Director Lee Bramlett as he discussed the importance of values in building a solid family. Something GOOD happening for dads in St. Joseph! View Post CLASS COMPLETION: THE ALLIANCE OF SWMO On March 10th, seven fathers celebrated their completion of the Good Dads 2.0 course. We are grateful for The Alliance of Southwest Missouri in Joplin for hosting these classes and for our hardworking facilitators. Way to go, dads! Learn More About Programs for At-Risk Fathers THIS WEEK'S STRONG SCHOOLS On Tuesday, we had the opportunity to visit the wonderful Willard South for a morning filled with fun! Congrats to our raffle winners who now have the opportunity to visit Andy's for a yummy frozen treat. Thank you to our devoted captains and fathers who continue to participate in these events. Keep scrolling for some of our favorite pictures from this week! Congrats to these folks who won Andy's gift cards! We'd love to be a part of your school! Click below to learn more about why Strong Schools belongs in your school. Learn More About Strong Schools DINING TO DONATE Mark your calendars! Thursday, March 20th, the Good Dads Lebanon chapter will be collaborating with Applebee's to help raise funds for future father-focused endeavors. We hope to see you there! GOOD DADS 2025 REUNION: BRINGING IT HOME Good Dads is seeking proposals for 75-minute sessions to be presented at our first family reunion for facilitators and chapter leaders. This year’s theme, Bringing It Home, encourages a broad exploration of the many ways we can support fathers and their families through additional resources and training. We welcome submissions from educators, researchers, practitioners and thought leaders who wish to contribute to the ways we encourage and promote responsible fatherhood. We can't wait to see your awesome proposals - but hurry! The deadline for submissions is April 15. Learn More VOLUNTEERS WANTED! Become a Captain with Good Dads Strong Schools Lead a New Pathways for Good Dads Class Help us Spread the Good Dads Vision Find all our Volunteer Opportunities DAD JOKES Why did the pie go to the dentist? It needed a filling! When does bread rise? When you yeast expect it! POLL Last week, we asked subscribers what their favorite aspect of spring is. Here's how they responded... Seeing flowers bloom - 0% More daylight - 29% Baby animals - 0% The nice weather - 43% Spring cleaning - 28% I'm not a fan of spring—too much pollen!  - 0% And the winner is the nicer weather! With temperatures steadily climbing, now is the perfect time for outdoor adventures with your kids and grandkids! Go for a hike, fly a kite or draw with sidewalk chalk. The possibilities are endless! TRIVIA Good Dads is celebrating 10 years as a nonprofit! Can you believe it? Some of us still think 2005 was 10 years ago but nope, that would be 2015. Feel old yet? Get ready to feel even older with this week's trivia question! Which of the following did NOT occur within the last 10 years? Taylor Swift releases her "Lover" album "Moonlight" wins best picture at the Oscars Singer-songwriter Kenny Rogers passes away The show "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" airs its first episode Kendrick Lamar becomes the first rapper to win the Pulitzer Prize Prince Harry weds Meghan Markle We'll reveal the answer in next week's newsletter! — Special Thanks to Our Business Partners — Special thanks to Dr. and Mrs. Benjy and Lori Lampert for your continued support! Special thanks to Wayne Sheets for your continued support! – G O O D D A D S . C O M – Administrative Offices: 415 E Walnut Client Services: 205 W. Walnut, Suite 10 Springfield, MO 65806 417.501.8867 • info@gooddads.com Did someone forward this? If you'd like to join the thousands of awesome people who read this newsletter, you can subscribe here. Homepage Partners About Us Directions

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