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50/50 Luncheon Raffle Going Strong for a Worthy Cause!
Each month CAMP attendees had the opportunity to participate in a 50/50 raffle drawing during the monthly luncheon. 50% of the proceeds from the raffle went to an organization that CAMP chose to support during the year. The other 50% was given to the winner of the drawing. Proceeds from the 2005-2006 50/50 raffle drawings went to A Father's Place located in Conway, SC.
Our mission is to engage fathers in the positive support of their children and enhance community support for fatherhood throughout Horry County.
Thanks for all you've done and continue to do.
Wallace Evans Jr.
Executive Director
A Father's Place
PO Box 1291, Conway, SC 29528
843.488.2923 / fax: 488.2924
http://www.afathersplace.org
Supporting fathers to inspire their children...
Inspiring communities to support their fathers!
CAMP presented Wallace Evans a check for $500 at the June 2006 lunch program. Many thanks to everyone who purchased raffle tickets and supported this public service fundraiser.
A Father's Place Application Form
Full Name of Organization: A Father’s Place
Mailing Address: PO Box 1291, Conway, SC 29527
Telephone Number:(843) 488-2923
Contact Person: Wallace Evans Jr., Executive Director
When, where, and for what purpose was the organization formed?
A Father’s Place was established in October 2000 in Conway, South Carolina. Our mission is to engage fathers in the positive support of their children and enhance community support for fatherhood in Horry County.
Is the organization nonprofit? X Yes
Does the organization have a national headquarters?
X No
What is the exempt status with the Internal Revenue Service? 501 C3
What services does the organization offer and who are the recipients?
A Father’s Place provides comprehensive assessment and intervention services for non-custodial fathers between the ages of 18 and 35 who are currently not closely engaged with their children. These fathers have a high rate of underemployment/unemployment, low educational levels and exhibit disengagement from society. Core services include fathering classes, education assistance, employment readiness training and referrals, weekly support groups, and intergenerational mentoring as well as family advocacy and resource management.
How is the organization funded?
A Father’s Place is a sub grantee of the South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families, which is funded by the Sisters of Charity Foundation in Columbia, SC and the South Carolina Department of Social Services. We are one of 10 fatherhood programs within the state.
If funds are solicited from the general public, is the organization registered with the National Information Bureau? X No
What is the nature of the problem.
A Fathers Place serves the fathers and families of Horry County. The specific challenge addressed by A Father’s Place is father absence. Our project benefits the lives of at-risk children and strengthens community by increasing the number of non-custodial fathers who are actively engaged in the spiritual, emotional and material support of their children. Serving the entire Horry County region, A Fathers Place has several significant trends impacting the need for its work:
_Births to single mothers in Horry County have increased steadily over four decades. In 2001, 1083 babies, 41.8% of all babies, 31.2% of Caucasian babies, and 75.4% of African-American and others where born to single mothers. (SC Kids Count 2003)
_Single-parent families are most likely to be poor. In 1999, 36.9% of children in Horry County in single-parent families lived in poverty, but only 8.6% of children in married-couple families were poor. Children in single-parent families made up 58.6% of all the county’s children living in poverty. (SC Kids Count 2003)
_72% of adolescent murders, 60% of America’s rapists, and 70% of long-term prison inmates come from fatherless homes. Source: Popenoe, David. 1996 Life Without Father: Compelling New Evidence that Fatherhood and Marriage are Indispensable for the Good of Children and Society. New York: Free Press
_Children with involved, loving fathers are significantly more likely to do well in school, have healthy self-esteem, exhibit empathy and pro-social behavior, and avoid high-risk behaviors such as drug use, truancy, and criminal activity compared to children who have uninvolved fathers. (Father Facts 4th edition- N.F.I.)
Data shows that Horry County is enduring a steady increase in single parent households. Most of these households have no father. As such our communities are increasingly confronted with the consequences of father absence, especially within the African-American community. Public service advertising will allow A Father’s Place to present and distribute information on the consequences of father absence and ways to increase father engagement. Also the image of fatherhood has been tarnished in recent years with fathers typically being portrayed as buffoonish and inept. The advertising will allow for more positive portrayals of fathers and fatherhood and highlight the power of father presence. Further we will be able to increase the public’s awareness of our program and service offerings. Ultimately a more informed public will lead to more fathers being closely engaged with their children because every child deserves to have a responsible, committed, and involved father.
