The Community Café model was introduced as part of the Dad Allies Initiative at the third-annual Fatherhood Summit in March 2021. A series of Community Cafés were planned across the state, and within specific populations, to lift up the voices of fathers, engage community providers, and coalesce around our North Star Father-Friendly Principles.
These events help lay the community groundwork for positive change that expands our capacity for men to become the fathers they want to be for their children and families.
They’re open to:
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Dads with lived experience in systems that support families in all types of family constellations.
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Providers who deliver child and family services through inclusion, and father-specific services, who want to increase their capacity to meet the unique needs of fathers.
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Advocates looking for ways to decrease stress on families and support all the loving adults in the family.
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Local state agency staff who are part of the complex system that fathers relate to when they seek services.
If you're interested in hosting a Dad Allies Café, please send us a message here.
Upcoming Events
- Fathers Matter: A Community Cafe with United Indians of All Tribes in Seattle - Saturday, September 13: 9:00 am - noon, Doors open at 8:30 am - Registration Opens Soon! - Let us know if you would like to know more!
- Fathers Matter: A Second Community Cafe with Kitsap County Dads - October 2025 - Check back for details - Let us know if you would like to know more.
Past Events
- Peninsula Fatherhood Cafe in Port Angeles - May 2025
- Yakima County Fatherhood Cafe - April 2025
- Benton and Franklin Counties Fatherhood Cafe - April 2025
- Grays Harbor Fatherhood Cafe - March 2025
- 2nd Clark County Fatherhood Cafe - September 2024
- King County Fatherhood Cafe - September 2024
- Tulalip Tribal Fatherhood Cafe - May 2024
- Snohomish County Fatherhood Cafe - January 2024
- Clark County Fatherhood Cafe - September 2023
- Kitsap County Fatherhood Cafe - September 2023
- Thurston County Fatherhood Cafe - February 2023
- Skagit County Fatherhood Cafe - January 2023
- South King County Fatherhood Cafe - November 2022
- Mason County Fatherhood Cafe - October 2022
- Spokane County Fatherhood Cafe - May 2022
- Pierce County Reentry Dads Fatherhood Cafe - April 2022
- Cowlitz County Fatherhood Cafe - March 2022