CFOS Foundation Announces Grant to D.A.D.S.

Bellevue, WA – A little-served group of Puget Sound area children and fathers will benefit from a $5,000 grant awarded to Divine Alternatives for Dads Service (D.A.D.S.) by the CFOS Foundation. The grant will support D.A.D.S. programs which help fathers without custody stay involved in their children's lives.

D.A.D.S. offers training, support groups, reunification assistance, and help navigating the legal system to men who are living apart from their children. They meet their clients where they are and can offer the help that is needed at the moment. If a father has child support obligations he cannot pay, D.A.D.S. can work with the father and the Office of Support Enforcement to obtain a realistic child support plan. If a father needs help in learning parenting skills, D.A.D.S. offers classes and support groups to both improve skills and offer an environment to reconfirm the father's commitments to his family. If the location of the child or children is not known, D.A.D.S. will work within the limit of the law to help locate them and reunite them with their father. In all situations, D.A.D.S. works with men to help them understand their importance in the lives of their children.

"There is a lot of compelling research showing the importance of actively involved fathers," said Tom Varga, founder of CFO Selections, the financial services firm whose partners launched the CFOS Foundation. "We are very pleased to be able to support the programs of D.A.D.S. with a CFOS Foundation grant."

In 2008, D.A.D.S. served approximately 500 men through support groups, individual counseling, and community based training. While these are chiefly men of color, D.A.D.S. embraces any man who wants to make positive changes in his relationship with his children.

"We are highly appreciative of the confidence in our work that this grant from the CFOS Foundation represents," said Marvin and Jeanett Charles, the co-founders of D.A.D.S. "A critical element of our success with helping fathers navigate the legal and child support systems is our ability to closely track and report on the progress of fathers, and use that data to refine and improve our services. This grant will assist us in that effort."
 
More information about D.A.D.S. is available on their website. To learn more about volunteering and contributing, contact Marvin and Jeanett Charles by email or phone them at 206-722-3137.

About the CFOS Foundation
The CFOS Foundation was founded in 2007 by the partners of CFO Selections LLC. The vision of the organization is to harness the energy and talent of professional people who care about the needs of local children while working to make a measurable, positive impact within their communities.

The CFOS Foundation looks to provide both funding and leadership to effect change, one child at a time. More information is available on their website. To make an instant donation to the Foundation, click here.