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F AT H E R - C H I L D CO N N E C T I O N Mike Hall, founder of Strong Fathers-Strong Families, a for-profit organization that focuses on family engagement programs for schools and Head Start programs, is a man on a mission.
By Martha Helton | Photos by Eric Priddy Photography and Provided by Mike Hall
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ike Hall, founder of Strong Fathers-Strong Families, a for-profit organization that focuses on family engagement programs for schools and Head Start programs, is a man on a mission. A self-described “professional in fatherhood and father engagement,” Hall draws from his own rich legacy of faith and strong multi-generational family relation-
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ships, his own experience gleaned from raising two grown sons and his over 20+ years of professional experience in the fatherhood field to train educational professionals—as well as dads--to connect dads with their kids through curriculum he authored himself. This is his 18th school year, having worked with over 225,000 dads face-to-face in schools in over 45 states, and in between 500-600 schools.