Stronger Fathers. Stronger Families. Stronger Communities.
These are the foundations of the Fatherhood Encouragement Project
These are the foundations of the Fatherhood Encouragement Project
Meet our Board of Directors
Danial Petrie - President Kind Staffing
Malachi Brick - Realtor
Mike Scalise - Mortgage Broker
Elisha Wicklund - VP Kind Staffing Group
Ryan Bell - Clinical Counselor
We are an official 501c3 non profit organization formed in 2014. We have dads from all walks of life involved in helping build healthy friendships and create more effective leaders and communicators. We believe that by creating and developing relationships with fathers we are creating a sustainable future for families all over the countr
We are an official 501c3 non profit organization formed in 2014. We have dads from all walks of life involved in helping build healthy friendships and create more effective leaders and communicators. We believe that by creating and developing relationships with fathers we are creating a sustainable future for families all over the country. We build relationships and then connect our dads and their families to serving this community.

Our Core Missions Are:

We are more than excited to have current Bellator light-heavyweight champion and Rockford area native, Corey "Overtime" Anderson as our celebrity Spokesperson and Brand Ambassador! Corey is a wonderful man, husband and father. We admire his hard work and dedication inside and outside of the octagon!
Your support and contributions will enable us to meet our goals and improve conditions. Your generous donation will fund our mission.









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11320 N. 2nd Street | Machesney Park, IL 61115

We are raising money for a 12-passenger van to help transport youth in need! We run multiple youth programs, and a van is essential to continuing to be able to serve at-risk youth! Consider helping!
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