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2026 National Fatherhood Summit: Call for Proposals
Our Call for Proposals Is Open!
Submit a Proposal for the 2026 National Fatherhood Summit
August 3-5, 2026
Do you have innovative ideas, programming, evidence-informed research, or experiences to share? Our Call for Proposals is open! View our submission guidelines and complete your submission by April 17, 2026.
Contribute to One-of-Five Dynamic Learning Tracks
1. Strengthening Marriage and Family Stability in the Context of Fatherhood
Share methods to deliver marriage education, support couple communication, and align family stability work with national objectives.
2. Fathers, Child Welfare, and the Path Beyond Foster Care
Delve into innovative strategies, best practices, and tools for locating and engaging fathers, coordinating with child welfare partners, and supporting safe, lasting family connections for children.
3. Workforce Readiness and Economic Mobility for Fathers
Examine techniques to connect fathers to training and career pathways and to align employment with family stability outcomes.
4. Fathers as Leaders in Faith-Based and Civic Institutions in Their Communities
Explore ways to equip fathers with the knowledge, skills, and confidence needed to become leaders in their homes and communities through mentoring, service, and partnership with faith and civic institutions.
5. Data-Driven Fatherhood Programming
Showcase approaches to aligning data collection with reporting requirements, applying evaluation findings to practice, and communicating results to decision makers.
Don't see the topic you have in mind? No worries! These tracks are designed to be broad, covering a wide range of relevant subjects. If your proposal aligns with the general spirit of a track, we encourage you to submit it.
