By:  Lynn Green

Two thumbs up to Ed Gordon for starting the organization, DaddysPromise, which encourages responsible fatherhood and encourages men to get things right with their daughters.

I would love to see it expand to encourage fathers to bond with their sons also but this is a great start. 

Ed Gordon’s Mission Statement

Daddy’s Promise includes a symbolic component that will encourage men to sign a pledge and make a public acknowledgment of love and support for their daughters. It also consists of principles and guidelines to assist in fostering positive relationships between fathers and daughters.The Father/Daughter relationship has a significant impact on the many ways social and familial bonds are formed and the way girls grow up to be strong, confident women. To that end, Daddy’s Promise is a sustainable program that:

Encourages African-American fathers to take greater interest in their daughters’ lives,Builds self-esteem in young girls and teaches them to be productive citizens,

Salutes the importance of the father’s role in the full development in his daughter’s life and the tremendous impact he has in shaping her,

Creates dialogue among families as a first step in establishing healthy relationships between girls and the men who help raise them—fathers, grandfathers, father figures and mentors, thereby strengthening African-American families as a whole.