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Shared Parenting Vote scheduled for Tuesday March 28, 2006

TAKE ACTION Join Glenn Sack's and TAKE NATIONAL ACTION!

SHOW YOUR SUPPORT - - Contact the NYS Assembly by Clicking here!

New York is one of the Battleground states, important because of it's
influence on both the northeast states and on National Politics!
(Clinton, Giuliani and Pataki all need to know we are a NATIONAL
MOVEMENT! The Political parties need to know this is a UNIFIED MOVEMENT
capable of UNIFIED ACTION in support of PARENTAL RIGHTS!)

No more discussion of the proper thing to do. No more debate on which
legislator, party or caucus is or isn't supportive. Take ACTION follow
the LEAD of Glen and DO THIS AND DO IT NOW! Download the flyer, fax it
to EVERY COMMITTEE MEMBER, mail it - CALL THEM ON THE PHONE - and click
on HERE TO TAKE ACTION WITH GLENN SACKS!

JOIN the Parents Rights Movement! The only Action Item is : Shared
Parenting Legislation!

Action Item to be done today and this month (March 1, 2006)!!!! DO IT
NOW! Download the Thumbs-Up Flyer and deliver it to the Assembly
Children and Families Committee. The Assembly Children and Families
Committee is taking up Shared Parenting Legislation A330/S291 on a
Tuesday in March (TBA). We need you to download the flyer, sign it and
deliver it to members of the committee members (click on "Assembly
Children and Families" for a complete committee list with phone, fax
and mailing information. First fax it to them, then mail it to them,
then call them on the phone and ask them to "Please pass Shared
Parenting and move it to the floor for a vote by the entire Assembly".
THEN JOIN GLENN BY CLICKING HERE AND MAKE THIS A UNIFIED NATIONAL
PARENTAL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.

We need your help, New York's CHILDREN need your help. For information
on Shared Parenting click on the March 2005 Capitol News.

Lobbying News:

Remember to also print and post the LEAD Flyer for Legislative
Education and Awareness Day! FaFNY sets LEAD-Legislative Education and
Awareness Day for Tuesday May 9, 2006 in Albany, NY. click on the
L.E.A.D. banner above for more information.

Check out the March 2005 Capital e-News for Lobbing Information! check
ALL the Capital e-News!

About The Coalition of Fathers and Families New York, Inc.

The Coalition of Fathers and Families NY, Inc. (FaFNY) is an all
volunteer member supported 501c3 not for profit corporation that is
working to keep fathers and families together through education,
advocacy and lobbying for social and political change. We are
affiliated nationally with The American Coalition for Fathers and
Children (ACFC). You can review our organization information on this
site (including our latest IRS filing), FaFNY publicly reported
information on the web site guidestar.com (type in FaFNY in the quick
search button), check our financial report and IRS Form 990 here or
obtain more information at the NYS Attorney Generals Charities
Registration Bureau.

In addition to the resources we provide on this web site we are
providing policy information to those in New York State Government who
set policies and we meet with them on a regular basis on these issues.
We provide advocacy for non custodial parents and speak to their issues
with NYS and local governments. We provide self help information for
persons and families in need. We produce and provide the CAPITAL NEWS,
the quarterly newsletter of FaFNY. We conduct research on the issues
faced by fathers and families and we produce opinion pieces and present
testimony on behalf of fathers and families. We provide to the public
and policy makers alike, free of charge, the Family Help Packet for
those entering into family dissolution and the family court system and
the "Are We Ignoring the Elephant in the Room" collection of policy
reports for family advocates and policy makers alike. We speak for the
2.5 Million "non-custodial" parents in New York State.
The Problems

There are currently 2.5 Million "non-custodial" parents who are denied
access to their children in New York State. The Children's Rights
Council estimates that there are 518,000 children in New York that have
been denied access to a parent. In New York 93% of custody cases
results in sole mother custody but in 100% of cases a child loses
access to a parent and that parents extended family such as grand
parents, aunts and uncles and cousins. The National Fatherhood
Initiative estimates that in the US there are 24.7 Million children (a
whopping 36.3%!) living absent their biological father. There is a 50%
Divorce rate and a one-third out of wedlock birth rate putting
America's families, and the children they support, in crisis.

Biases against fathers, men and boys can be seen in the popular media,
government and society. Polices such as no fault divorce and equitable
distribution, child custody and child support awards, domestic
violence, child abuse, paternity and false paternity, health research
and care, employment and education, and a man's right to choose fail to
include fathers/men and are undermining strong families and
communities. Gender biases interfere with men's participation in the
family and women's participation in the workforce.

The Solutions

Social and political change.

Kids Need BOTH parents. Kids Need Dads. Kids Need Moms. Kids Need
Fathers and Families. FaFNY supports education, policies and
legislation that would help both parents and both extended families
participate in a child's upbringing free from government intervention.

We need policies that build strong families, families that include
FATHERS. We need to work to end biases against both women and men that
fail to provide for equal rights and responsibilities and especially
equal opportunity for all.

We offer help and assistance to family members so that they may
participating in building strong families in New York and the Nation
for the benefit of our children and society.
What can I do to help children, Fathers and Families?

Right now in New York there is no organization that provides case
management or crisis intervention on behalf of fathers. New York State
Government provides no services to fathers in crisis and has no agency
that represents fathers. WE NEED YOUR HELP TO FILL THE VOID OF
GOVERNMENT INACTION.

We need people to speak out on these issues and invite everyone
visiting this web site to, first register to vote, then review the
legislative affairs information and indicate your support. Join us at
Legislative Education and Awareness Day on Tuesday May ??, 2005 in
Albany, NY to speak on behalf of children, fathers and families.

We need people to join as a member of FaFNY. Your membership provides
much needed financial support and puts your name with others who want
to see families together for the benefit of children.

We need your tax deductible donations. With no government assistance
our funds are stretched thin.

Please support our cause with your hard earned dollars.

We need advocates. We need active members to step up as their
resources allow and volunteer their time. Volunteers can join in as a
member, as a committee person working in a specific area such as
Legislative Education and Awareness Day as a County Coordinator working
in their home county or as a board member or officer of the
association.

How can I get "HELP!"?

If you are a family facing dissolution or a child/parent/grand parent
facing the separation of your family you can find assistance at our
self help resource pages found on this web site. We do not provide
individual case management but do provide individual advocacy on behalf
of our members.

How do I donate?

Click on Pay Pal or you can donate by check or money order made out
to FaFNY and mailed to: PO Box 782 Clifton Park, NY 12065. You can
see more information at our Organization section on this site.

How do I volunteer my time?

Contact Mr. James Hays at or at (518) 383-8202.

How Can I Become a Member?

The basic membership in FaFNY is $65 and includes membership in
ACFC (and the ACFC Shared Parenting Manual). You can send you
membership dues by check or money order to PO Box 782, Clifton Park, NY
12065. For further information on membership levels and benefits click
here.
Send mail to with questions or comments about this
web site.
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