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Sunderland men who have been enjoying more quality time with their children thanks to the city’s My Dad Matters programme will take their new-found skills one step further this weekend during a unique forestry-themed celebration event.

The dads, who have all completed the Children North East Fathers Plus Forest Survival Programme, will join other family men from West Newcastle for the event at Gillett Woods to...

The role that family men play in children’s lives across Sunderland is being celebrated this Saturday at a special Children’s Centre sports day event.

The free Dads’ Day event at Sunderland Children’s Centre (Dubmire Primary School) aims to bring families together to celebrate all male carers, including dads, grandads and step-fathers.

The family fun day, which is being supported by Groundwork North East, will...

A unique programme designed to help organisations improve the services they offer to family men is being launched across the country this month after a successful pilot.

The Dad Test Audit from Fathers Plus helps nurseries, schools, childcare providers and Children’s Centres show how effective they are in meeting the needs of male carers.

The audit gives organisations a structured, fast and cost-effective way of...

An exciting new programme which takes family men back to school to enjoy spending time with their children and to help the youngsters achieve more is celebrating after an excellent turnout at its launch event.

‘Family Man through the Ages’, which is part of the new My Dad Matters programme in Sunderland, was launched at Diamond Hall Infant School and immediately attracted an overwhelming response – with over 80...