Mission
SQUIRES EMPOWERING YOUNG DADS IS AN ORGANIZATION CREATED TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF YOUNG FATHERS. NAVIGATING FATHERHOOD AT ANY AGE IS A CALLENGE, WHEN YOU ADD ADOLESCENCE, IT ONLY COMPOUNDS THE SITUATION. UNDERSTANDING THE COMPLEXITIES OF BEING A YOUNG FATHER, SQUIRES EMPOWERING YOUNG DADS PROVIDES THE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT A YOUNG DAD NEEDS AS HE NAVIGATES FATHERHOOD AND DISCOVERS WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PARENT. THE MISSION OF SQUIRES EMPOWERING DADS IS TO EMPOWER YOUNG FATHERS WITH THE KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT TO PROVIDE EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL CARE FOR THEIR CHILDREN. THE ORGANIZATION DELIBERATELY OFFERS SUPPORT TO 14-TO-25-YEAR-OLD FATHERS, AS IT RECOGNIZES THE COMPLEX AND DIFFICULT CIRCUMSTANCES MEN FACE WHEN BECOMING PARENTS AT A YOUNG AGE. BY OFFERING EDUCATION, COPING MECHANISMS, AND SUPPORT TO THESE YOUNG MEN THEY CAN OVERCOME THE NUMEROUS OBSTACLES THEY WILL FACE.