Fatherhood Facts

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The following facts on fatherhood have been provided by Street Style Positive, an organization dedicated to helping parents make a positive difference in the lives of their children.

Over 30,000,000 children in the U.S. do not have a father living with them and over one-third will not see their father at all in the next twelve months.
90% of all homeless and runaway children are from fatherless homes.
Over 71% of high school drop outs are from fatherless homes.
Young children growing up without father's involvement are ten times more likely to be extremely poor.
20,000,000 children live in single parent households. 6. 63% of youth suicides.
85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders.
The majority of teen mothers come from homes without fathers;
70% of juveniles in state operated institutions come from fatherless homes.
85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home.

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