Jeanne was NCFMās representative to the San Mateo CountyĀ Fatherhood Collaborative while itĀ existed. She attended two SMCFC meetings, was developing a good working relationship with then Executive Director Carine Verdusco and isĀ an active member ofĀ a broad-basedĀ children,Ā father and family advocacyĀ group working to resurrect the program; which, as the article below suggests, may have been defunded for political reasons.
San Mateo County, like all other counties hasĀ a plethora ofĀ programs for women, childrenĀ and even animals. They had one for fathers. It is now gone. Father advocacy and programs areĀ important, especially for ourĀ children. You would think politicians would understand that, especially those with sons.
Among other things, NCFM also helped sponsor the Dad and Me at the Park event last June, and JeanneĀ operated ourĀ outreach and education booth. NCFM was the only father advocacy group represented at the event.
As cartoonist Marc Hershon points out, we’re just waiting for the new “multidisciplinary” workgroup to come out and play. Here’s the Half Moon Bay Review article:
County leaves dads, kids adrift with end of Fatherhood Collaborative
By Clay Lambert,Ā Dec 30, 2015
Why would the county government give up on that? The release says the county was ditching the program āin favor of a model focusing on at-risk fathers through a multidisciplinary workgroup.ā We are also told the county saved $118,000 by disbanding the collaborative.
Hereās a pro tip: Any time the government uses the words āmodel,ā āat-risk,ā āmultidisciplinaryā and āworkgroupā in a single sentence, you are being taken for a ride. And the money? Please. If you think saving $118,000 was the countyās motivation, Iāve got a multidisciplinary workgroup for you…
To read the rest of the article go to:Ā https://www.hmbreview.com/opinion/editorials/county-leaves-dads-kids-adrift%04-with-end-of-fatherhoodcollaborative/article_30b5a1f8-af25-11e5-a80d-9b61b936f73f.htmlĀ
The way San Mateo County has treated divorced father’s is so unfair. I went with my father Charles and the father’s we met under the direction of Mr Tim Collins. It was a pleasure to be around such Gentleman whom the county continually painted in a bad light. These father’s just wanted to be dads to their children despite the problems with their former.
spouses ? I was soon to find out the REALTRUTH Fake DV order $3000 I went to the family mediator Ms Gonzalez or Rodriguez to discuss my visitation schedule ? She spent I full hour insisting that I admit to a DUI in the State Of Arizona As I told over and over that I’ve never had a DUI ANYWHERE ! Her letter to the Honorable Richard Dubois said quote Ty has denied receiving a DUI in Arizona which is a lie so I believe everything he says is a lie. At that point a lawyer in Glendale Az Gary Rolwing said it’s seems that however is accusing him of DUI in Arizona should at least be able to prove it.Shortly ,after I simply gave up ! $$$ being thrown away by the thousands while my ex a San Mateo County employee received all the legal fees totally FREE while deciding to be pro per when it suited her so she could go to my lawyers office over and over to run the bill sky high. In closing Dad and I met a UAL mechanic whose name I’ll exclude. He was a cool guy he had two sons and ex anyways he said Ty I get to meet with my two boys 11@13 at Rolling Pin donuts for 30 mins 2x a month while my ex mother in law and ex wife leer at me and my son’s from 6 feet away He seemed somewhat upset I was like that ain’t cool He lost his house his car half his pay and ended up on a friend’s couch and taking the SamTrans to SFO ! A week later Tim Or Mr Collins my father and I sat down and Tim announced that our friend had commited suicide my dad TWA 34 yrs SFO as well as I were stunned ! Anyways Congrats San Mateo County you helped one of your own just Run Me Over! I didn’t ever think that a system could be so Polluted with such corrupt rude and almost arrogant behavior while your would hope that Fairness and Respect be given to both parties but sadly it’s not. San Mateo County one of the wealthiest counties in the USA doesn’t feel fit to fund the Fatherhood Collaborative. ? That speaks volumes Loud and clear Cya. To the Dads out there Respect Dad rock on TTW U.S.Air Force (ret.)100 % service connected disabled vet. Amputee
The County Board of Supervisors voted to abolish their public advisory board on fathers and replace it wth a panel of government bureaucrats containing no members of the community. So much for open government. Do they plan to do the same thing with their Commission on the Status of Women?