In a world where parenting has a profound impact on the future, envision a society where fathers and mothers are not just caregivers but true models of healthy parenting. This is the vision that the Native American Fatherhood and Families Association (NAFFA) aspires to bring to fruition, and it's a vision that holds the power to transform communities across the globe. NAFFA's curriculum is designed with a singular purpose – to inspire fathers and mothers to become beacons of positive influence, fostering an environment where children can thrive emotionally, socially, and academically. By inst ..read more

As parents across the U.S. prepare to celebrate the holidays, we often feel a growing sense of stress due to mounting family responsibilities, increased credit card debt, unpredictable weather, overindulgent eating, unreasonable expectations, excessive commitments and other social pressures. But the bottom line is that a big part of Christmas focuses upon our children. How we handle this season offers parents a chance to work together to benefit and strengthen our relationship and allow our children to understand and enjoy these important celebrations calmly and peacefully. As parents, we typ ..read more

With the start of NAFFA’s S.A.F.E Parent Resource Center (Strengthening All Families Everywhere) on September 6, Fatherhood is Sacred® and Motherhood is Sacred® will be taught every Wednesday from 6pm to 8pm. This event is the chance for parents to really hone in on some parenting skills but what if you don’t live in the Mesa area? Eventually we will have a Zoom link for the Wednesday classes but in the meantime there are recorded parenting classes which NAFFA created during COVID which are posted on NAFFA’s website here https://www.nativeamericanfathers.org/workshop-and-classes Parenting Web ..read more

Valerie Hollobaugh-Staff Writer “When like-minded and like-hearted people come together, anything is possible” says Jillene Joseph from Native Wellness Institute. On February 15-17th, Native American Fathers and Families Association partnered with Native Wellness Institute, Native Dads Network, and White Bison for the second annual Healing Together Conference in Mesa, Arizona. Native Wellness Institute: The Native Wellness Institute (NWI) is a national non-profit organization founded in 2000 to provide culturally responsive, trauma and healing-informed training and technical assistance to tr ..read more

NAFFA has developed a new approach to emotional wellness called The 3 Pillars of NAFFA. They are: Self-Worth Personal Identity Purpose Each pillar has its own value and purpose to make one emotionally whole. This post is the third of three posts: The Value of Purpose Have you ever tried to find a place you wanted to visit but didn’t have a map or a GPS system? It’s very difficult unless you know where you are going. That is what a life with no purpose is: no map or direction to where you want to go in your life. How can we accomplish anything unless we know where we are going? Knowing what ou ..read more

NAFFA has developed a new approach to emotional wellness called The 3 Pillars of NAFFA. They are: Self-Worth Personal Identity Purpose Each pillar has its own value and purpose to make one emotionally whole. This post is the second of three: The Value of Personal Identity: The value of personal identity is just as important as self-worth. As each person has their own personal identity and we understand that as we mature to adulthood, we develop a concept about ourselves over the course of a lifetime. Our personal identity tells us a lot about ourselves. This includes our lifestyles, culture, f ..read more

NAFFA has developed a new approach to emotional wellness called The 3 Pillars of NAFFA. They are: Self-Worth Personal Identity Purpose Each pillar has its own value and purpose to make one emotionally whole. The next three blog posts will spotlight each pillar. Everyone has a sense of their own worth. Either we feel a positive pull or a negative pull. A very large degree of our own worth is tied to how we are treated by others (especially from those who are significant in our lives). We can also tell our self worth by how we respond to the way we are treated and how useful we feel to others ..read more

Guest Blogger: Cendy Moliere Native Americans often face discrimination at work. From the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health a study conducted found that almost 1 in 3 Native Americans have been the victims of discrimination at work. “Overall, Native Americans report substantial and significant personal experiences of discrimination, across many areas of life. In the context of institutional forms of discrimination, roughly three in ten Native Americans say they have been personally discriminated against because they are Native when being paid equally ..read more

Since 2010, our country has dedicated January to raise awareness about human trafficking. This gives many the opportunity to educate others about trafficking domestically and abroad. Human Trafficking includes both forced labor and sex trafficking which undermines the rule of law, robbing millions of their dignity and freedom. This terrible atrocity has affected many people worldwide. From teens to adults, many are trapped in a situation where they are not safe and cannot leave. Fortunately, there are many people fighting to stop this terrible horror. There is so much information written but c ..read more

As parents across the U.S. prepare to celebrate the holidays, we often feel a growing sense of stress due to mounting family responsibilities, increased credit card debt, unpredictable weather, overindulgent eating, unreasonable expectations, excessive commitments and other social pressures. But the bottom line is that a big part of Christmas focuses upon our children. How we handle this season offers parents a chance to work together to benefit and strengthen our relationship and allow our children to understand and enjoy these important celebrations calmly and peacefully. As parents, we typ ..read more