News

June 16, 2022

The Center was honored June 1 at the State House as Governor Henry McMaster proclaimed June 2022 to be Fathers Matter Month.

June 16, 2022

We are proud to announce that during the press conference on June 1, our retiring president, Pat Littlejohn, was also surprised with the Order of the Palmetto.

June 16, 2022

We are excited to announce that the South Carolina Bar Association has awarded the Center with a $60,000 grant for the coming fiscal year that will be used to support the Jobs Not Jail program.

June 16, 2022

Saai Smith has been enrolled in the fatherhood program at the Man 2 Man organization since February. He is a father to four children and worked part-time with his father’s trucking business.

May 19, 2022

The South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families has announced Karriem Edwards as incoming president. He will take over for retiring president, Patricia Littlejohn, this summer.

May 19, 2022

The South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families is receiving a Proclamation declaring June as Fathers Matter Month on June 1, 2022 at 10 a.m. As our partner and friend, we invite YOU to attend and celebrate this wonderful event with us.

May 19, 2022

Marques joined Midlands Fatherhood Coalition in his early twenties when he was seeking help obtaining court-ordered visitation for his five-year-old son and newborn daughter. He did not have a positive relationship with either of the children’s mothers at that time, and it made it difficult to communicate with them and get the time that he wanted as a father with his children.

May 19, 2022

Community, board and staff members came together May 3rd to help us not only meet, but significantly exceed, our $10,000 Midlands Gives goal! With a $1,000 kick-off gift from long-time fatherhood champion, John Boudreaux, more than $10,000 was raised in just 18 hours to help us fund summer sessions of our Reality Check program for young men ages 16-22 and father-child literacy efforts.

April 21, 2022

Get Ready! May 3rd is coming! The South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families is excited to be participating in Central Carolina Community Foundation’s Midlands Gives Day.

April 21, 2022

Before coming to "A Father's Way," my life seemed to be at a standstill. I didn't have my daughter and didn't know how to go about getting her in my custody.

April 21, 2022

On April 8, 2022, The SC Center for Fathers and Families (SCCFF) held a dedication of a Little Free Library at Martin Luther King Jr. Park. This is the second Little Library sponsored by SCCFF and in partnership with the City of Columbia and the Columbia Parks and Recreation Department.

April 21, 2022

Last Thursday, April 14, the South Carolina Center for Fathers and Families was honored to be awarded the James E. Clyburn Health Equity Leadership Award.