The country's first mental health and substance abuse treatment facility for fathers and families.
Fathers' UpLift empowers fathers by offering therapy, reentry support, advocacy, and workforce development. We encourage collaboration with mothers and engage the community to help fathers overcome barriers (racism, emotional, traumatic, and addiction) that prevent them from being actively involved in their children's lives. Our goal is to ensure the well-being of children and foster long-term family stability.
About UsThe country's first mental health and substance abuse treatment facility for fathers and families.
We provide a comfortable and friendly experience through our team members who share backgrounds with our community.
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We offer specialized pre-release and community-based services for men facing challenges related to incarceration and re-entry.
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We partner with fathers as they strive to be better allies to the mothers in their lives and to themselves.
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Our targeted training activities focus on building skills in the social work field, emphasizing practice, licensure preparation, mentorship, reflection, and enhancing self-awareness.
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To extend Fathers’ UpLift’s impact so that more men can have access to the care and supports they need to be positively engaged in their children’s lives, Fathers’ UpLift is beginning its licensing program. Annually, we will distribute ten licenses to organizations interested in replicating our efforts. We will engage organizations to implement Managing Emotions and/or Pre-Father Care, two of Fathers’ UpLift’s group programs, as part of our continuum of care for fathers and fathers-to-be.
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With the support of our community, we've seen many lives changed since our beginning in 2011. Read our latest Impact Report to find out more about our impact each year.
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The No. 1 Phrase Dads Hate Hearing on Father’s Day and What to Say Instead” (June 13, 2025)
“One phrase I hate hearing on Father’s Day is, ‘You should step it up.’ A similar one is, ‘Why aren’t you more present?’
Instead of shaming fathers, let’s acknowledge them: ‘You are important, and we celebrate you today. Support is here if you ask for it.’
No father dreams of being away from their child. When dads are distant, it’s often because they’re hurting, whether from divorce, incarceration, substance use, unemployment, or mental-health struggles.
Parenting is a team sport. Every father needs a supportive community, just as athletes rely on coaches and teammates. By offering compassion rather than criticism, we help dads stay connected to their kids and rewrite their stories.”
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Social work is on the brink of its biggest upgrade in decades. The new Social Work Licensure Compact lets qualified social workers carry one multistate license, slashing red tape and speeding help to the people who need it—whether they live next door or two states away. More than half the country has already signed on, and momentum is still building.
At the community level, Boston-based Fathers’ UpLift is proving why this matters. Led by Dr. Charles C. Daniels Jr., the nation’s first mental-health center focused on fathers helps dads beat addiction, trauma, and re-entry hurdles so they can be present for their kids. The Compact’s promise of a more mobile, diverse workforce dovetails with Fathers’ UpLift’s mission: remove barriers, increase access, and strengthen families.
Dr. Daniels is pushing both fronts rallying Massachusetts to join the Compact and championing state legislation that funds field placements and rethinks outdated testing rules. His message is simple: break the bottlenecks, empower social workers, and uplift underserved communities. When states pass the Compact and organizations like Fathers’ UpLift thrive, families everywhere win.
Read this articleOur goal is to help as many families as possible and we could not do it without
the help of our dedicated partners.
