WHO SHOULD CARE IF MEN ARE PROMISE KEEPERS? 'EVERYBODY'

A Look at the Data When Men are Missing In Action

WASHINGTON DC, March 6, 1995 --- On  April 28-29, Detroit will join a select 
13 cites for a gathering of men that is sweeping the nation.  Other cities 
this year include Indianapolis, Los Angeles and Washington, D.C.  In fact, in 
1995, more than one million men will meet across the United States to be 
challenged in their unique and irreplaceable roles as men, as husbands, as 
fathers, as community leaders.  "Promise Keepers is powerful because a society 
changes one heart at a time," said Family Research Council President Gary 
Bauer.  "All the research on fatherhood boils down to the simple truth that 
children need their fathers to be loving and involved. Period."

But what kind of research is available?  As the media gears up for the arrival 
of Promise Keepers, Family Research Council wants to lend assistance in news 
coverage of this event.  The latest research on fathers and father absence -- 
and leading family experts -- are available through FRC'S media office.

Family Research Council has been studying the impact of fathers and father 
absence on children and society for some time.  In fact, FRC developed, under 
the direction of Vice President for Policy William Mattox, an advertising 
campaign called "Being a Dad is Important Business" to encourage men as 
husbands and fathers.  The campaign has appeared in newspapers like The Wall 
Street Journal, USA Today and The Washington Post.  Ad slicks and posters are 
available.

Research papers cover the following topics:  Fatherless America; The Impact of 
Father Absence and Family Breakdown on Crime and Social Stability, on 
Children's Health and Well-Being, on Children's Sexual Development, on 
Children's Educational Attainment; Fathers:  Who Needs Them?; Men at Work:  
Crafting Employment Policies to Facilitate Fathering; Father Time:  A Missing 
Ingredient; The Two-Parent Family, Policy Ideas for Strengthening Marriage, 
and much more.

For more information call the FRC media office.

CONTACT:  Kristi S. Hamrick, or (for talk radio) Kristin Hansen, of the Family 
Research Council, 202-393-2100.

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