Care Net of Owensboro recently expanded its ministry to intentionally serve fathers, and a faith-based group of local men invested $9,505 in the pregnancy resource center to see that program continue to flourish.
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10,000 Reasons, a non-entity that meets quarterly to give back to non-profits in Daviess County, heard presentations from three organizations before casting their votes on Aug. 19 to select Care Net Owensboro (CNO) as the winner. Each member brings $100, which goes directly to each quarterly donation recipient.
Latricia Duckworth, executive director of CNO, said it was “providential” to speak to a room full of men about the issue of fatherhood.
“When we first started this program [in July of 2024], we began to look into the statistics that are coming out about fatherlessness in our nation and about the effects of single-parent households on children’s wellbeing,” Duckworth told Kentucky Today. “We felt compelled…to help the young dads in our community, so we began this project after a year’s preparation and then the 10,000 Reasons group have sown into it. This is the first large particular gift toward the fatherhood program, and we are truly grateful for the opportunity to gain that support.”
EDITOR’S NOTE — This story was written by Tessa Redmond and originally published by Kentucky Today.
