===== Family Dynamics & Community Mentorship =====

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**Father Involvement: The "Involved Fatherhood Model"**
  * University of Virginia & Hampton University, Joint Study / 2025: [[https://dailycitizen.focusonthefamily.com/new-research-shows-how-fatherhood-uniquely-boosts-child-health/|Fatherhood and Flourishing: Educational and Relational Outcomes for Boys]]
  * Institute for Research on Poverty, Fast Focus Brief / 2025: [[https://www.irp.wisc.edu/resource/involved-fathers-play-an-important-role-in-childrens-lives/|Beyond the Provider Role: Accessibility, Responsibility, and Engagement]]

**Single-Parent Households: Reframing Resilience**
  * Frontiers in Education, Qualitative Study / 2025: [[https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/education/articles/10.3389/feduc.2025.1494413/full|Educational Professionalism and Single-Parent Resilience]]
  * PPSDP Journal, Research Team / 2025: [[https://ejournal.ppsdp.org/index.php/pijed/article/view/597|Strengths-Based Parenting: How Single Mothers Build Resilience in Sons]]

**The "Village Effect": The Measurable Impact of Mentors**
  * Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, Longitudinal Study / 2025: [[https://www.bbbs.org/2025/01/big-brothers-big-sisters-of-america-launches-groundbreaking-research-on-the-long-term-impacts-of-mentorship/|The Long-Term Economic and Social Impact of Youth Mentorship]]
  * RAND Corporation, Research Report / 2025: [[https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RRA4451-1.html|The Limited Presence of Male Mentors: Bridging the Gap for Boys]]

**Cultural Wealth: Family as an Asset, Not a Deficit**
  * MDPI Education Sciences, Research Team / 2024: [[https://www.mdpi.com/2227-7102/14/8/873|Community Cultural Wealth and STEM Identity in Boys of Color]]
  * Teaching Strategies, Early Childhood Report / 2025: [[https://teachingstrategies.com/webinar/using-the-cultural-wealth-of-families-to-create-meaningful-learning-contexts-for-children/|Leveraging Familial Capital in Early Education]]