Building the Next 100 Circles of Support
Fathers 2026 marks another milestone in our growing movement to strengthen fatherhood through real community practice. This year, we aim to gather over 100 facilitators and professionals around the world who have taken on one of the hardest challenges - starting, summoning, and sustaining fathers’ support groups . To celebrate and learn from their success, we’re hosting the Facilitator Competition, recognizing those who have discovered effective pathways to foster healthy communication between fathers and facilitators, bringing measurable healing and positive change to their families.
Fathers 2025 Highlights
Fathers 2025 was a milestone — full rooms, real dialogue, and practical skills that travelled home with participants. Here's a glimpse of the energy and impact your peers created.
Fathers 2026: A Party of Practitioners
Bring the hard-won insights from your fathers-focused events — what drew dads in, what made them stay, and what sparked change. Share the practical playbooks: recruitment wording, room flow, partner roles, kid-care logistics, safety planning, and post-event follow-ups that kept momentum.
- Show your run-of-show & outreach assets
- Demo your most effective activities
- Swap templates and checklists
- Build new collaborations for 2026–27
Facilitator Awards & Rules
Eligibility
- You have hosted at least one fathers-focused event before Oct 2, 2026.
- You can share evidence (agenda, photos, short clips, or testimonials).
- You agree to publish a short recap/playbook so others can replicate.
Judging
- Reach & Inclusion: attendance, diversity, access
- Design: flow, safety, father-friendly practices
- Impact: participant feedback, follow-ups, next steps
- Sharability: templates, assets others can reuse
We may verify materials and request a short live demo/Q&A from finalists.