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  • SpoFI’s 100th 24-7 Dad class graduation recap: a night eight years in the making

    SpoFI’s 100th 24-7 Dad class graduation recap: a night eight years in the making

    On April 10, the Spokane Fatherhood Initiative celebrated its 100th 24-7 Dad graduation at The Hive in Spokane with a keynote from Marvin Charles that stopped the room cold, and a reunion between two men whose story started at our very first graduation in 2018. Here’s what happened.

    Ron Hauenstein

    Ron is a semi-retired life insurance agent. He was raised in Reardan, WA and began his life insurance career in Fairbanks, Alaska. He and his wife Becky have two grown children. Ron and Becky attend Victory Faith Fellowship in the Spokane Valley and have lived in Spokane since 1993.

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  • The second prison: what Second Chance Month means to me

    The second prison: what Second Chance Month means to me

    I’ve been walking alongside men coming home from prison for nearly 40 years. Every April, Second Chance Month gives our community a chance to say out loud what a lot of us already know: the sentence doesn’t end at the gate. The barriers to jobs, housing, and family reunification that Returning Citizens face can be just as confining as incarceration itself. Here in Spokane, SpoFI and Second Chances are working to change that, one returning father at a time.

    Fred Dent

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  • SpoFI Fathers of the Year nominations 2026

    SpoFI Fathers of the Year nominations 2026

    SpoFI is accepting nominations for the 2026 Fathers of the Year beginning March 1. We recognize two dads each year — one custodial, one non-custodial — who completed our programs and kept showing up for their kids. Nominations close June 1, 2026.

    Lawrence Jay Long

    Proud father of two awesome boys, nature enthusiast, tech enthusiast, tinkerer, runner, and friend. I am dedicated to empowering men to realize their potential and lead meaningful lives. I share SpoFI’s practices and work diligently, striving to encourage and model the lessons taught here.

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