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The next 10 years start now: Celebrating a decade of transformed lives
Nearly 150 gathered in Spokane to celebrate SpoFI’s 10th anniversary and launch the next decade. Stories of changed fathers, community partners, a law enforcement keynote, a bold vision, and a call to build what comes next.
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Ten years of changed dads: SpoFI celebrates a decade of transforming fathers and families
Ten years ago, 100 community leaders agreed fatherlessness was Spokane’s biggest problem. Today, SpoFI has transformed 832 fathers with a 93% completion rate. See photos from the anniversary celebration, read Ron Hauenstein’s origin story, and discover how alumni became facilitators building the next decade of change.
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Congressman Baumgartner recognizes Ron Hauenstein & SpoFI on the House floor
U.S. Representative Michael Baumgartner honored the Spokane Fatherhood Initiative on the House floor this week, calling SpoFI “a pillar in our community” and recognizing seven years of transformative work helping fathers show up for their families. The Congressional recognition, delivered just days after SpoFI’s Building Legacy celebration, acknowledged the organization’s evidence-based programming and the broader truth that “when fathers are present, engaged children do better and entire communities prosper.”
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