Registration Now Open for January Session of My Dad’s Group

Dec 24, 2024

Owen Sound, ON – My Dad’s Group, a well-established positive parenting program for men in Grey and Bruce counties, has officially opened registration for its January 2025 session. The program offers two convenient group locations, with meetings on Monday evenings in Owen Sound and Tuesday evenings in Hanover.

My Dad’s Group gives guys the chance to connect with other dads, learn more about their children’s needs and how they change over time, and work on the skills they need to be the safest and most supportive man they can be in the lives of their kids. The program runs for eleven weeks in the evening from 6:00pm to 8:30pm; it is free, and dinner is provided.

The program was originally developed in Grey Bruce in the 1990s and has been running through the Men’s Program consistently since that time. It is run in partnership with Bruce Grey Child and Family Services.

“We’re always making small changes to update the program because the world around dads, kids and families keeps changing. What doesn’t change is kids need for supportive, consistent, and loving dads regardless of whether their biological parents are still in a relationship. This group explores real life challenges and gives guys a chance to share solutions and support. We weren’t all given the male role models that we wanted as kids and My Dad’s Group is a chance to make sure that we can show up for our own children in the best way possible,” said Men’s Program Supervisor Jon Farmer.

The Owen Sound group will start on January 13, and the Hanover group will begin on January 14.

For more information or to register for the program, please visit greybruce.cmha.ca/programs/my-dads-group/ or contact the Men’s Program at 519-372-2720 or via email at [email protected].