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COMPLETIONS & GRADUATIONS​

Completing the New Pathways for Good Dads program requirements is no small feat. To be eligible for graduation, Dads enrolled in the program must complete our healthy relationships and fatherhood development courses, be employed if possible, and either contribute to court-ordered child support payments or otherwise contribute to the well-being of their families to the extent that they are able. Celebrating our graduates is one of our favorite events of the year!

To date, 153 men have completed all the program requirements for New Pathways, and 106 men have participated in a Good Dads graduation event.

may 4, 2023 | Good Dads 2.0 Completion | Simmering Center, Branson

Good Dads pose for a photo with class facilitators after completing a course in May 2023.
New Pathways for Good Dads participants hold up their certificates for completing the Good Dads 2.0 course.

may 4, 2023 | Good Dads 2.0 Completion | restoration of hope project

Men who completed Good Dads 2.0 wear their new Good Dads t-shirts and pose for a group photo with their class facilitators. May 2023, Restoration of Hope Project, Springfield, MO.

March 27, 2023 | Good Dads 2.0 Completion | harbor house

Men enrolled in New Pathways for Good Dads pose for a photo in March 2023 with their class facilitators and Good Dads board members to celebrate completing a course.

March 21, 2023 | Good Dads 2.0 Completion | victory mission

Men who completed class wear their Good Dads shirt and pose for a group photo in March 2023.

Nov. 6, 2022 | NEW PATHWAYS FOR GOOD DADS GRADUATION | The Downtown Church

Clifton Barrows shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.James Beal shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.Dustin Boyd shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.Jose Cruz-Ayguabibas shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.
Joseph Davis shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.Joshua Fultz shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.Miguel Gaytan shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.Daulton Gentry shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.
Michael Gray shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.Matthew Parris shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.Brandon Rice shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.Joshua Shamp shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.
Donald Southard shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.Brenjamin Torres shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.Matthew Waller shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.Daniel Whitaker shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.
Nicholas Widener shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.William Spencer shakes hands with Dr. Jennifer Baker at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation ceremony in November 2022.A group photo of New Pathways graduates in November 2022.A white cake with black icing reads "congratulations graduates!"
A hammer rests on a table. A tag on the hammer reads "Building Better Families: NPGD Graduation 2022."Programs for the New Pathways for Good Dads Graduation ceremony in November 2022.A group photo at the New Pathways Graduation ceremony in November 2022.A group photo at the New Pathways Graduation ceremony in November 2022.
A family photo at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation celebration in November 2022.A family photo at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation celebration in November 2022.A family photo at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation celebration in November 2022.A family photo at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation celebration in November 2022.
Friends pose in front of a backdrop at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation celebration in November 2022.A family photo at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation celebration in November 2022.A family photo at the New Pathways for Good Dads graduation celebration in November 2022.

NEW PATHWAYS FOR GOOD DADS GRADUATION | JUNE 6, 2019

Recovery Outreach (Within My Reach Class)

Group photo at the New Pathways Graduation in June 2019.Good Dads founder and director speaks to a group of people sitting in pews at the New Pathways Graduation in June 2019.Group photo at the New Pathways Graduation in June 2019.Guests sit in pews during the New Pathways Graduation in June 2019.
Guests sit in pews during the New Pathways Graduation in June 2019.Graduates pose for a photo during the New Pathways Graduation in June 2019.Guests celebrate during the New Pathways Graduation in June 2019.Guests celebrate during the New Pathways Graduation in June 2019.

FATHERHOOD DEVELOPMENT COURSEWORK

These dads have completed the New Pathways for Good Dads Fatherhood Development Curriculum and we enjoyed celebrating the milestone.

Dads and guests celebrate the milestone of completing the Fatherhood Development Curriculum. Dads pose for a photo with Good Dads staff as they celebrate the milestone of completing the Fatherhood Development Curriculum. Dads and Good Dads staff celebrate the milestone of completing the Fatherhood Development Curriculum. A man poses for a photo during a New Pathways for Good Dads celebration
A man poses with Dr. Jennifer baker and Janice Reynolds during a New Pathways for Good Dads celebrationTwo men embrace as they celebrate at a New Pathways for Good Dads milestone event.A man poses for a photo during a New Pathways for Good Dads celebrationA man poses for a photo during a New Pathways for Good Dads celebration
Dads in the New Pathways pose for a group photo with their certificates.Dads in the New Pathways pose for a group photo with their certificates.

FATHERHOOD DEVELOPMENT GRADUATION AT NEW BEGINNINGS SANCTUARY | APRIL 10, 2019

A blue cake with white frosting that reads "Congratulations Good Dads"Dads sit around tables at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning SanctuaryA New Pathways dad at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning SanctuaryA New Pathways Dad at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning SanctuaryChildren sit around tables at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning SanctuaryGood Dads' Lisa Strader speaks at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning SanctuaryA man in a hatChildren enjoy cake at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning Sanctuary
People sit around tables at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning SanctuaryA New Pathways dad at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning Sanctuary Children enjoy cake at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning SanctuaryPeople sit around tables at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning SanctuaryMen in the New Pathways Program line up for a photo at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning SanctuaryA young boy at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning SanctuaryPeople celebrate at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning SanctuaryA New Pathways dad at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning SanctuaryNew Pathways dads at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning SanctuaryPeople sit in folding chairs at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning SanctuaryPeople sit at tables and celebrate at the Fatherhood Development Graduation at New Beginning Sanctuary
Good Dads stand for a photo

Graduation 2020

Graduation 2019

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