Fatherhood Program

Our Vision Focuses on Fathers 

How were our goals and programs developed? Prior to renewing our 2020 charity registration, the Phenomenal People leadership began to develop a vision plan that focused on expansion of our service delivery to meet a specific community problem. Simultaneously, Phenomenal People’s president, Margaret Giloth, began the pursuit of a long-held dream to write a book immediately following her retirement at the close of 2019. Since 2008, she’s had a strong urging to address the topic of Father Absence, primarily to share her personal childhood experience and her healing journey through adulthood. The project developed wings and a community outreach ministry was created, essentially covering the family, and fathers specifically. Recognizing that unless mothers and fathers resolve unaddressed father relationship adversities, there is an undeniable likelihood of their traumas being passed on down to their children, as is reflected in generational social issues within families. Because the evidence is so clear and compelling, the book: Who’s Your Daddy – 12 Steps to Rescuing the Next Generation from Father Absence Syndrome, evolved into a teaching memoir or a recovery guide for adults with the objective of changing the troubled trajectory of hundreds of children here in Bermuda. Our charity status renewal was extended for another 3-year period by the Charities Commission in March 2020. Thus, Phenomenal People’s mentoring program for girls is expanding to reach out to parents (specifically single mothers and fathers) and any adults who live with unresolved “daddy issues” because of the potential damage that is undermining the development of their young ones unknowingly and unwittingly. The book is an ‘awareness and call to action’ community resource. 

We Need You…two great opportunities!

• PROGRAM FACILITATOR1: This is a fantastic opportunity to model outstanding fatherhood practices as you guide participants through this excellent study workbook for our 24/7 DAD WORKSHOP
• PROGRAM FACILITATOR2: You’ll love the opportunity to guide dads & children on our Adventure bus to exciting new locations to explore and bond on our upcoming CHADTT ADVENTURES

Submit a Volunteer Form and let’s chat! 

We Need You too!

• PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS: Be among the first fathers to participate in our free programs.
• FAMILY MEMBERS are encouraged to refer a father who may not know about our free programs. There’s no judgment and no shame….this is a great way to share the love!

Our children are worth our best efforts. 

Benefits of Effective Fathering

A Look at Some Phenomenal Dads Out and About in the Community 

Wise Thoughts From Bermudian Men on Fatherhood…..

• I think there should be more positive attitudes towards fathers and the contributions they make. Rightly so, mothers are recognized for the jobs they do but less is said or acknowledged about the jobs fathers do.
• This certainly is a noble project, and I have no doubts that you’ll find success with it.
• I personally think that if a father is given a chance to connect with his child he will find it rewarding and he will nearly always see the positive for both him and his child.
• It’s pretty crazy the number of kids that don’t have a father figure in their lives.
• The problem comes when some fathers are labeled as a waste of space or useless and then it’s a massive up-hill battle to see the enormous positives fatherhood brings.
• Wishing you every success in shedding a light on this issue, and hopefully helping people to appreciate how big of an effect a father can have.