October 4, 2023
Joseph Williams is the Founder and Executive Director of Mr. Dad’s Father’s Club, a nonprofit
organization that focuses on literacy and mentorship. PHOTO PROVIDED BY JOSEPH WILLIAMS.
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Mr. Dad’s Father’s Club increases father’s involvement in schools
What began as Joseph Williams reading to his daughter’s class at her school, became a movement to get fathers involved in their children’s lives. Williams started Mr. Dad’s Father’s Club in 2017. It was an outlet for him. He began helping out at the school doing lunchroom duty and hallway monitoring. He built a respect level with the children at the school. He wanted to tap into his children’s lives through volunteering.