May 14, 2025
Sheldon Smith founded the Dovetail Project as a way to help young fathers. Photo provided by the Dovetail Project.
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Dovetail Project Receives Support From The NBA Foundation And The Chicago Bulls
Sheldon Smith founded the Dovetail Project in 2009, with the goal to help young fathers between the ages of 17 years old to 24 years old. Fathers in the Dovetail Project program receive skills, tools and opportunities for careers that will help them become effective parents and leaders in their families and communities. Smith wanted to launch a fatherhood initiative that would support young dads because he was a young father, and his parents had him at the age of 18 years old.