The Art of Support: Dedicated Father, Reginald Slaughter’s outreach work with thousands of fathers in search of support is more than a job…it’s a gift, and a commitment to elevating other men (some mothers) to become productive citizens in society.  Reginald Slaughter is the Community Coordinator at Fathers and Families Support Center of St. Louis (Metro area & East St. Louis, IL) and a 22-year graduate of the very same program he now markets. With a grateful heart, his mission is to keep wayward parents from falling prey to society’s ills.  It is also his mission to help ex-felons and those on hard times see the light of day and regain safe entry back into society and in the lives of their children by encouraging enrollment in FFSC!  

The Center’s core Family Formation Program is a six-week, full-day, full-immersion transformational program. Participants—20% are mothers—are taught a variety of parenting and life skills that result in better opportunities for themselves, and brighter futures for their children. The Family Formation program focuses heavily on co-parenting. 

The program curriculum also touches upon personal development, child abuse, and neglect prevention, financial literacy, family bonding experiences, and more. Many program facilitators were once program participants themselves…including Mr. Slaughter.  Eighty percent of FFSC graduates report that learning positive parenting skills increased interaction with their children.