Fatherhood Wellness Conference 2025

The Fatherhood Family Wellness Conference was held on February 20th at the Doubletree Suites in McAllen, TX.
Father involvement is essential to parent, family, and community engagement initiatives. The Hidalgo County Head Start program staff are committed to integrating fathers as advocates, lifelong educators, and first teachers to their children. Father figures are crucial for the healthy development of their children as they support and reinforce family wellness. Consequently, Head Start proactively explores resources to enhance and motivate father engagement by focusing on their strengths, interests, and needs, thereby significantly enriching their Head Start communities. It was a cold day, but it did not keep our parents from showing up and participating in the conference. Keynote Speaker: Ricardo Rodriguez, Jr. shared the importance on being a role model for your children. Other sessions presenters included: Ms. Adelita Figueroa-Munoz, Judge Andre Maldonado, Terri Cossio, Alfred Molina, and Tomas Tamez.