Get Involved

Volunteers are the life blood of FNF and anything that you can do, big or small is appreciated. 

There are many ways that you can participate in FNF activities. In fact, one of the greatest things that FNF can offer you is the sense of actively doing something to improve the situation for you and your children.

FNF's best resource is its 3000 members and the joint experience and support individuals get from each other. Your experiences could help others too.

Become a member of FNF

Please become a member of FNF to receive advice and support, and help make a difference!

Donate

We provide up to 100,000 services a year, which are mostly provided through the selfless work of our FNF volunteers. We are reliant on membership subscriptions and donations to fund this core part of our work which includes campaigning.

Campaigns and Public Affairs

Add your support to the charity, and you will be joining a group of people determined to make sure that the voice of separated parents and their children is heard.

Friends of FNF

Would you like to support the ideals and aspirations of FNF with out needing to become a Member? Become a Friend of FNF.

Fundraising

Raise money for FNF or your local branch.

Local Branch Meetings

Join your local branch, exchange support and information and join in local campaigns.

Volunteer

There are many ways you can help others and make a difference.

Write to the McKenzie Editor

Give us your feedback or make a contribution to the members' newsletter.

Request an information pack

To find out more about how FNF can help you, request an information pack.

Me & My Dad

FNF's special project celebrating the time children spend with their dads - submit your photos now!

Leave a Legacy

Leave a legacy to FNF in your will.

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This page is being set up to carry the many testimonials we receive from people we have helped over the years.

Although some aspects of the shared parenting responsibilities of both fathers and mothers are increasingly being recognised, it is still the sad reality that so many people learn only too late that the Family Justice system does not always deliver good outcomes in the more conflicted cases.  Whilst it can be hard to counter the effects of anger and vindictiveness in separation cases, that is no excuse for the costly and often ineffective and unfair (to children) outcomes delivered to children of separating parents by the family justice system.

We do our best to on the one hand highlight the obstacles in the road ahead as well as encouraging and assisting the state in improving the social performance of the family court and the agencies which support it.  We hope that one day everyone will feel that the only decent thing to do for the children after divorce or separation is to allow them to continue to enjoy - yes actually enjoy - the benefits of having two parents.  To lose two parents is a tragedy - to lose one can be a nightmare.

If you have received help or guidance from FNF - whether via the Helpline, the Forum, our branches or this website - or even all of the above - we'd love to hear from you. Tell us how to improve our services or - if you liked them, tell us why and we may print them below.

Hello FNF, I just wanted to say thank you for your support during a very difficult time these past 10 years. I have read many articles and the information on PAS has been spot on. My daughter stopped talking to me approx a year after my divorce at the age of 9. I did not see or hear from her for almost 9 years. I am pleased to say just before her 18th birthday last November I was asked to help out by her mother as our daughter was in a bad way-a first I might add.. We have got a long way to go but she lives with me now and we are slowly working through our issues. Thank you all for the fine work you do. I always mention you when I see other loving fathers in despair. I wish every father the strength to never give up. I didn't and it nearly killed me but I am now on a healthy happier path. With my daughter by my side. Keep strong brothers.

JP - September 2016

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There are many ways that you can participate in FNF activities. In fact, one of the greatest things that FNF can offer you in addition to support is the sense of actively doing something to improve the situation for you and your children.

FNF's best resource are its members and volunteers and the joint experience and support that individuals get from each other. Your experiences could help others too.

You can simply choose to join and become a member - or you can apply to be a volunteer to learn more and help others.  You can also donate to FNF of course if you wish.

Membership is open to anyone who needs help and support over separation and access to their children as well as those who have an interest in the work of Families Need Fathers. Our members include fathers, mothers, resident and non-resident parents, grandparents, new partners and friends as well as supporters of our cause.

There are many advantages to becoming a member including access to additional areas and useful publications on this website as well as our Forum where members can communicate and ask questions free of charge to participating lawyers as well as other volunteers. We will also keep you updated with the latest developments in the field.

FNF is a charity committed to proving reliable help and support; available at Local Branch Meetings, on the Helpline and via the main areas of the website. The Forum is also an excellent source of advice from lawyers, McKenzie Friends and other contributors like yourself who have travelled down this often very difficult and painful road.  In order to fund the help that we provide we positively encourage you to join. The small membership fee that we ask for is the only way to ensure the charity's future.

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