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Trailblazing Entrepreneur Lorri Dotson Invests in Dream Exchange, the First MinorityOwned and Governed Stock Exchange
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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. P2
Mr. Dad’s Fa th Club was foun er’s ded in 2017 as a literacy pro gra at Beasley El m ementary Scho ol It has grown . to include men to ship and fath rerhood classe s.
PHOTO PROV IDED BY JOSEPH WIL LIAMS.
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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