Programs


Gone Guys – Film Screening & Discussion

December 10, 2025 @ 7:00pm – 8:30pm

Gone Guys explores a “quiet crisis” in our communities, hidden in plain sight: the increasing disengagement and isolation of boys and young men. Set in rural Vermont, this documentary brings national data to life highlighting their struggles.

Gone Guys film viewing and discussion with Vermont Fatherhood and North Branch Nature Center

Drop-in Dads Group

Tuesdays from 5:00 – 7:00pm

  • Weekly 2 hour group
  • Check in with dads
  • Discuss emergent topics
  • Topics such as play, safety, literacy, routines, nutrition and health
  • Men’s health- physical and mental
  • Childcare and dinner is included
Dad's groups in Barre, VT.

Drop-in Mornings

Every Monday – Friday, 9:00 – 10:00am

  • Stop by the center for a cup of coffee and a chat
Drop-in mornings at Vermont Fatherhood

Playgroups

Monday and Fridays 10:30am -12:00pm

  • For children 36 months and younger, and their male caregivers.
  • Drop in at Vermont Fatherhood! No registration required.

Coaching & Mentoring

  • Meet one-on-one to strengthen parenting skills
  • Create goals and a pathway to achieve them
  • Protective Factors for parents
  • Tackle parenting challenges
  • Navigating separation and coparenting
Coaching for dads, help for dads, support for fathers in vermont

Training Camp for New Dads

Offered several times per year

  • 4 hour workshop for expectant dads
  • Dads get real hands on experience holding, feeding and swaddling a baby
  • Discuss preparing for the birth, the big day and first days at home with the family
  • Change in lifestyle, change in relationship, safety and finances
  • Building your network of support
Support for new dad

24/7 Dad

12 week evidence based curriculum from the National Fatherhood Initiative

  • Redefining fatherhood
  • Role and responsibility of fathers
  • Child Development
  • Love and Relationships
  • Behavioral expectations, setting limits
  • Coparenting
Help for dads, supporting dads, dads groups