NCFC Pittsburgh

General Chapter Information

The NCFC Greater Pittsburgh Chapter is a non-profit 501(c) 3 tax-exempt organization. We offer peer support and counseling to parents who wish to maintain positive and constructive relationships with their children when the original family is no longer intact. Usually, this is the result of a divorce. Our members include fathers, mothers, step-parents and grandparents. We have been active in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area for over a decade. We have 600+ paid members from all over PA, although most are from Southwestern PA. Our quarterly newsletter is mailed to over 1,800 PA households.

National Congress for Fathers and Children began in 1981 as National Congress for Men. The initial purpose was as a support group for men on issues such as divorce, work, children and health. However, divorce and custody issues became the most prominent topics. In 1986, the name was changed to National Congress for Men and Children and the goal was to promote equity in family court and joint custody. In 1995, the name changed to its present name, National Congress for Fathers and Children. The Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of National Congress for Fathers and Children began in February of 1995. Kevin Sheahen, the chapter founder and current chapter president, found that Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania as a whole did not have any support groups or programs for fathers and the subject of custody. He found that the domestic relations system in Pennsylvania was wrong, archaic and exclusionary for most fathers to be able to stay involved with their children after a divorce. Three other members started the chapter with Kevin and today there are more than 600 members.

The Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of National Congress for Fathers and Children is a support group for its members. Membership can be just local or it can be nationally and locally. NCFC supports its members by networking, helping each other to understand their court orders, and informing the public and the legislators on the importance of two involved parents in their children's lives.

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	General Chapter Information The NCFC Greater Pittsburgh Chapter is a non-profit 501(c) 3 tax-exempt organization. We offer peer support and counseling to parents who wish to maintain positive and constructive relationships with their children when the original family is no longer intact. Usually, this is the result of a divorce. Our members include fathers, mothers, step-parents and grandparents. We have been active in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area for over a decade. We have 600+ paid members from all over PA, although most are from Southwestern PA. Our quarterly newsletter is mailed to over 1,800 PA households. National Congress for Fathers and Children began in 1981 as National Congress for Men. The initial purpose was as a support group for men on issues such as divorce, work, children and health. However, divorce and custody issues became the most prominent topics. In 1986, the name was changed to National Congress for Men and Children and the goal was to promote equity in family court and joint custody. In 1995, the name changed to its present name, National Congress for Fathers and Children. The Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of National Congress for Fathers and Children began in February of 1995. Kevin Sheahen, the chapter founder and current chapter president, found that Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania as a whole did not have any support groups or programs for fathers and the subject of custody. He found that the domestic relations system in Pennsylvania was wrong, archaic and exclusionary for most fathers to be able to stay involved with their children after a divorce. Three other members started the chapter with Kevin and today there are more than 600 members. The Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of National Congress for Fathers and Children is a support group for its members. Membership can be just local or it can be nationally and locally. NCFC supports its members by networking, helping each other to understand their court orders, and informing the public and the legislators on the importance of two involved parents in their children's lives.