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To celebrate our 10th year in 2022 we would like to raise £1,000 but we need your help! Please donate whatever you can to our 10th Birthday Appeal and help us keep Dads Rocking for another 10 years!
The first ever Dads Rock playgroup was held in February 2012. Thomas Lynch and David Marshall started Dads Rock as a reaction. As two Dads with toddlers, they felt it was time to do something about the lack of services for Dads, about the lack of visibility of Dads and to shout from the rooftops about how important Dads are for their children. They wanted to help Dads, Mums, families and children by improving support for them and giving them the best start. Having fun was also important, as was a love of music. 10 years on and Dads Rock has supported and inspired thousands of Dads and families in Scotland through: free weekly Dads Groups; one to one mentoring and support for vulnerable Young Dads; free antenatal, first aid and other parenting workshops for Dads, Mums and carers; Peer Support for Dads during the Perinatal stage; WhatsApp groups for Dads and Mums; affordable music tuition for children and families at our Dads Rock Academy.
Demand for our services has grown rapidly, particularly during the last 2 years. In 2019 we supported around 500 Dads, Mums and children through our groups, parenting workshops and Young Dads project. Last year we supported around 1,200 parents and children and provided 1:1 mentoring and support for 40 Young Dads. We rely on the generosity of supporters like you to continue providing support to the families who need us.
Please consider making a special birthday gift to us by donating to our 'Lets Keep Dads Rocking' appeal. Your donation will make a real difference to Dads and kids, like Alex and his son Ruaridh who attend our Dads in the Wood outdoor play sessions:
So many other classes just involve mums and it's really difficult there when youre a Dad. Mums often know each other or when a new Mum comes they can just ask if they want to go for a coffee or something which has weird connotations when youre a Dad. Something like Dads in the Wood its so much easier because it doesnt feel like theres any external pressure or people wondering what's going on or that sort of weird thing just meeting new dads with kids the same age is absolutely brilliant so you can just have a chat and we talk about all sorts of things.
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