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Nominations Open for Be There for Your Kids Awards

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Contributed by: Be There for Your Kids on 6/26/2008

Do you know of a Colorado father who has developed special relationships with his children by being there every step of the way? What about a program or individual who works tirelessly to connect fathers and their children in order to build healthy families?

In an effort to recognize and reward outstanding individuals and program service in healthy paternal involvement with children, families and communities throughout Colorado, the Colorado Department of Human Services Division of Colorado Works, in coordination with the Colorado Fatherhood Steering Committee, has established the Be There for Your Kids Awards.

Among those to be honored by these annual awards are outstanding fathers, fatherhood programs, fatherhood program employees/volunteers, policy makers or advocates that demonstrate excellence, consistency, creativity and leadership.

Nominations must fall into one of the following six categories:

• Father of the Year: Awarded to a father or father figure who excels at fathering and has provided community leadership, served as a public role model or acted as a mentor to other fathers.
• Outstanding Individual Award: Awarded to a person who has made an outstanding contribution to the field of fatherhood practice or policy in the state of Colorado or in his/her local community.
• Policymaker (or) Advocate of the Year: Awarded to a local or state policymaker or fatherhood advocate who has provided valuable leadership in support of policies or legislation affecting issues of positive parenting and fathering.
• Member of the Year: Awarded to the Colorado Fatherhood Steering committee member who has made an outstanding contribution to the work of the committee.
• Program, Coalition or Agency of the Year: Awarded to the program, coalition or agency that has made an outstanding contribution to advancing the field of fatherhood practice or policy.
• Other: Workplace of the Year, Media of the Year, Visionary of the Year, Collaborator, etc: Individuals are encouraged to nominate other institutions/ individuals that do not fit any of the categories above. Nominees should achieve a high level of support for fathers and/or for the field of fatherhood practice and policy.

Each nomination will be evaluated against its category's primary characteristics and awards will be made based on how well the nominee meets the criteria and serves to promote and/or support fatherhood in Colorado. The deadline for nominations is Tuesday, July 15, 2008.

Winners will be notified in writing of their acceptance by September 7, 2008 and will then receive a special invitation to attend an awards presentation at the Colorado Fatherhood Training Academy October 1-3, 2008 at the Vail Marriott Mountain Resort and Spa in Vail, Colorado.

To submit your nomination or for more information, visit http://www.coloradodads.com/index.cfm?page=72

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