Learn & participate
A research library, the shared pledge, and a private submission form for parents’ experiences.
About Fathers Are Parents Project
A shared purpose.
An open invitation.
We’re building a father-led movement for meaningful parent-child relationships, equal dignity for parents, and fair, accountable processes for families.
Who we are
Built by people.
Open to all who care.
Fathers Are Parents Project is an emerging advocacy initiative organized by Nick Lukens. It welcomes fathers, mothers, grandparents, adult children, professionals, and other supporters who share its principles.
Our work centers on public education, responsible storytelling, and opportunities to participate. Children’s safety and well-being come first. Meaningful parental involvement goes hand in hand with responsibility, evidence, and respect for each family’s circumstances.
We are developing the project’s resources and volunteer community. We do not claim an established national network, registered charitable status, or outcomes we have not achieved.
Help build the project →Where we are today
Build carefully. Grow with purpose.
Strengthen the foundation
Improve resources, welcome volunteer inquiries, and prepare transparent fundraising for project development and promotion.
Expand the work
Develop educational content, review submitted experiences, and build relationships with researchers and community advocates.
Privacy & Publishing Standards
Protect privacy. Respect people. Earn trust.
Credibility depends on how information is handled, not just what is published. These standards apply to case materials, submitted stories, media work, and future research produced by this project.
Children's privacy
No intentional publication of children's full names, birth dates, home addresses, schools, medical records, therapy notes, photographs, or other identifying information.
Evidence labels
Judicial findings, party allegations, filed arguments, firsthand accounts, supporting materials, and pending verification are treated as different categories of information.
No harassment
No doxxing, threats, review-bombing, intimidation, or campaigns targeting former partners, children, judges, lawyers, therapists, court staff, witnesses, or other individuals connected to a case.
Corrections
Material factual errors should be corrected prominently. Court records and verified transcripts take priority over memory or recollection when they conflict.
Media & collaboration
Help make the conversation useful.
Fathers Are Parents Project brings public education, parents’ experiences, and constructive advocacy together. We welcome inquiries from journalists, researchers, community organizations, and potential collaborators.
We can discuss the project’s mission, current development, and publishing approach. We distinguish published research from personal accounts and do not present submitted experiences as representative national data.
Explore our research sources →Questions about the project
Clear answers.
Who is welcome to participate?
Anyone who supports children’s well-being, meaningful relationships with fit, loving parents, and fair treatment of families. You do not need to be a father or have a court case.
What will contributions fund?
Website development and hosting, educational resources, research, design and video, outreach, and tools for project participation. This campaign supports building and promoting the project.
Does the project provide legal representation?
No. The project offers educational and advocacy resources. It does not provide legal representation, case management, or emergency assistance.
Will my story be published automatically?
No. The submission form lets you choose research use or contact about possible publication. Public use requires review, appropriate permission, and attention to children’s privacy.
How can I request a correction or discuss my submission?
Email contact@fathersareparents.org. Identify the page or submission concerned without sending children’s identifying details or confidential records.