Bibliograph

Project fatherhood, a story of courage and healing in one of America's toughest communities, Jorja Leap

Type

Label

Project fatherhood, a story of courage and healing in one of America's toughest communities, Jorja Leap

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Project fatherhood

Oclc number

890757687

Responsibility statement

Jorja Leap

Sub title

a story of courage and healing in one of America's toughest communities

Summary

"When "Big Mike" Cummings asked Jorja Leap to co-lead a group for men learning how to father their children, she had no idea what to expect. What unfolds in these pages is the story of Project Fatherhood and its members as they meet every Wednesday night in Watts- the epicenter of violence in Los Angeles. The struggles the book illuminates are heartbreaking, infuriating and hilarious. Over time, the fathers both support and argue with one another about the best strategies for raising children and dealing with "significant others." Their family relationships are freighted with joy and uncertainty. But the story moves into deeper territory as the men confront long-term loss and trauma, the chronic pressure of poverty and the unquenchable desire to somehow do better and provide more for the next generation." --, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Watts -- The father wound -- Neighborhood -- Are you gonna leave us, too? -- Brothers -- Abuse -- Leelee -- Fatherhood -- Daddy's girl -- Baby mamas -- Men at work -- Job creation -- Big Mama -- The light comes in -- Checkmated -- The nation -- Hero of the neighborhood -- Twins -- We are all family -- Letter from Scotland -- Photo finish -- We are your daddies -- Hood Day -- Sugarbear -- Twelve more days -- Walking through the door -- Jamel -- Epilogue

Target audience

adult

Creator