New Venice center aims to help fathers

We're reaching out to extend the service to residents within the community. In Venice, what we want to do is work with the men in the community there if we can help The Rev. Phoenix Barnes Jr. said sometimes it's hard for a father to support his child. 'A lot of times, the father that's struggling is mislabeled as a deadbeat,' Barnes said. 'The truly deadbeat dad, I find there are very few of them.' Barnes is hoping a new Fathers' Center location in Venice can help fathers in that community become the fathers their children deserve. The Metro East Fathers' Center, located at 208 N. Illinois St. in Belleville , is a community service program offered by Lutheran Child and Family Services of Illinois. Since it opened in 1987, the center has helped men find jobs, legal assistance and counseling to adequately support their children, and all the services offered are free. Read more

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as long as Avery ware doesnt have anything to do with it ,it will be great