Arts and Culture United States Project #49195

DADS ARE NOT DEAD BEATS -THEY'RE DEAD BROKE!

Project Report | May 5, 2021
If There is No Struggle, There is No Progress!

By RW Jones | PRESIDENT & CEO

"If there is no struggle, there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet deprecate agitation are men who want crops without plowing up the ground; they want rain without thunder and lightning". These are the famous words of Frederick Douglass who also stated and believed that "a man who will not fight for himself, when he HAS the means of doing so, is not worth being fought for by others".

These words ring very true as we approach the depths of this project. Our fathers are so worn down, that they cannot muster the strength to fight alongside in this battle of child support. After all, when have they seen progress? "Why to get your hopes up only to be let down," says Mr. James during one of our recent podcasts.

Realizing that the topic of helping fathers would be hard, we are dedicated nonetheless to the fight. We will continue to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves. We will continue to be the voice for those who have lost theirs. We have increased the education and awareness through our online podcast dedicated to helping fathers increase child support payments.

Our podcasts can be viewed here:https://www.canilive.org/podcast

Our upcoming animation project is still looking for an animator to complete the animation of the stage play. We believe this format is critical in bringing about awareness and education on child support matters and policies that can exacerbate the one-sided criminal justice system.

We thank you for your support and look forward to producing a finished product with your generous support.

Links:

Podcasts dedicated to helping fathers with child support.

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Jan 7, 2021
Fathers Are the Solution!

By RW Jones | PRESIDENT & CEO

Thank you for your support for the DADS ARE NOT DEADBEATS- THEY'RE DEAD BROKE CAMPAIGN.

We have just finalized our trailer and sent it off to the animator. Our Animator lives in Nigeria and was found on Fiverr.com. We are excited to work with him on this project. Our goal is to have our complete trailer animated and ready to debut on 2/1/2021. Once we release the trailer we will also be in a position to sell tickets to the live debut on Fathers Day (June 20, 2021).

Our podcast will promote and feature this work for the next six months. We are currently working with a public relations firm that will ensure we get this message and work out to as many people as possible. The 6-month long promotion campaign is created to stir up conversation, community, and cut through the conflict that exists in African American families.

We can hardly wait for this exciting work to hit the market. We understand that patience is a virtue and great things take time.

Here is some other great news that we believe will raise major attention to this work!

Can I Live (CIL) was recently filmed an interview for an upcoming documentary called Race to Equality. Our wonderful work was featured in this national shift changer along with other popular voices. We believe this will soon raise the footprint of CIL and increase awareness for our platform.

We also realize that we are new to the GlobalGiving platform and these efforts require consistent donor cultivation. This is a priority for the CIL central office.

We believe that we will see huge increases over the next few months in hopes to actualize our mission and vision.

Thank you for supporting our work. We are a very unique organization offering unique services that really focus on where the holes are in our current community and economic development system.

Please consider making your donations monthly. We are good soil to sow good seeds and reap a great outcome!

Thank you! We are very fortunate for your support!

Be Safe and Healthy in 2021!

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