OUR IMPACT
Annual Reports
Check out our annual reports below!
2024 Annual Survey Results
100 Dad Guild members responded to our annual survey this year. Here are some of the highlights:
Parenting confidence - 44.93% of 69 respondents reported higher confidence after joining Dad Guild. A Wilcoxon signed-rank test results shows confidence in parenting skills is significantly higher after joining Dad Guild than before. The number of respondents who scored a 4 or a 5 in their confidence doubled from just over 35% (before joining Dad Guild) to just over 70% (after joining Dad Guild).
Connections to organizations outside of Dad Guild - Of the 69 dads who responded to this question, 78.3% of them (54 dads) said they are not connected to any other parenting organizations of parenting groups outside of Dad Guild.
Social Connections -
54% of dads said they’d made new dad friends since joining Dad Guild (72% for dads who had been to at least one event)
48% have exchanged contact information with another dad they met through Dad Guild (50% for dads who had been to at least one event)
57% of dads said there is at least one person they’ve met in the Dad Guild community that they could reach out to if they needed someone to talk to (61% for dads who had been to at least one event)
Impact Stories
“In some of my darkest hours as a parent when I was under tremendous stress, burn out and isolation, Dad Guild provided a space I could connect with other dads and use the space as a sort of free therapy. Dad Guild is the only mental health resources I can afford (it’s free)."
“The library playgroups have helped me feel comfortable entering social situations as a single parent, and navigating some of the anxiety around being an adequate parent and being visible as a dad.”
“I almost haven’t known parenting without Dad Guild. It started just after my son was born and has been a constant part of my parenting experience. In some sense I grew into being a parent while Dad Guild grew as an organization. I cannot imagine being a father without it.”
"For the first 4 months of having a child, I really didn't leave the house much or get to connect with other parents. Dad Guild gave me a really easy and convenient way to meet other parents who were going through or recently had gone through the same thing. It was incredibly validating to share how I was feeling and have 10 other people all nod their heads in agreement. It really gave me a lot of hope when things were hard that we weren't doing something obviously wrong or bad, and that it was just something we needed to get through and grow from."