The ability to reach out, both to assist others and to receive assistance, to fathers like yourself with in your own community. A meeting place that is affordable. Free is best. The understanding that strength comes from both numbers and knowledge. Therefore strive always to build your group and make sure that your meetings are places for learning and not bitching.
Nothing does more to discourage men than conversation containing a hopeless tone.
The goal of every meeting is to empower fathers to remain in their children's lives, simply because their children love and need them. The Divorced Fathers Network has startup kits to assist fathers who want to begin Divorced Fathers Networks in their communities.