The Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of National Congress for Fathers and Children began in February of 1995. Kevin Sheahen, the chapter founder and current chapter president, found that Pittsburgh, Western Pennsylvania and Pennsylvania as a whole did not have any support groups or programs for fathers and the subject of custody. He found that the domestic relations system in Pennsylvania was wrong, archaic and exclusionary for most fathers to be able to stay involved with their children after a divorce. Three other membeers started the chapter with Kevin and today there are more than 600 members. The Greater Pittsburgh Chapter of National Congress for Fathers and Children is a support group for its members.
Membership can be just local or it can be nationally and locally.
NCFC supports its members by networking, helping each other to understand their court orders, and informing the public and the legislators on the importance of two involved parents in their children's lives.