City of Milwaukee hosts 10th Annual Fatherhood Summit

Director of the Fatherhood Initiative DennisWalton (left) with Fatherhood
Initiative Project Coordinator Dell Williams, Mayor Tom Barrett and two
volunteers at the 10th annual Fatherhood Summitt held October 16-17 at Destiny
Youth Plaza. Vincent Lamont “Vin” Baker, who was drafted by the Milwaukee
Bucks and played four of his 12-year NBA career with the Buck,s was the keynote
speaker. The goal of the two-day event is to create more effective fathers and,
in turn, stronger families and communities. The Fatherhood Initiative remains
the largest gathering of men in the state, drawing an average of 1,000 annually.