Founder
Donald Lykes, Founder/Executive Director, Lead
Fatherhood Education Facilitator, Master Trainer
Donald Lykes has been a single father for over 16 years. He has
first-hand knowledge on successfully navigating through the court
system to gain custody, visitation and understanding child support
issues.
Fatherhood Programming Certifications
- National Fatherhood Initiative
- National Partnership for Community Leadership
- National Center for Fathering
Award-Winning Grant Writing
- Akron Community Foundation
- National Fatherhood Initiative Distribution
- GAR Foundation
Organizations/Sponsorships
- Founding member the Summit County Fatherhood Initiative
- Co-sponsor of the first Fatherhood Awareness Breakfast in
Summit County
- Founder of the first Single Father Mentoring Program in Summit
County
- Founder and Executive Director of Fathers and Sons of Northeast
Ohio
- Member of Region Nine Fatherhood Initiative Project
(GOFBCI)
Other Accomplishments
- Supporter of the Father Walk
- Implemented advanced fatherhood education programming in Summit
County
- Site developer at the Akron Oriana House, Louis Stokes Veterans
Medical Center in Brecksfield and the Haven of Rest Ministries in
Akron, Ohio
