1600 St. Catherine Street Louisville, KY 40210
502.384.3716
info@2not1.org

Changing the Lives of Children, One Father at a Time!

A community where children strive under the leadership of parents where fathers play an active role.  Fathers are valued and provided equal opportunity to engage with children. 2NOT1 is a trusted space by fathers and the community. A trusted space that provides mental health services, leadership development training, and continued resource for the child welfare system.



Who We Are

2NOT1 is a recognized 501-c3 organization providing services that support fathers in their parenting efforts. Our Mission “to promote the safety and well-being of children by implementing strategies to keep fathers involved and families together,” guides the work we do.

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What We Do

We help create father-friendly communities so fathers have access to resources that strengthen their ability to parent, help fathers navigate the child welfare system to reunite families, and enhance the leadership capacity of fathers! This is our effort to build a village and strong community.

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Yes! I want to invest in the development of fathers who become stronger parents for their children and families, the programming for youth that often reside in homes absent of their fathers, and advocacy that creates a father-friendly community and supports the reunification of fathers and families.

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We Got This!

Welcome to 2NOT1.

The following is a powerful message from a father.

Parenting Class and Personal Development

Our parenting class doubles as a leadership training. We believe we can’t talk a father into being a parent but we can increase their leadership capacity that develops their parenting skills.

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WE HAVE AWESOME COMMUNITY PARTNERS

LATEST NEWS

2NOT1 CEO & Founder, Dr. Shawn Gardner and Baird VP Daniel Miller with Baird staff during NovemBeard luncheon 2022.

Baird “NovemBeard” Campaign

Thanks to Daniel Miller and the good people at Baird for supporting 2NOT1 as their community organization for their NovemBeard campaign.

Bikes for Children

Tim Sanders and the UAW did it again! Thanks for the bikes for the children of our families. This will put a smile on a lot of children’s faces for the holidays!

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High Road

We are wrapping up our 4th cohort of the year. The High Road Leadership Development training is a great way to help participants tap into their leadership.

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Rites of Passage 

We had another great year of the Rites of Passage program. This year our boys were exposed to some awesome things. One being the Spalding University Maker’s Space.

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Camping

We love when we can provide opportunities for families to spend quality time together. Our third camping trip of the year wrapped up on a beautiful warm October weekend.

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Metro United Way Day of Action!

The community garden at the California Community Center has done exceptionally well this year. However, that is what the help of the Village!