Lake County News: Father's Day 2021: Report Reveals Major Decline in Number of U.S. Children Living in Father-Absent Homes
Did you know that the new U.S. Census Bureau’s report shows that the number of children living in father-absent homes is down to 18.3 million?
Lake Country News cites our fatherhood research in this piece about the new census data.
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