CHICAGO -- They're young, between the ages of 17 and 24, but all of them are fathers, CBS Chicago reports. This week, they graduated from the Dovetail Project, a program teaching them how to be the ...

Sheldon Smith, a Chicago native, created The Dovetail Project to help assist young African American men in becoming great fathers. Rolling out spoke to Smith to learn about his background and how The ...

With Father’s Day right around the corner, the Chicago-based Dovetail Project has graduated a new class of students. The goal is to teach Black and Brown men about the importance and responsibilities ...

For most of Sheldon Smith’s childhood, his father was in and out of jail – and in and out of his life. In that, he’s not alone. In the United States, nearly half of all African-American children grow ...

Sheldon Smith founded the Dovetail Project when he was 21 because he wanted things to be different. His father was in and out of his life, and his father’s father wasn’t around either. “I was a broken ...

CHICAGO, Dec. 05, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Sheldon Smith, the founder of The Dovetail Project, a 501(c)(3) organization that gives young fathers within marginalized communities a better understanding ...

*CHICAGO, IL – Nationally leading fatherhood organization The Dovetail Project made history on Friday, April 29 th as the first Black-owned fatherhood nonprofit to ring the NYSE Closing Bell in ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Young fathers in need of assistance because of the COVID-19 crisis will able to receive help this week thanks to a Chicago-based non-profit organization. The Dovetail Project is ...

Nearly 600 Black and Latino fathers graduate from their life-changing program "My idea of fatherhood and manhood changed," dad Jamal Warren said of The Dovetail Project's impact on his role as a ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- There's an effort in Chicago to give young fathers the support they need to succeed. Sheldon Smith is the founder of The Dovetail Project. The group helps fathers between the ages of ...

When Angel Juarez became a father at 21, he Googled "how to be a good dad." He had no idea. Juarez, who shares 4-month-old daughter, Dejà, with his wife, Dakgma Ojeda, grew up with a largely absent ...

CHICAGO (CBS)--A local organization is working to help young fathers who have lost their jobs during the coronavirus outbreak. The Dovetail Project is on Chicago's South Side and is for fathers ...