His Sparrow Family Center (HSFC) is a 501 (c) (3), non-profit organization incorporated in the State of Maryland on April 15, 2021.

Historically programs that focused on providing services to the mother or woman only, have created unintended consequences. Many times, creating an adversarial environment, an “Us vs Them mentality”. As a result, families are more and more dysfunctional and isolated. Fatherhood is no longer honored or valued. Children are no longer seen as our future but as something to be avoided. Did you know that there are over 400,000 children in the foster care system in the United States? Of this number over 100,000 children are waiting for adoptive homes (source: adoptuskids.org). When children are not connected to their father, they can also lose the whole paternal side of their family as a resource.

HSFC believes that the time is right, the time is now, to make a bold move to:

• Serve the whole family by starting with fathers and men. 
• Assist and encourage fathers and men to stand-up and work together to break generational cycles of poverty, substance use, domestic violence, and father absence from the home. 
• To advocate for equity for all fathers and men including fathers and men of color who have been historically underserved, marginalized, and adversely affected by persistent poverty and inequality. 
• To partner and collaborate with others to achieve more.

Integrity
truth, fairness, equity

Family
a child’s first teacher

Accountability
accept responsibility for
family, community, and society

Donna Pryor
Board Vice President

Has over 20 years of experience in the clinical research industry.  She is a wife, mother, and author who believes that ensuring fathers have the resources and support they need will lead to a thriving homelife that benefits the community at large.

Andel Owens
Board President

Has over six years of experience running a non-profit as the co-founder of Surrender 365, Inc. He recognizes the importance, value, and role of fathers in the home and in the communities they live in. He also strongly believes that fathers should have the support and resources they need to be successful at leading their families.

Benyam Adera
Board Treasurer

Has experience providing consulting services in the non-profit space. He is interested in helping families strengthen relationships with their fathers. 

Michael Emerson
Board Secretary

His father was a role model for him and for other children in the neighborhood who did not have a father in their lives. This is why, what HSFC stands for and what we do is so important to him.

James Murray, MPA
Board Member

Serves as a senior public servant with experience in developing strategic partnerships and providing executive leadership for human services programs. He started working in the responsible fatherhood field in the late 1990s. Helping children stay connected to their fathers is something that he is still passionate about today. His purpose and mission are to create opportunities for children to have the benefits of both parents being involved in their lives.

Valarie Bynum
Board Member

Men and fathers who find it essential to be an intricate part of the upbringing of their children speak volumes to the family dynamic. Being part of HSFC gives her the opportunity to help bridge the gaps they may encounter during their journey. She believes that as we work together collectively, change will happen.

Geneva Ware-Rice, MSW, MAT
Executive Director

Has over 40 years of social services experience focused on child and family services. She has worked with responsible fatherhood programs since 2006. She believes that every child should have the opportunity to know their father and paternal relatives. If you want to help children, then you must help those who are responsible for them.

Marvina Taylor
Chief Operating Officer

Has over ten years of experience working in early childhood (birth to five) service provision. Seven years of experience in facilitating pre-martial, marriage and bible-based counseling and enrichment sessions and working with fathers. She knows the importance of having a father who is actively involved in his child’s life. She wants to help as many children as possible, as many families as possible, by serving and helping as many fathers as possible. 

Courtney McCullough Robbs
Chief Financial Officer

Is the founder and CEO of Virtuous Boss, a business consulting and education firm. She is passionate about building generational wealth and educating others to have entrepreneurial mindsets. She believes the work HSFC is doing to focus on connecting men with the resources they need to be the core of the family unit is imperative for the community. She is grateful to serve in the capacity of the CFO. 

Zevlin Silverio Jimenez Staten
Chief Program Officer

Has worked with fathers for more than 20 years in various facets of his career. His desire is to see fathers be the answer to the questions their children are looking and longing for in this world. Working with His Sparrow, allows Mr. Jimenez-Staten to not only see families restored, but to be a part of the process.