Love, Dad is a project of Community Partners, which serves as its 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor.

© 2025 Love, Dad

Love, Dad is a project of Community Partners, which serves as its 501(c)3 fiscal sponsor.

© 2025 Love, Dad

No one is well
until all
are well.

No one is well
until all
are well.

No one is well until all
are well.

We need inclusive and culturally reverent systems & services to take a whole family approach, targeting parenting, mental health, education and resource needs.

When systems of care don’t center families

Our mission is to uplift families with young children in historically marginalized communities in California by equipping individuals, organizations and systems with knowledge, skills, and resources to effectively engage whole families.

History & Approach

History & Approach

In 2019, Kevin Gruenberg, PsyD, and Richard Cohen, PhD, co-founded Love, Dad, to champion inclusive, family-centered programs and practices in mental health, education, and child welfare.

In 2019, Kevin Gruenberg, PsyD, and Richard Cohen, PhD, co-founded Love, Dad, to champion inclusive, family-centered programs and practices in mental health, education, and child welfare.

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2020 - present: Co-founded and co-lead Father Engagement Cohort Trainings for LA Best Babies Network. This is a required training for all home visitors in Los Angeles County.

2020 - present: Co-leading Father Engagment workgroup for the Los Angeles Perinatal and Early Childhood Home Visitation Consortium

2023 - 2024:  Supporting Fathers Towards Whole Family Health: Screening in Context pilot. This pilot promotes family child health by identifying, referring and treating fathers with mental health struggles in home visiting.

2020 - present: Co-founded and co-lead Father Engagement Cohort Trainings for LA Best Babies Network. This is a required training for all home visitors in Los Angeles County.

2020 - present: Co-leading Father Engagment workgroup for the Los Angeles Perinatal and Early Childhood Home Visitation Consortium

2023 - 2024:  Supporting Fathers Towards Whole Family Health: Screening in Context pilot. This pilot promotes family child health by identifying, referring and treating fathers with mental health struggles in home visiting.

Watch the Still Face with Dads experiment

Watch the Still Face with Dads experiment

LEADERSHIP
LEADERSHIP

Kevin Gruenberg, PsyD
Executive Director & Co-founder

Richard Cohen, PhD
Co-founder

Jana Wright, MPH
Director of Policy

Bill Monro, MSW
Director of Evaluation

Team
Team

Marino Aragon
Parent Educator

Jared Morgan, LCSW
Trainer

Elyse Springer, MA-CLP, LMFT, PMH-C
Trainer

Governing Council
Governing Council

Sam Chan, PhD
Clinical Psychologist

Alan-Michael S. Graves, EdD
Senior Director of Teaching and Systems

Gabrielle Kaufman, MA, LPCC, BC-DMT, NCC, PMH-C
Clinical Counselor

Capacity Building

Research & Evaluation

Advocacy

Love, Dad increases the capacity of organizations and individuals working directly with families; develops and disseminates practices that support whole family development; and advocates for local, state, and national system and policy changes that improve services for families.

Please email kgruenberg@love-dad.org to inquire about specific programs and advocacy.