Centre for Fathering (CFF) was founded by three young fathers who share a deep conviction that a father’s parental involvement makes a tremendous difference to his child’s development. The idea of starting a fathering organization in Singapore was mooted in 1994. At that time two of the co-founders, who are childhood friends, were in the USA. Wong Suen Kwong was studying for a Masters in Counseling in Arkansas; while Edwin Choy was working concurrently on a Masters program and a Certificate in Marriage & Family Therapy in Texas. In the summer of that year, Edwin attended a graduate course on “Fathering” with the Southwestern Centre for Fathering, an affiliate of the National Centre for Fathering (NCF). In the mid-nineties, community work on fathering was still at its infancy and NCF was pioneering important research in the field. Edwin was impassioned by what he had learnt about fathering and shared with Suen his vision of establishing a fathering organization in Singapore. Back home in the Lion City, it was not until late 1999, that Edwin and Suen actively worked towards realizing that vision. They co-opted another friend, Raymond Koh, who became the third co-founder. The three men networked with NCF and became certified to conduct NCF’s fathering seminars. They then contacted Dr. Stella Quah at the National University of Singapore, to enquire about local research on fathering to support their work in propagating CFF’s mission. Dr Quah referred the co-founders to Mrs. Tan Hwee Seh from the then-named Ministry of Community Development. Events started unfolding quickly, leading eventually to the incorporation of the Centre for Fathering Ltd in 2000.