The absence of fathers in the lives of young males is at the root of many issues negatively impacting this nation’s young men.This is the assertion of the founder of the empowerment group, Save Our Sons, Carol Farnum who is advocating for more men in society to step up and fill in for those boys who are in desperate need of a positive male figure in their lives. Speaking to the media on the sidelines of the foundation’s march against gun violence which started at the General Post Office at Cheapside and concluded at the Freedom Park at Golden Square on Sunday, Farnum said something needs to be done so that many more young lives are not lost.She noted that for years she has been keeping her ear to the ground and talking to, not only young men, but men in general trying to ascertain the areas that needed correction. She concluded that the presence of men, particularly in the lives of boys, could potentially be instrumental to stymie the perceived behavioral decline among males.“Wha
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