Neil Tift

Neil Tift, MA

Native American Fatherhood & Families Assocization, Outreach Coordinator/Trainer

Developed resources for fathers since 1990 as parent educator, Staff trainer , adjunct faculty, family mediator, court navigator and “dadvocate”. Birth father, adoptive father, God father, foster father for past 28 years & grandfather of 16.

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Professional Biography

Neil is the Outreach Coordinator for the Native American Fatherhood and Families Association (NAFFA) in Mesa. From 2010 to 2016, he was the Father Involvement Program Director for the Child Crisis Arizona in Mesa.

Neil was the Director of the Resource Center at the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. From 1990 to 1998 he was the founding Director of the first Fathers’ Resource Center in the US, that opened in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

For 35 years, Neil has served as an adjunct instructor at seven universities in Minnesota and Arizona teaching ethics, child psychology, gender studies and human service administration.

  • Girl Brain Boy Brain
  • Respecting Maternal & Paternal Parenting Styles
  • Addressing ACE’s in Native American Communities
  • A Father’s Place: The Importance of Male Involvement in Early Childhood Development
  • Assessment Guide on Father Inclusive Practices
  • Foster Fathering
  • Messages of Masculinity
  • Raise Your Family, Not Your Fist
  • Why Do They Act That Way? Understanding Children’s Temperament
  • Engaging Dads in Home Visits
  • Ethical Application is Family Service Agencies
  • Why Guys Don’t Ask for Help