About SinePatre
SinePatre is a teen-led nonprofit community for young people navigating father absence. We exist to create a safe, supportive space where fatherless teens can connect with others who truly understand their experiences, without stigma, judgment, or pressure to explain themselves. At our core, SinePatre is about turning loss into shared strength through honesty, creativity, and community.
How We Work
We believe that healing and growth come from connection, storytelling, and empathy. Fatherlessness can take many forms, including death, estrangement, incarceration, deployment, divorce, or other circumstances, but regardless of the cause, the emotional impact deserves to be acknowledged and shared.
Everything at SinePatre is built by and for teens who have lived this experience. Through creative expression, open dialogue, and thoughtful access to resources, we aim to help young people reflect on their experiences, share their stories, and feel understood.
Looking Ahead
SinePatre is still growing. As we move forward, we are committed to remaining teen-led, responsive to community input, and genuinely helpful. Our priorities will always be shaped by the real experiences of the teens we serve.
This is something we are building together. Your voice, ideas, and stories matter, and they help shape what SinePatre becomes next. If you would like to share your thoughts, we invite you to submit the survey—it helps us learn some things about you and all questions are optional.
SinePatre was founded by August, a fourteen year old growing up without a dad, who wanted a place where other fatherless teens could feel understood rather than singled out. It began as a small idea shaped by lived experience. What started as a simple site is now growing into a community of youth advocates and peers supporting one another.
SinePatre is teen led and intentionally low pressure. You can join discussions, respond to monthly writing prompts, explore practical guidance, and access resources designed to meet teens where they are.
The goal is simple and personal, to turn isolation into connection and loss into shared strength. If you want to help, I welcome collaborators, mentors, and partner organizations interested in growing the impact.
About the Founder
Understanding Fatherlessness
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- Approximately 23% of U.S. children live in single-parent homes.
- Presidents like Barack Obama and George Washington grew up without their biological fathers.
- About 85% of youth in prison come from fatherless backgrounds.
- 71% of high-school dropouts come from a fatherless home.
- With support and community, teens without fathers can thrive emotionally and socially. -
When overwhelmed, try writing freely, talking to someone who understands, or channeling energy into movement, art, or music. You don't have to fix everything right now, even naming what you feel is progress. You're not alone: engage with our community!
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Being fatherless doesn't make you inherently flawed or destined to fail. Stereotypes about anger, instability, and lack of motivation are simply false. Everyone's story is different. You define who you are.