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Detroit Dads Group Becomes 18th City Dads Outpost

June 11, 2015 by Jason S. Grant

Detroit Dads Group
Detroit Dads Group is the latest addition to the City Dads Group national social and support network.

Detroit has become the 18th and latest metropolitan area to join the City Dads Group network of social and support groups for fathers of all walks of life.

At the helm of our Motor City outpost are area residents Brian Manninen and Nick Edwards.

Matt Schneider, co-founder of City Dads Group, said, “Many dads have inquired about a group in the Detroit/Ann Arbor area, so I’m glad we have some guys who have stepped up. Nick and Brian are going to make a great team as they create a diverse community of dads, online and off.”

Find the Detroit Dads Group on:

  • Meetup (go here to join)
  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
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Brian Manninen, shown with his sons, will help led our new Detroit Dads Group.

Manninen, 35, a father of two boys ages 3 and 6, comes from a family of educators. “I’m a teacher and the extended time off was a factor when choosing my career so I could be an active dad …  when my ‘hoped for children’ would be off for their school vacations,” he said.

“I’ve spent enough summers isolated from other adults so a few months ago I took serious action to see what I could plan ahead for. All of that research lead me to City Dads,” Manninen said, adding he looked  forward to connecting with other dads who have similar extended time with their children during the summer weekdays.

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“The Dadcade” blogger Nick Edwards, shown with one of his two daughters, will help lead our new Detroit Dads Group.

Edwards, 31, is father to two daughters ages 2 and 8 months. He a full-time controls engineer who uses his blog The Dadcade to review editorials and new offerings from the gaming and tech industry from a father’s perspective.

“We have (focused on gaming issues) like screen time, what video games can teach you, and violence and misogyny,” Edwards said.

City Dads Group is a dynamic and diverse community of fathers redefining, by example, what it means to be a dad in the 21st century. The year-old organization has group based in and around 18 major metropolitan U.S. cities including New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Dallas and San Francisco.

Founded in November 2008 in New York City as a way a handful of fathers could arrange playdates and outings with their children, the organization went national in 2014. City Dads Group nearly 4,000 members who bond over their children and a desire to change the face of modern fatherhood through word, deed, and example.

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About Jason S. Grant

Jason S. Grant is a full-time dad and a contributing blogger for the NYC Dads Group, who spreads awareness of Tourette’s syndrome and its related disorders. By far, the best and most challenging job Jason has ever held is being a dad to his son, Jake. You can read more about Jason and Jake at Daddylogue.

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