MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Detrick Saulter, sitting in federal prison wondered if he would be there if he had grown up with a father.
Saulter’s mother was his 15-year-old sister and she raised him by herself. Saulter remained on a solid path.
The native of Memphis said that she did a “great job” and spoke for Fox News. “I went on college, I went on trade school, I avoided the negative stuff. The drugs and gangs.”
That all changed when Saulter lost the job.
F.A.T.H.E.R.S. Detrick Saulter, founder of F.A.T.H.E.R.S. was born in Memphis, Tenn. Detrick Saulter still visits the Lester Community Center, where he used to play basketball as a child.
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Saulter stated, “Me not being a father, I didn’t have anyone to lean on after I lost my job, and nobody to talk with, so I started talking the guys that I grew-up with.” “It was very easy for me to follow the same path that they were on.”
“If I would have had somebody that I could to talk to about it, kind of steer me … say, ‘You may have lost the job, but it’s another way, you can get another job,'” he added.
To make ends meet, Saulter Cocaine has been sold.
He stated, “It wasn’t the only thing that I had to rely on. It was the neighborhood.” “One thing led another and we ended up in serious trouble.”
Saulter was captured and sentenced to five year federal prison time in 2009.
He spent some time there thinking about his fatherless friends from childhood. He began to think about Dierra, his own child.
Saulter was awarded “The Village Award” for his outstanding leadership and dedication to the community in 2018.
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Saulter explained, “Up until that point, I had sort of a vague relation with my daughter.” “Not as involved as I should.”
It wasn’t until a call to a friend that it was discovered, however. Middle school basketball coachHe clearly understood the gravity of the problem.
Saulter remembered his friend telling him that “Man last year, only one father came to school to the games.”
Saulter continued, “Only one father came to the games.” “It clicked.”
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“I need to get fathers because it’s the missing thing,” he said. “I noticed that a lot people get in trouble, a lot people are going down the wrong track, and they don’t have their dad there,” he said.
From prison Saulter formed F.A.T.H.E.R.SA nonprofit that encourages fathers to build strong relationships with their kids.
“I got on the typewriter one day — a manual typewriter — and just typed up this program called F.A.T.H.E.R.S.,” Saulter told Fox News.
Saulter (left) poses with Dierra, his daughter. Saulter reflected on his childhood and said that he wasn’t as involved as he should be, but has since rekindled their friendship.
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Saulter believes that Memphis will be rebuilt if fathers and children have better lives. Crime plagues the country.
In 2013, the city was hit with a record number of 346 murders. major violent crimesAccording to data from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, 18% of these numbers have increased between 2019-2021.
Fox News’ Saulter stated that “you can easily (attribute the crime here) to the absence of two-parent homes.” “It all goes hand in hand.”
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Even though research is not extensive, A 2004 studyChildren from single-parent families are three times more likely that they will end up in jail when they turn 30, compared to children from intact households.
Fox News reporter Saulter stated that “me and my friends, now, we say, were each other’s fathers as we were growing up”
He also Memphis crime is to blameBecause there are not enough youth programs or hybrid gangs, people from different backgrounds have formed their own crews.
Saulter was released in 2014 from prison and immediately began to work on his company.
Charles Patton was presented with the Father of The Month award by Saulter in 2017. He stated that Patton had always been a father to his children, despite some difficult experiences.
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Fox News reported that he said, “Once I got back, I just laid my feet on the floor and started to work,” He wanted to dispel the stereotypes about “deadbeat fathers”.
“There is a stereotype about Black fathers being absent from their children, so I was like, ‘Let’s show them the opposite side.'” Saulter said. Let’s show them how involved we are with our kids’ lives.
From 2010 to 2019, the percentage of Black children living with a single parent has hovered at around 65%, which is the highest among all races. Kids Count Data Center found.
Saulter was created a Facebook groupHe started encouraging Memphis fathers that he knew to upload pictures of themselves and their children to the page. He started giving out Father of the month awards and hosted monthly activities such as a father-child talent showcase and “Stop the Violence”.
“I was just Trying to get the fathers there so I can share with them like, ‘Man we got to be in the kids’ lives … We got to show them the other way,'” Saulter said.
Saulter explained that since the beginning of the organization, “A few guys who came through it actually got custody of the kids, and their kids are (are) doing well.”
F.A.T.H.E.R.S. The founder of the F.A.T.H.E.R.S. recognizes “Gonzo”, a father who is an exceptional example. Saulter stated “Gonzo” was highly recommended and can be relied upon by the community as a guide.
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Saulter’s work has been recognized by some members of the community.
“Man, keep doing your work,” said a man who was walking along the street to Saulter of the F.A.T.H.E.R.S. The founder was still alive.
Wade Jackson, a childhood friend of Detrick Saulter, receives a Father-of-the Month award.
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Fox News’ Saulter said, “It’s motivation. It’s like an energy burst.” “Like, man, coming from just me typing it up on the typewriter and seeing somebody — what I typed up actually changed somebody life.
He said, “I don’t even have any words to describe it.” “Just that acknowledgement that it’s kinda working, even though it is a process. Only a few people have succeeded, so you need to keep going.
Saulter was able, for his part. Connect with his daughter.
Detrick Saulter is proud to have built a relationship with his daughter, after he was released from prison in 2014.
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He said, “First I had the courage to admit my mistake and swallow my pride.” “From that point on, I made it my business. I don’t care what she thinks about me, I’m going see her.”
Saulter did not have a driver’s licence when he was released from prison but he still found rides. Visit her in MississippiThe place she was living at that time.
Saulter stated, “My effort was most important, just me going, making the initial effort to establish a relationship with my wife, and then she was open to it.” “Now, we communicate almost every single day.”
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Saulter thought back to all the things he had accomplished in Memphis and hoped that people would see the Home of the Blues as more than just an institution. City with high crime.
He said that Memphis is an amazing place and there are many beautiful things to see.
He added that “it’s not the bad people in here, but their circumstances that lead them to do certain things.” “The most beautiful people live in what people consider to be the worst communities, but they don’t know how to express their beauty.”
