Watch D.O.G.S. Program Takes Off at Lilburn School

The statistics are not unheard of.

Nearly two in three African-American children, one in three Hispanic children, and one in four white children live in a father-absent home. And, 2011 Census data also shows that 24 million children do not live with their biological father.

There are at least two choices here: be the difference, or be the statistic.

As part of Mountain Park Elementary's new Watch D.O.G.S. (Dads of Great Students) program, a group of fathers is making a concerted effort to step up, and to step in.

"Moms always seem to be at the school doing something," said one father in the program."We have a lot of kids (who) don't have male figures in their lives. It just gives us a chance to give back."