Four years ago, Juan Buitron got drunk in the presence of his then 3-year-old son. When the drinking led to a child endangerment incident, he said, child protective services got involved.
Eventually, the Denton resident was required to enroll in FOCUS+ for Fathers. The purpose of the 10-week fatherhood program is to help dads become a more positive influence in their children’s lives.
At first, Buitron was not engaged as thoughts filled his head over the point of the program: “What am I doing here? I don’t need this. I don’t need to be here. I don’t need no more lectures.”…