Through powerful stories and photos, Out of the Shadows examines the invisible population of birthfathers—-men who become fathers but who may never get to hear their children call them “Daddy.” This book provides an honest look at those birthfathers who had the confidence to speak out. Birthfathers care deeply and, in many cases, had no say in their child’s future.

Millions of men will never meet their children because of divorce, adoption, poverty and unplanned pregnancies.