Alex Huffman, a father of two from Nicholasville, requires a special formula for his youngest kid, who has a milk protein allergy.

“It’s still very, very hard and it being a specialty formula, it’s even harder,” says Huffman.

Huffman and his wife have a prescription for Nutramigen, but the expensive cost is not covered by insurance. They’ve been paying roughly $400 each month. He claims that dads haven’t been as vocal about the formula scarcity.

“I think that fathers are overlooked in general as far as the whole childcare process goes in general,” explained Huffman. “Mothers or fathers, it’s just a really hard time right now finding what you need for your child.”

The Lexington Leadership Foundation’s Fatherhood Initiative tries to do everything it can to provide for dads, who have fewer resources than moms.

The initiative’s Director, David Cozart, says, “Resources for fathers are emerging, but they have not been plentiful here to fore. It’s almost like in human services we’re a little persnickety about who we serve – and fathers have not always made that list.”