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The NRFC Library is a collection of materials to build a knowledge base around fathers, fatherhood, and operating a Responsible Fatherhood program. It also houses all resources created by the NRFC, including fact sheets, PSAs, and past webinars.

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Nonresident Fatherhood and Adolescent Sexual Behavior: A Comparison of Siblings.

Although voluminous research has linked nonresident fatherhood to riskier sexual behavior in adolescence, including earlier sexual debut, neither the causality of that link nor the mechanism accounting for it has been well-established. Using data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, 1979…

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EMPLOYMENT – Innovative Approaches to Enhance the Economic Stability of Fathers and Their Families

Employment services are an essential component of any program that works with low-income fathers. In this session, we will hear from practitioners who have used innovative approaches to help fathers increase their educational qualifications, sharpen their job skills, connect with employers, and enhance the economic stability of themselves and their families.

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VISION – Leadership Qualities that Lead to Engaging and Sustainable Fatherhood Initiatives

Careful planning and design are important for ensuring the success and sustainability of an effective fatherhood program. This requires the leadership and vision of organizational and program leaders. In this session, two fatherhood visionaries will share their approaches to establishing supportive fatherhood initiatives, ensuring buy-in of fathers and staff, and managing program sustainability.

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Premiere of Dadication Documentary and Panel Discussion

During this session, the NRFC will premier the DADication documentary which features fathers from the individual #Dadication PSAs.

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INCLUSION – Methods for Ensuring That All Dads are Welcomed, Celebrated, and Included

What does inclusive service look like? How do successful programs ensure that all fathers are welcome, celebrated, and included in all aspects of program services? This session will look at ways to assess the father-friendliness of an organization and create inclusive program policies, procedures, and attitudes.

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REENTRY – An Overview of Pre-Release Services and Ongoing Support to Help Returning Fathers Overcome Reentry Challenges

Fathers returning to their communities after a period of incarceration often face challenges related to issues such as economic stability, employment, housing, physical and mental health, and reconnecting with their families. Presenters will discuss the importance of providing pre-release services plus ongoing support with employment, housing, and other needs after release.

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DIVERSITY – Best Practices for Ensuring that Services are Responsive to the Diverse Needs of Fathers

Fatherhood programs serve fathers from a wide variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds. This session will examine ways to ensure that services are designed and delivered in a culturally competent manner that is respectful of and responsive to the needs of all fathers and their families.

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Fathers Panel – Strategies that Fatherhood Programs Can Implement to Ease the Reentry of Fathers Back into the Community

A panel of fathers will discuss their experiences upon returning to their families and communities after a period of incarceration. The session will focus on barriers to successful reentry and provide tips for how fatherhood programs and other community service providers can help ease the transition for fathers and their families.

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Welcome and Event Overview

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Save the Date, NRFC 2022 Virtual Event

The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC), a national resource funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Family Assistance (OFA), invites you to join a 2-day virtual event, Leading the DRIVE: A Fatherhood Summit on Diversity, Reentry, Inclusion, Vision, and Employment. During the event, we will discuss promising practices for ensuring that program services are inclusive and designed to meet the needs of all fathers. Presenters will include researchers, practitioners, and fathers who will share…

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Engaging Fathers: Tools and Tips to Assess the Father-Friendliness of Your Organization

Healthy father involvement is associated with better outcomes on nearly every measure of child wellbeing 2 and research clearly suggests that overall family outcomes improve when fathers participate in child and family interventions.3 However, many social service organizations still struggle to engage effectively with fathers.

Does your organization work with children and families but find it hard to involve fathers in program services? This resource provide tips and promising practices for assessing the father-friendliness of your organization as well as, action steps for…

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