Other
This National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse
(NRFC) spotlight provides an overview of key
points from the April 22, 2020 webinar Using Virtual
Technology in Fatherhood Programs.
Other
This toolkit includes information on how to implement and evaluate an array of Father Engagement strategies that might be similar to ones you have already implemented or are thinking about implementing, which are aligned with your organizational needs. The website is the result of a pilot project involving the child welfare agencies from 11 counties in California interested in implementing father engagement strategies most suitably aligned with each county's organizational goals. This toolkit aligns with the California Common Core Curricula for Child Welfare Workers.
Other
Fatherhood events are a great way to celebrate dads and broadcast the message that dads matter to your community. They can help create a positive relationship between your organization and the community it serves. They can also act as a marketing vehicle to recruit dads to your fatherhood program or other father-serving efforts. The following steps will help practitioners have a successful fatherhood event. (Author introduction modified)
Other
On behalf of the Administration for Children and Families’ Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Building Bridges and Bonds (B3) study partnered with Responsible Fatherhood programs and experts in the field to identify high-priority questions and emerging service approaches. Programs use a number of promising models to work with fathers, but rigorous studies have not yet shown which are effective and worth expanding or replicating.
The B3 team is rigorously evaluating three new and emerging service approaches…
Other, Fact Sheet
This toolkit is intended as an online tool for programs, states, and tribes where promising practices, programs, and resources are made available on family engagement, described in current research literature as a series of intentional interventions that work together in an integrated way to promote safety, permanency and well being for children, youth, and families. The toolkit can provide an opportunity to connect with colleagues and share program successes and challenges. For this toolkit, we have chosen a few examples and recognize that they are by no means the only programs using some of…
Other
Evaluating outcomes is critical for program growth and improvement. Increasingly, agency administrators are being required to provide evidence that their services make a difference for the children, families, and communities they serve.To assist in this effort, Child Welfare Information Gateway provides two Logic Model Builders: Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention/Family Support Programs and Postadoption Services Programs. These Logic Model Builders help programs define their service goals and outcomes, identify indicators of success, and select evaluation instruments that may be…
Other
This webinar focuses on participant attendance in fatherhood programs. Practitioners presenting discuss rates of attendance, factors that affect it and methods of increasing it. Featured researchers describe approaches to measuring attendance in fatherhood programs, the effects of attendance on fathers’ outcomes and future directions for studying it. (Author abstract modified)
Other
Father engagement is not a stand-alone program initiative, but a vital and integrated aspect of parent, family, and community work. This series is organized around the Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement (PFCE) Framework.[SB1] [TJ2] The Framework guides collaboration among families, Head Start and Early Head Start programs and staff, and community service providers to promote positive, enduring change for children and families. The Framework is the foundation for father engagement efforts. This series is designed for…
Other
In fiscal year (FY) 2011, the Children's Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) funded a group of demonstration grants to test the effectiveness of Family Group Decision-Making (FGDM) and how to best implement it. These projects used FGDM meetings and other teaming approaches as a means of family engagement and capacity building to strengthen protective factors and reduce risk factors for child maltreatment. Each project conducted its own evaluation and submitted a final report, and all grantees participated in a…
Other
In August 2015, the HHS Office of Adolescent Health (OAH) awarded the New Hampshire Department of Education a multi-year Pregnancy Assistance Fund (PAF) Program grant to support teen fathers and their families. The E3 Teen Fatherhood Program aims to increase the likelihood that teen fathers will develop skills and knowledge to lead successful lives and to fully engage in the parenting of their child(ren). To this end, the E3 program approach is to improve education, employment, and family engagement for teen fathers and to build a sustainable network of stakeholders and partners to serve the…
