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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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Promising Occupations Achievable Through Short-Term Education or Training for Low-Income Families: Appendix F: ACF Region 6 (Dallas).

Promising careers are available to TANF recipients and other low-income workers with a relatively short-term investment in education and training. Almost all states offer estimates—called projections—of how occupations will grow over a 10-year period. When paired with data on the education and…

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The Head Start Parent, Family, and Community Engagement Framework: Promoting Family Engagement and School Readiness, From Prenatal to Age 8.

This framework is a road map for progress in achieving the kinds of outcomes that lead to positive and enduring change for children and families. It is a research-based approach to program change that shows how an agency can work together as a whole--across systems and service areas--to promote parent and family engagement and children's learning development. (Author abstract)

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The New Dad: Caring, Committed and Conflicted.

This report presents the results of the second phase of the Boston College Center for Work & Family's research on fatherhood, a survey completed by nearly 1000 fathers who are "white collar workers" in large corporations. In this follow-up study the researchers set out to gather a more complete picture from a much larger number and range of fathers, not just new dads, but also those who are still experiencing active caregiving with children at home upto age 18. Most of these men are living with working wives/partners. This report presents a portrait of fathers who strive for professional…

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Child Welfare: More Information and Collaboration Could Promote Ties Between Foster Care Children and Their Incarcerated Parents: Report to Congressional Requesters (including, Children with Parents in Residential Drug Treatment Facilities).

Federal law sets timelines for states' decisions about placing foster care children in permanent homes, and, in some cases, for filing to terminate parental rights. Some policymakers have questioned the reasonableness of these timelines for children of incarcerated parents and expressed interest in how states work with these families. GAO was asked to examine: (1) the number of foster care children with incarcerated parents, (2) strategies used by child welfare and corrections agencies in selected states that may support contact or reunification, and (3) how the Department of Health and Human…

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Faith, Forgiveness, Fragile Relationships, and Responsible Fatherhood: Insights from a Decade of Investments.

This newsletter highlights four interrelated investments made by the Annie E. Casey Foundation to support community-based solutions to strengthen families and neighborhoods. The investments include: tapping the strengths of faith-based organizations; removing stumbling blocks to opportunity for people returning from incarceration and their families; providing a foundation for healthy relationships and marriages; and supporting strong and responsible fatherhood. Examples of specific initiatives in each area are described and successful practices are highlighted.

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Catalog of Research: Programs for Low-Income Fathers.

This review provides summaries of impact, implementation, and descriptive studies that have examined responsible fatherhood and related family strengthening programs that target and serve low-income fathers. (Author abstract)

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