Building Community Partnerships: What's Important for Fatherhood Programs?

Community partnerships can help ensure that fatherhood programs have the financial, organizational, and human resources they need to support practitioners and meet the needs of families. Additionally, successful fatherhood programs often work with community leaders, agencies, and other organizations to increase community support for fathers and their families. Strategic community partnerships are part of a comprehensive approach to support fathers participating in fatherhood programs. This brief discusses the benefits of community partnerships and provides tips to practitioners for identifying and leveraging such partnerships. (Author abstract)