This handbook provides faith- and community-based organizations with specific, practical guidance about the fundamental aspects of engaging corporate givers and foundation grantmakers. This document aims to help organizations that provide services for substance abuse and mental illness. However, you can apply the basic principles described here to any human service endeavor. The guidance in this handbook can help you learn to expand and sustain services, enhance effectiveness, and diversify funding streams. The chapters also provide tips on marketing your organization and writing grant…
This report is a summary of an evaluation of TSA'sYoung Fathers Project (2002-2004). The project was initiated by the (then) Home Office's Family Policy Unit (now incorporated within the Children and Families Directorate, Department for Education and Skills (DfES). Ministers and officers were concerned about high levels of teenage pregnancy in England and the lack of services to support young fathers. The project was influenced by research that showed how children benefit if their fathers are actively involved in their lives in positive ways. The Trust for the Study of Adolescence was…
This summary is a preliminary report of survey results from a community-basedprogram implementing the National Fatherhood Initiative's 24/7 Dad A.M. program. Surveydata include information gathered by the 24/7 Dad Fathering Inventory and the 24/7 DadA.M. Fathering Skills Survey, both integral assessment tools for the 24/7 Dad program. Dataanalyzed for this report were collected from fathers attending the Baldwin County (Alabama)Fatherhood Initiative's 24/7 Dad A.M. program between January 2005 and November 2005. (Author abstract)
This report is an overview of findings from an on-going outcome evaluation of NationalFatherhood Initiative's 24/7 Dad A.M. and 24/7 Dad P.M. fathering programs. Fathers participating in the 12-week program complete a 24/7 Dad Fathering Inventory and a 24/7 Dad Fathering Skills Survey at the beginning of the program, and again at the end to assess program impact. Pre/Post surveys were collected on nearly fifty (50) fathers participating in the program. Results illustrate that the 24/7 Dad programs have a positive impact on fathers andcan effectively improve parenting skills, fathering…
The Daddy Pack is a set of resources for expectant dads and dads of young children that contains informative skill-building brochures and an interactive CD-ROM. Each Daddy Pack contains: "So You're a New Father or About to Become One" brochure; "Keeping Your Child Safe from Infant to Toddler" brochure; "10 Ways to Be a Better Dad" brochure; and Directions for Dads, an interactive CD-ROM with fathering information. This report is a summary of findings from an assessment of fathers who received the pack. (Author abstract)
This report examines the findings of ten demonstration projects funded by OCSE in nine states and jurisdictions (California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Texas, Washington and Washington, DC) that addressed issues related to incarceration and child support. The projects, conducted over a six-year period, were funded by OCSE through a number of grant cycles. They were selected to examine various issues and objectives of interest to OCSE, and do not represent a single "incarceration initiative." Some projects focused on the process of working with incarcerated parents…
Part of the KIDS COUNT/Population Reference Bureau series of Reports on Census 2000, this report presents information for a broad range of income brackets in order to compare the relative risks for children living in different types of families. (Author abstract)
