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On March 27, 1996, the Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics sponsored a Town Meeting on Fathering and Male Fertility, the first in a series of related federal meetings and activities to develop better data on fathers. The Forum, consisting of the major federal statistical agencies, fosters coordination, collaboration, and integration of federal collection of data on child and family issues and federal reporting of child and family conditions. At the Town Meeting, invited speakers presented ideas for improving the federal statistical system's capacity to gather data on…
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Collecting better data on fathers, and more generally on men, is more than just a question of equity. The information is vital to federal and state officials struggling to reform the welfare and child support systems. Understanding fathers' roles in their children's lives could also help parents and social service providers better understand child development and meet the needs of children in single-mother households.
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This issue brief looks at the extent to which fathers are involved in their kindergarteners' through 12th graders' schools using data from the 1996 National Household Education Survey (NHES:96). The involvement of fathers in two-parent and in father-only families is presented and contrasted with that of mothers in two-parent and in mother-only families.
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In this national sample of Head Start families, fathers appear to play an important, positive role in the lives of their children. A father's presence in the home or level of involvement is related to the frequency or types of activities the child engages in with family members, the social behavior of the child, and the level of exposure to violence both the child and the primary caregiver experience. The evidence does suggest that the more involvement fathers have with their children, the more likely the children are to display positive social behaviors and the less likely the children…
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The Compassion Capital Fund (CCF), administered by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), funds intermediary organizations' capacity building assistance to faith- and community-based organizations. In support of these efforts, HHS commissioned Branch Associates, Inc., in partnership with Abt Associates, Inc., to conduct a study, examining the services and promising practices of intermediary organizations and the faith- and community-based organizations they serve. This study allowed Branch Associates, Inc. to create this capacity…
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Programs within the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) have a long and valued history of partnering with and distributing resources to community organizations (both secular and faith-based). With the signing of Executive Orders and the establishment of the White House Office for Faith-Based and Community Initiatives, President George W. Bush has made it a priority of the Departments of Justice, Labor, HHS, HUD, Education, Agriculture, and the Agency for International Development. (See Appendix A.) CNCS is charged with enhancing its outreach and engagement of these two…
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This document identifies six elements that appear necessary, according to the research, for building capacity for evaluation and accountability. Questions to prompt discussion and reflection among the planning/stakeholder group are followed by suggested strategies to address each element. (Author abstract).
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Collected by Glenn Stone, Ph.D. of Miami University's Department of Family Studies and Social Work in cooperation with The Institute for Family and Social Responsibility at Indiana University, these tools will assist grantees in measuring outcomes related to the Fathers and Families goals.
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A resource directory listing of national organizations that provide information & resources for and about fathers & their important role in families and the lives of children.
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Our goal in this paper is to examine the impact of parental incarceration on children's well-being and development, and determine just what is happening to these children.