Under the umbrella of the John S. Martinez Fatherhood Initiative
of Connecticut, in 2006 the Department was awarded a five year $5 million
($1million/year) grant from the Department of Health Human Services (DHHS),
Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to implement a Promoting
Responsible Fatherhood Demonstration Project. The grant incorporates strategies
encompassing all three (3) of the ACF established authorized activity areas:
Healthy Marriage, Responsible Parenting and Economic Stability. Each of the six
state-certified fatherhood programs who are partners in the grant (Families In
Crisis, Inc, Family Strides, New Haven Family Alliance, New Opportunities, Inc.,
Career Resources, Inc. and Madonna Place) target primarily low-income fathers,
new fathers, fathers-to-be, and young fathers who may be single, unmarried,
non-custodial or cohabitating. This target group also includes couples
interested in marriage and/or those who identify themselves as engaged. The
project is targeted to serve a minimum statewide total of 500 fathers and 40
couples annually.
The goal of the program is to provide our target populations
with a cohesive continuum of care that connects them to services. Our services
offer enhanced prevention and intervention strategies to promote healthy
marriage, responsible parenting and economic stability, other activities include
statewide marketing/outreach campaign and dissemination of information to
promote public awareness. Each of the six identified fatherhood programs are
delivering the Exploring Relationships and Marriage with Fragile Families,
Inside Out Dad (for incarcerated population) and the 24/7 Dad curricula to
program participants as part of the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Parenting
activities. Curriculum has been developed and delivered to DSS staff and our
community partners that will enhance knowledge and skills in assessing domestic
violence. DSS is currently working with the PWCL Workgroup to develop a
curriculum addressing parents with cognitive limitations and the ability to
connect these clients to appropriate services.
The original link for this information is as follows:
http://www.ct.gov/fatherhood/cwp/view.asp?a=4122&q=481670&fatherhoodNav=|
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