Primary Department: Domestic Relations
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: David W. Simpson, Executive Director
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Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Application
Project ID (if applicable):
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): National Fatherhood Initiative
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable):
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable):
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 0
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Grantor does not allow indirect cost capture
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Domestic Relations for approval to submit an application to the National Fatherhood Initiative to provide ProFathering15, an online fatherhood program, to up to 100 fathers.
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Background and Discussion:
The Community Supervision Unit provides alternatives to incarceration for parents sentenced in the family district courts. Over 95% of parents on community supervision are fathers. Many fathers have not regularly exercised access or possession of their children due to various barriers. In addition, these fathers have not participated in various rights and duties related to their children. ProFathering15 from the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) is an interactive and engaging online program that focuses on building dads' skills in fathering, parenting, and healthy relationships. ProFathering15 builds the skills of any dad with fatherhood topics relevant to any dad. The program is online and available in English and Spanish. The project selects organizations to administer up to 100 enrollments at no cost. NFI will provide organizations with free training and technical support to effectively run the program. At the end of the project, the National Fatherhood Initiative will provide $500 to participating organi...
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