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The Region III Head Start Fatherhood/Male Involvement and Healthy Marriage Institute 2008 was held February 6-9, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA. Over 250 participants, including staff, board members, parents, community stakeholders, faith-based leaders and other interested parties, attended the Institute. Also featured were daily keynote and plenary speakers as well over 25 workshops on topics relevant to responsible fatherhood and healthy marriage.

Read the Institute 2008 Summary (PDF)

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Ten Promising Practices for Fatherhood Programs

An increasing number of programs focus on improving fathers' involvement with children and families. What features of fatherhood programs really matter? A new National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse brief authored by Child Trends examines experimental evaluations of fatherhood and parenting programs to identify ten promising practices:

Teaching methods and materials that are culturally appropriate for fathers being served.
Staff members who believe in the program and have relevant training and coaching.
A high staff-participant ratio.
One-on-one relationships between staff and participants.
Clear, specific program goals.
Theory-based approaches that have influenced parenting behaviors in other contexts.
Varied teaching methods that focus on fathers as individuals.
Sufficient time to complete important core program activities.
Incentives to engage fathers and families.
Curricula replicated with fidelity.
A more detailed report provides additional information about the evaluated fatherhood programs.

A more detailed report provides additional information about the evaluated fatherhood programs.

Training around the country

3rd Annual Directors Training - Hilton - St. Louis at the Ballpark - St. Louis, MO, Oct. 26-30th 2008 - http://www.nhsa.org/training/index.htm
25th Annual Parent Training - Hyatt Regency - Atlanta, GA, Dec. 14th-18th 2008 - http://www.nhsa.org/training/index.htm
Smart Marriages training w/ certifications; Dallas, TX, June 23-26, 2008; San Fransico, CA, June 30-July 2, 2008 - www.smartmarriages.org

Resources

National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse -- www.fatherhood.gov

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