1/12/2016 Pennsylvania Family Support 10 B ES T P R ACTICES F OR R ECR U ITIN G AN D W OR KIN G W ITH F ATH ER S J AN U AR Y 6 , 2 0 16 10 : 0 0 - 11: 0 0 AM Housekeeping Question & Answer Opportunities Interactive Polling Questions 1
1/12/2016 Housekeeping Online Evaluation Session Recording & Slides http:/ / www.pa-pat.org/ Computer Sharing Wenda Deardorff, wdeardorff@csc.csiu.org Presenter Patrick J. Patterson MSW, MPH President of Global Partners for Fathers and Families Consulting, LLC globalpartners202@gmail.com 2
1/12/2016 10 Best Practices for Recruiting and Working with Fathers Patrick J. Patterson, MSW, MPH Global Partners for Fathers & Families Consulting, LLC globalpartners202@gmail.com About Global Partners for Fathers and Families, LLC Global Partners for Fathers and Families, LLC is an international consulting firm whose mission is to grow client services and funding through expert training, technical assistance and the use of technology. 3
1/12/2016 As a Writer – Successfully • written and lead efforts in securing more than $51 Million in funding from Federal, State, and Private Foundation funding sources, including Federal grant awards during both the Bush & Obama Administrations. • As a Trainer ‐ Delivered more than 780 trainings, grant ‐ writing, and technical assistance consultations and workshop presentations in 42 states, Mexico, Mongolia, Jamaica, and the Bahamas . • As a Professional , 18 years of executive leadership and experience writing grants for Federal and private grants. Contact us when you need the following: • Fatherhood Trainer, Keynote and Workshop Speaker • Grant Writing Training • Grant Writing Services • Setting up/securing your 501c3 • Proposal Review 4
1/12/2016 Goals of Presentation • Share Responsible Fatherhood promising practices & lessons learned. • Facilitated dialogue and exchange of promising strategies. • Have Fun! Why Involve Fathers? 5
1/12/2016 Positive Father Involvement Contributes to: – Improves School Readiness – Lowers levels of disruptive behavior, acting out, depression, and telling lies. – Improves girls self-esteem, makes them more confident, and willing to try new things. – Improves the cognitive development of children if the father is positively involved between birth and 24 months. – Less Stress on Mothers (to do everything) 10 Promising Practices & Lessons Learned from National Fatherhood Programs 1. Must have a Champion. 2. Must assess staff motivation and interest. 3. On ‐ going input from fathers. 4. Hire and train the right people (not the best people). 6
1/12/2016 10 Promising Practices & Lessons Learned for Fatherhood Programs 5. Documenting is used to prove and IMPROVE what you are doing. 6. Incentivize staff performance. 7. Outreach = Effective Recruitment! 10 Promising Practices & Lessons Learned for Fatherhood Programs 8. Program must represent and reflect who you are serving. 9. Program Supports must meet identified needs of participants. 10. Where possible, utilize a healthy mix of Traditional and Social Media to communicate with & engage participants. 7
1/12/2016 Final Points • The earlier you engage fathers and couples, the better the chances to retain their involvement. • The ultimate beneficiary of responsible fatherhood programs are THE CHILDREN. • Women and female human service professionals are CRITICAL to the success of engaging fathers and couples. • Fathers need the same resources and support as mothers to be effective parents. • Working partnerships with Domestic Violence agencies are key to holistic service delivery. Contact us when you need the following: • Fatherhood Trainer, Keynote and Workshop Speaker • Grant Writing Training • Grant Writing Services • Setting up/securing your 501c3 • Proposal Review 8
1/12/2016 www.globalpartnersff.com Globalpartners203@gmail.com 918.607.5957 @patrickpat803 Housekeeping Your opinion matters Please complete the survey Upcoming webinars for 2016 February 3 – Effectively Engaging Fathers Panel Discussion March 2 – Effects of Poverty on Parenting April 6 or 13 – TBD May 4 – Include Me 9
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