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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

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Pennsylvania Family Support

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Patrick J. Patterson MSW, MPH

President of Global Partners for Fathers and Families Consulting, LLC globalpartners202@gmail.com

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10 Best Practices for Recruiting and Working with Fathers

Patrick J. Patterson, MSW, MPH Global Partners for Fathers & Families Consulting, LLC globalpartners202@gmail.com

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.

About Global Partners for Fathers and Families, LLC

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• 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

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Goals of Presentation

• Share Responsible Fatherhood promising

practices & lessons learned.

• Facilitated dialogue and exchange of

promising strategies.

• Have Fun!

Why Involve Fathers?

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Positive Father Involvement Contributes to:

– Improves School Readiness – Lowers levels of disruptive behavior, acting

• ut, 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).

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• 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 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
• f Traditional and Social Media to

communicate with & engage participants.

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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

• f 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

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www.globalpartnersff.com Globalpartners203@gmail.com

918.607.5957 @patrickpat803

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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