Fathers… We Matter
Fathers Collaborative Council of Western Pennsylvania Active Participating Members Who We Are AIU Responsible Fatherhood Program The Fathers Collaborative Council Allegheny Intermediate Unit of Western Pennsylvania (FCCWPA) works to Larry Klinger, Program Supervisor support the ongoing growth and stability of 475 East Waterfront Drive fatherhood programs in the region. The FCC Homestead, PA 15120 recognizes each program’s unique strengths [email protected] 412-394-5955 and maximizes their potential and resources. aiu3.net What Does the FCC Do? Jeanette Casiato, Assistant Director, Head Start Family Support/ Early Childhood Education Each participating agency operates [email protected] individual fatherhood programs that 412-394-4594 together strengthen the fatherhood The AIU Responsible Fatherhood Program works through movement. a variety of family centers and early childhood programs including Head Start. The program is designed to support fathers as they overcome parental and employment Why Do Fathers Matter? challenges. By providing the fathers with different Studies show that a loving and nurturing opportunities and experiences, the program equips father improves outcomes for his children, them to become more self-sufficient and nurturing. Our program focuses on economic self-sufficiency, healthy families and communities. Fathers who development of children and effective parenting. are involved in the lives of their children Service Area are more likely to have a close, enduring Carnegie, Clairton, Duquesne, Homestead, McKees Rocks, relationship with their children. Also, McKeesport, Penn Hills, Tarentum, Wilkinsburg, children with involved, loving fathers are Wilmerding significantly more likely to: Allegheny County Do well in school Department of Human Services Ken Rudek Have healthy self-esteem 1 Smithfield St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222 Exhibit empathy and pro-social behavior [email protected] Avoid high-risk behaviors including 412-350-5701 alleghenycounty.us/human-services/index.aspx drug use, truancy and criminal activity Father Engagement Specialists provide fathers with Source – The Father Factor: education and information about the child welfare system How Father Absence Affects Youth and advocate for fathers to be fully engaged with their children. Assist fathers in identifying any barriers that exist toward their fulfillment of their fatherhood respon- sibility and provide information about resources and services to help strengthen the father-family connection. Service Area Families active with Allegheny County Office of Children, Youth and Families Area of expertise Early Childhood Education, Employment and Training, Health, Domestic Violence Children, Youth and Families Fred Smith 2100 Wharton Ave., Pittsburgh, PA 15203 [email protected] • 412-488-8557 Connecting father to the OCYF process by helping them to understand the players and their role. Service Area South Side Area of expertise Allegheny County Health Department Housing Kyle Craig 807 Wallace Ave., Suite 407 CYF Wilkinsburg, PA 15221 Kadir Gunduz [email protected] 1401 Forbes Ave. 412-247-7950 Pittsburgh, PA 15219 alleghenycounty.us/healthdepartment [email protected] Our program is designed to provide a positive outlet 412-726-5032 for men. Our Fatherhood Engagement Specialists are alleghenycounty.us/Human-Services/Resources/ trained to help men meet their goals and help them Publications/Brochures-Booklets/Father-Engagement- grow into and through their fatherhood journey. Specialists.aspx Service Area Father Engagement services for fathers whose child/ Wilkinsburg and the Mon Valley family has an open case with CYF Area of expertise Service Area Health Allegheny County Area of expertise Allegheny County Health Department Navigating through services Service Area Allegheny County East Liberty Family Support Area of expertise Kingsley Association Health Lynette Drawn-Williamson 6435 Frankstown Ave. Scheduled fatherhood sessions Pittsburgh, PA 15206 Every Wednesday of October, 6-7:30 at Hosanna House [email protected] Every Friday for Fatherhood Program Providers 2-330 412-362-7609 x161 kingsleyassociation.org Allegheny Family Net work We offer the “24/7 Dads” curriculum, a fathering program George Fleming by the National Fatherhood Initiative that teaches 425 N Craig St., Pittsburgh, PA 15213 self-awareness, caring for self, fathering, parenting, and [email protected] relationship skills. 412-438-6106 Service Area The Allegheny Family Network helps empower, promote East Liberty, Highland Park, Larimer, Lincoln, Lemington, and support fathers in being positive role models. Belmar, Garfield Service Area Area of expertise Allegheny County Early Childhood Development Area of expertise Family Support Children living Healthy Start Pit tsburgh 400 Lexington Ave. without their father Pittsburgh, PA 15208 in the home are 412-495-0683 47% more likely healthystartpittsburgh.org Healthy Start exists to support mom and babies to to live in poverty. reduce negative infant and maternal mortality outcomes. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services 2012 Through our Fatherhood program, we engage fathers to help them best support mom and baby through that Family Resources process and beyond. Kenneth Strother Service Area 1835 Centre Ave., Suite 230 Allegheny County Pittsburgh, PA 15219 [email protected] Area of expertise 412-726-0388 Infant and Maternal health We work with families and fathers with children from birth to 5 years of age. Homewood Children’s Village Service Area Thomas Washington, Jr. Hill District, Uptown and Oakland 801 N. Homewood Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15208 Area of expertise [email protected] Early Childhood Development 412-742-6661 Homewood Children’s Village (HCV) serves children, Franklin Center of Beaver County families, and the community by helping to break down Shon Owens the social and economic barriers to success. Through 524 Franklin Ave. collaboration, engagement, advocacy, and research, Aliquippa, PA 15001 HCV offers a continuum of direct services and learn- [email protected] ing support for children and their families from cradle 724-378-2882 to career, working diligently to address the complex franklincenter.org challenges facing the youth in Homewood. Awareness of the pervasiveness of father-absence in Service Area Beaver County was the catalyst for launching the Homewood, East Hills, Lincoln-Larimer, East Liberty Fatherhood Initiative of Beaver County in June 2009. Now known as the Men and Boys Initiative of Beaver Area of expertise County, the organization is dedicated to strengthening Parenting classes, academic tutoring, adult learning families’ communities and challenging fathers to be responsible, committed, and loving role models to their children. MBI provides fathers with education, advocacy, and support; and gives experienced fathers an oppor tunity to join and strengthen an established network of Children men who support one another as well as mentor new and less experienced fathers. growing up Service Area without of Homeless Beaver County fathers Runaway Youth Area of expertise Counseling of Men and Fatherhood assistance in the American Institutes for Research areas of co-parenting and family relationships Homewood Early Learning Hub Growing up and Family Center without Fathers Trying Together a father Neil R. Walker in the home 5719 Kelly St. Pittsburgh, PA 15208 [email protected] 412-545-5172 office 412-728-2892 cell tryingtogether.org To actively engage Fathers to participate in structured activities and events to positively enhance their child’s academic and social development beginning in NEED preschool. Jerry D. Harvey Service Area 7955 Madeira St. Allegheny County with a focus on Homewood-Brushton Pittsburgh, PA 15221 and the surrounding communities [email protected] 412-731-0379 Area of expertise Early Childhood Development Assist fathers with educational information on scholar- ships that are available. Scheduled fatherhood sessions 1st Friday of every month Service Area Allegheny County Lincoln Park Family Center Area of expertise Allegheny Intermediate Unit Employment & Training, Providing legal court Arthur Johnson information to clients 7300 Ridgeview St. Office of State Representative Penn Hills, PA 15235 Ed Gainey [email protected] 412-760-6737 Melvin Hubbard El aiu3.net 100 Sheridan Square, 3rd Floor Pittsburgh, PA 15206 The AIU Responsible Fatherhood Program works through [email protected] family centers and early childhood programs including 412-665-5502 Head Start. The program is designed to support fathers www.pahouse.com/gainey as they overcome parental and employment challeng- Our office is committed to serving men, young men and es. By providing the fathers with different opportunities their families through our educational, social service and and experiences, the program equips them to become community outreach services. We support and advocate more self-sufficient and nurturing. Our program focuses for the presence of fathers and men in the lives of their on economic self-sufficiency, healthy development of children. We are also dedicated to establishing a State children and effective parenting. Wide Pennsylvania Commission on Fatherhood focusing Service Area on the well-being of Pennsylvania’s children and families. Monroeville, Penn Hills Service Area Area of expertise East End communities and other parts of the City of Early Childhood Development Pittsburgh. Area of expertise State related services such as Penn Dot, Legislative issues and any state or government-related services. Pit tsburgh Public Schools Sto-Rox Family Center Early Childhood Education Michael Smith Male/Fatherhood Involvement (MFI) 618 Russelwood Ave., McKees Rocks, PA 15136 Felicia Y. Bonner [email protected] • 412-771-6817 1398 Page St. The AIU Responsible Fatherhood Program works through Pittsburgh, PA 15233 a variety of family centers and early childhood programs [email protected] including Head Start. The program is designed to support 412-529-2625 fathers as they overcome parental and employment pghschools.org challenges. By providing the fathers with different The focus of Male/Fatherhood Involvement (MFI) is to opportunities and experiences, the program equips actively engage fathers and significant males to partic- them to become more self-sufficient and nurturing. Our ipate in outreach type events that positively reinforce program focuses on economic self-sufficiency, healthy their child’s cognitive, speech/language, and social and development of children and effective parenting. emotional development. MFI is designed to support Service Area and encourage fathers and significant males to get Ambridge, Bellevue, Coraopolis, Crafton, McKees Rocks, involved in their children’s academic career, starting in Stowe. preschool. Area of expertise Service Area Early Childhood Development Fathers and significant males of Early Head Start and preschool aged children enrolled in the Early Childhood Scheduled fatherhood sessions Education Program in Pittsburgh. Monthly meetings at Sto-Rox Family Center and Mt. Olive Church in Coraopolis. Area of expertise Early Childhood Education University of Pit tsburgh/OCYF Providence Family Support Center Alan Butera 10700 Frankstown Rd., Suite 102 Peter Jenkins Pittsburgh, PA 15235 3113 Brighton Road [email protected] Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412-818-3526 [email protected] 412-766-3860 Curtis Miller providenceconnections.org [email protected] 412-225-6320 Our program is designed to support fathers as they provide comprehensive care for their families. Our goal Child Welfare Training Specialists for new caseworkers at is to equip dads to become more confident and engaged Allegheny County office of children youth and families. nurturers by offering them father-child bonding oppor- We are tasked with equipping new hires in the basic tunities, developmental courses, parenting perspectives, skills of assessment, investigation, engagement with support groups, educational training, and paths to families in which suspected child abuse or neglect has economic development. occurred or is occurring. Service Area The training department also works to educate, train, and Our service area is concentrated on Pittsburgh’s promote positive fatherhood engagement agency wide. North Side. Service Area Area of expertise Child Welfare Employment & Training Area of expertise Scheduled fatherhood sessions Employment and training The second Wednesday of every month. UPMC Children’s Hospital Rankin/Turtle Creek Family Care Connec tion Shane Isasky Braddock 849 Braddock Ave. John M. Burwell Braddock, PA 15104 849 Braddock Ave. [email protected] Braddock, PA 15104 412-273- 6468 [email protected] Service Area 412-403-6125 Braddock, Rankin, Turtle Creek To help encourage men to become better fathers and Area of expertise husbands by having a positive impact on the health and Navigating through services wellness of the entire family. Develop opportunities for parent/child and family engagement; with a focus on home visiting, parent education and life skills. When a child is raised in a home Service Area without a father, he or she is likely Braddock, Rankin, Hilltop, Lawrenceville, Turtle Creek, Penn Hills to encounter… Area of expertise Early Childhood Development Scheduled fatherhood sessions 1st & 3rd Thursday of the month
Lawrenceville Derek Gordon 5235 Butler St. Pittsburgh, PA 15201 [email protected] 412-784- 8683 To help encourage men to become better fathers and husbands by having a positive impact on the health and wellness of the entire family. Develop opportunities for parent/child and family engagement; with a focus on home visiting, parent education and life skills. Service Area Pittsburgh East Area of expertise Employment and training
Penn Hills Isaac Kivuva 10 Duff Rd., Suite 304 Penn Hills, PA 15235 [email protected] 412-784- 8683 Service Area Penn Hills Area of expertise Teaching life skills Collaborative Services Educational workshops to help fathers maximize their role within the family • Professional development for council members • Networking opportunities for council members and professionals to assist local fathers to feel connected to a larger community • Advocacy for the role of the father • Events to celebrate fathers and their roles • Father and child activities
Annual Events Fatherhood Cookout • Awards Dinner Father & Daughter Dinner Dance • Camping Trip
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Fathers Collaborative Council • c/o Larry Klinger 475 East Waterfront Drive • Homestead, PA 15120 412-394-5955
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