Child Welfare

Strong Fatherhood Network

1115 Waiver Services Child Abuse Prevention Program (CAPP) Families Are Stronger Together (FAST) Families United Program Family Services for Deaf Children and Adults Foster Care Healthy Families Improving Family Systems LifeSet Mother and Child Program Partners for Change Staten Island Community Partnership Strengthening Our Families Strengthening, Teaching, and Educating People through Support (STEP-S) Strong Fatherhood Network

LOCATIONS SERVED:
The Bronx and Staten Island
AGES SERVED:
Fathers ages 14 and up
HOW TO ENROLL:
Complete the referral form

When fathers are actively engaged in their children’s lives, families thrive. The Foundling’s Strong Fatherhood Network takes a holistic approach to promote positive bonds, providing fathers with the resources and support to build stronger relationships with their children, family, and community.

The program operates in the Bronx and Staten Island, and provides a variety of pathways to target the specific needs of fathers at varying levels of involvement – whether they are entirely disconnected from their children, have visitation rights, or are actively parenting. Participants engage in a personalized journey featuring a combination of parenting skills training to best support their children, one-on-one coaching and case management to help address issues and build stability, peer support groups to assist in achieving personal goals, and community and family events to promote engagement. Fathers leave the program with a renewed sense of focus, purpose, and connection, and the tools to sustain ongoing involvement.

Complete the Referral Form

Success Stories

Sharing responsibility and strengthening the family

Sixteen-year-old Sarah wanted to help care for her five siblings to support her family and because she was excited to become a mother herself one day. Unfortunately, her parents struggled with substance abuse and relied too heavily on Sarah to care for their younger children. They were referred to The Foundling and our team worked with the family to combat their substance abuse and to understand how their actions affected Sarah and her brothers and sisters. The right program model and their self-motivation helped them to move on and redistribute the responsibility for the family’s care.

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DID YOU KNOW

After completing the Healthy Families program, families reported a decrease in family stress and stronger family relationships

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