Welcome to FatherhoodFirst.org!
This website was designed to assist your Head Start program to empower fathers. Our goal to help you and your staff, reach out to fathers and children with easy-to-use materials and other invaluable resources. Within our site you will find hundreds of constantly updated, field tested resources to accomplish this.
Some of the features include:
- Father Child Group Activities
These step-by-step activities ensure you and your staff successfully administer group activities for fathers/father figures and children. - Male Involvement Meetings
These meetings teach fathers/father figures how to improve their parenting skills. Fathers’ self-esteem as well as their overall mental and physical well-being are enhanced. - Father Child Development Activities
These father-friendly, hands-on, educational and age-appropriate activities promote the bond between a father and his child as well as the child's fine and gross motor development, language, early literacy and other development Skills. - Staff Training
Our training sessions help staff develop and hone skills critical to working effectively with fathers.
- Message Board
Members post questions here regarding fathers and families. FatherhoodFirst.org staff answer all inquires. - Monthly Newsletter
Get tips and information for fathers and staff. Sign up now! - Multimedia
Instructional and educational videos inform staff, mothers and fathers about the importance of fathers in early childhood education. - Fatherhood Links
These links appear courtesy of friends of FatherhoodFirst.org. All sites are reviewed for any inappropriate material prior to being added to the list.
Membership is FREE to any Head Start organization willing to participate in data collection which will require a complete survey at registration and one six months there after. JOIN NOW to become a member of FatherhoodFirst.org and gain unlimited access to downloadable (PDF) resources and materials designed to help build successful fatherhood programs and educate fathers about the role dads play in the lives of their children. CLICK HERE to view some free samples of our resources.
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The Fatherhood First Project was developed by Youth & Family Services, Inc. Prenatal to Five Head Start under the Innovation and Improvement Project grant #90YD0245/01 from the Office of Head Start, Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.