Part 1
Watch the Video Story: Calvin https://youtu.be/05bJ0sXY-yc
How does Calvin view his role of father?
What are some strengths Calvin presents in his story?
What combination of services was Calvin involved in when he transitioned into the community?
How have these services assisted him in his re-entry?
Part 2
Watch Daniel Beaty’s “Knock, Knock”
What are some feelings you took away from this spoken word piece?
What messages do you take away from the spoken word piece?
There are a couple ways to watch this, please click through the links to see the author perform the piece, and the others have animation (same poem, different videos)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHFzOjix6Jc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2WHvsMI8cQ you could watch this one if you want to see it again with illustrations, but watch one of the other links first where it is in the authors voice.
Part 3
1. How would you go about recruiting fathers for this program?
2. What methods would you use to engage fathers in the program once they have been identified and recruited?
3. How would you include incarcerated or re-entry fathers in your program? What different tactics would you use to recruit them?
A small community based organization is writing a proposal to a foundation for a two-year grant in the amount $400,000.00 to develop a fatherhood initiative. The foundation helps low-income, non-custodial fathers achieve two main outcomes: (1) increased engagement in their relationships with their child; and (2) increased material and financial support to their child. The foundation targets young fathers ages 16 to 24 and programs must be designed to address five core areas:
(1) parenting skills,
(2) effective co-parenting with the child’s guardian,
(3) visitation
(4) employment and education,
(5) child support
The foundation anticipates participation should be between six to eight months with two months of follow-up. The number of fathers between ages 16 -24 to be served by the initiative is 50 over the course of two years. The foundation defines program completion when a father has achieved 3 core skills.
