Partners and Funders
Our program's effectiveness rests heavily on the experience, expertise and collaboration of our funders and partners. We have a strong support network of health and human service agencies that support our efforts by accepting referrals, conducting workshops or lending their know-how when called upon.
Many local businesses are willing to give fathers a second chance in the workplace, even when their past has a spotty work history. Provision of much-needed services is fueled by philanthropic gifts and grants and bridges the gap between delivery costs and discernible positive impacts for sincere, yet, struggling fathers.
Thanks to our partners and funders, low-income fathers have a place to grow, learn, and change and to end a vicious cycle of father absence. We invite you to become our partner and to financially invest in this community program that changes lives today and potentially generations to come.
Adopt-A-Leader
Alston
Wilkes Society
Architectural
Concept Stone
Care
Health
Catawba
Care Coalition
Catawba
Mental Health
Chester
County Inter Agency
Chester
Probation, Pardon & Parole
Chester
School District
Children's
Attention Home
Christian
Services
City
of Lancaster
Community
Powerhouse
Counseling
Services of Lancaster
David
Stand AME Church
Department
of Juvenile Justice
Duke's
Eye Care
Duracell,
Gillette
Faith,
Hope and Victory Church
First
Washington Baptist Church
Gilliam
Family Dentistry
Great
Falls Ministerial Alliance
Great
Falls Town Council
Hazel
Pittman Center
Hope
on the Hill
Housing
Authority of Lancaster
J.
Marion Sims Foundation
Keystone
Detox
Lancaster
County Adult Education
Lancaster
County Department of Social Services
Lancaster
County Detention Center
Lancaster
County Family Court
Lancaster
County First Steps
Lancaster
County Partners for Youth
Lancaster
County Probation, Pardon and Parole
Lancaster
County School District
Life
Skills Opportunity Corporation
Mackey
Family Practice
Moriah
Baptist Association
Mt.
Zion AME Zion Church
New
Hope Missionary Baptist Church
Pleasant
Ridge Presbyterian Church
SC
Employment Security Commission
SC
Vocational Rehabilitation
Southside
Family Literacy Project
Springs
Close Foundation
Springs
Memorial Hospital
Turning
Point
Tyson
Foods
United
Way of Lancaster County
University
of South Carolina at Lancaster
Value of workforce development and fatherhood program partnerships
Low-income fathers are often viewed as a high risk investment when it comes to job training and hiring. Yet, with supportive services and coaching provided by a fatherhood program, a fathers likelihood of success substantially increases. What makes a father in a local fatherhood program more likely to succeed:
- Fathers are motivated
- Voluntary
- Court-ordered
- Self-aware/mature
Fathers are supported
- One Man Plan
- Case management to address barriers to getting and keeping a job
- Assistance navigating systems such as child support, workforce development, healthcare and family
- Taught connection between employment and parental responsibility
- Peer support promotes and teaches good decision making Fathers are more likely to succeed in Workforce Development
- Receive Work Keys courseware
- Receive transportation to job training
- Receive individualized attention to develop a workforce preparation and employment plan
- Track attendance at training.
Fathers are more likely to get and keep a job
- Fatherhood job recruiter works with employers while the father is in training
- Job recruiter helps educate fathers about government assistance such as tax credits, bonding, etc.
- Receive job readiness, soft skills
- Develop reputation of being good employees
- Receive on-going case management and coaching after becoming employed
- Receive transportation assistance
- Stabilize life-style
- Resolve child support issues that complicate employment
Benefits of Working with Fatherhood Programs
- Low-income non-custodial parents and ex-offenders often seek trusting environment of a fatherhood program vs. governmental services
- Fatherhood program staff can share case management
- Produce value-added services that help access funding and improve outcomes for fathers
- More than 10 years of experience in working with hard to employ fathers