Alameda County Fathers Corps

What is the Fathers Corps?

In 2013, the Alameda County Fathers Corps (ACFC) , a collaborative effort between First 5 Alameda County and Alameda County’s Health Care Services Agency and Social Services Agency, was formed to support fathers to be meaningfully engaged with their children and to advocate for father-friendly services. Our fatherhood work has steadily expanded over the past six years to include a broad approach focused on empowering and supporting:

Fathers – by promoting father-friendly and father-specific programming for families in under-resourced, economically vulnerable neighborhoods and partnering with others to fund and enhance programming; by raising up the voices of fathers through listening sessions, interviews, speaker panels, etc.; and by convening fathers at our county-wide Fatherhood Summit to celebrate and honor the critical role fathers play in their families and communities
Service providers – by offering learning communities and trainings to enhance provider capacity to engage fathers; by providing safe spaces for learning, peer support, and networking for male providers; and by surveying providers to identify gaps in supports for fathers
Agencies - by offering trainings and tools to assist agencies and programs with implementing Father Friendly Principles (FFP)
Systems – by convening system leaders through an interagency workgroup that seeks to change policies that create barriers to fathers fully engaging with their children
The wider community - by creating a positive narrative around fatherhood so fathers are seen as nurturers and an essential part of the fabric of family and community

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**Fatherhood Partnership Mini-Grant Application (NEW)**

This year the Fatherhood Partnership is offering Mini-Grants! The Fathers Corps will provide a minimum of six mini-grants of up to $4,500 to support Fatherhood Partnership organizations with the development and implementation of their virtual Fathers’ groups.

Fatherhood Partnership Mini-Grant Application (No longer available)
Fatherhood Partnership Mini-Grant Application Information Session Video
Fatherhood Partnership Mini-Grant PowerPoint

Mini-grant applications must be emailed in PDF format to Virve.Hernandez@first5alameda.org, by 5:00 pm, Monday, December 7, 2020.

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Father Friendly Provider Network

The Father-Friendly Provider Network (FFPN) was established in 2018 to provide training to all providers interested in building their capacity to more effectively engage and support fathers and father-figures. In addition to providing capacity building opportunities, the FFPN supports FFPN participants with the implementation of the Father-Friendly Principles at their home agencies.

Father Friendly Provider Network trainings take place on the 3rd Friday every month starting September 18, 2020 - May 21, 2021; 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

For more information please see our FFPN Training Schedule

Fatherhood Partnership

The Purpose of the Fatherhood Partnership is to build the capacity of participating agencies to authentically and effectively engage and support fathers/father-figures by creating and offering father-specific parenting education and support groups and resources. Click to view a video of the 2018-19 Fatherhood Partnership.

The Fatherhood Partnership trainings take place on the 3rd Thursday every month starting September 18, 2020 - May 21, 2021; 11:00 am - 1:00 pm

For more information please see our FP Training Schedule

Dad-scussions 2.0

Dad-scussions 2.0 is an ongoing virtual series that provides opportunities for Fathers to discuss current topics that matter to them.

Father-Figures, Mentors and Allies Welcome

For more information please contact virve.hernandez@first5alameda.org

Fatherhood Photo Bank

The Alameda County Fathers Corps has built a Digital Photo Bank with downloadable images of Dads being Dads. Too often fathers are not represented in the images we see promoting families. We need your help to change that; these images are now available for you to download and use on your website, and in your collateral materials!

Visit the link below to access FREE Fatherhood Images

www.diversityoffatherhood.com