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:
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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
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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
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Agencies - by offering trainings and tools to assist agencies and programs with implementing Father Friendly Principles (FFP)
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Systems – by convening system leaders through an interagency workgroup that seeks to change policies that create barriers to fathers fully engaging with their children
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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.
Join Us to Launch Our 8th Year!
Father Friendly Provider Network
Fatherhood Partnership
Dad-scussions 2.0
Fatherhood Photo Bank
2020-2021 Fathers Corps Trainings (NEW!)
December 2020
Topic: Life Course Approach to Improving the Lives of Boys and Men of Color (Part 1)
November 2020
Fatherhood Partnership: Engaging and Supporting Fathers Virtually/Navigating A New Normal
Presentation and Handouts:
Father Friendly Provider Network: Engaging and Supporting Fathers Virtually/Navigating A New Normal
October 2020
Fatherhood Partnership: Know your Rights and Understanding Trauma Caused by Police Violence
Presentation and Handouts:
- Training Video
- PowerPoint Slide 1, Reginald W. Lyles
- PowerPoint Slide 2, Beverly Kyer
- Yu Ming Charte Video
- Yu Ming Charter School Information - English, Spanish
Father Friendly Provider Network: Know your Rights (Navigating Police Brutality) and Understanding Trauma Caused by Police Violence
- Training Video
- PowerPoint Slide 1, Reginald W. Lyles
- PowerPoint Slide 2, Beverly Kyer
- Yu Ming Charte Video
- Yu Ming Charter School Information - English, Spanish
September 2020
Fathers Corps Overview and 2020-21 Orientation
Presentation and Handouts:
Resources
2019-2020 Fathers Corps Trainings
Alameda County Fathers Corps Father Friendly Principles
Father-Friendliness Organization Self-Assessment
Father-Friendly Principles Implementation Tool
Voices of Fathers and the Providers who Serve Them
Fathers Corps Videos
The Fatherhood Summit 2019
2019 Fatherhood Summit Highlight
2019 Fatherhood Summit Welcome Video
Celebrating 5 Years of the Alameda County Fathers Corps Report
Alameda County Fathers Corps 5-Year (Full Video)
Fatherhood Partnership Program Overview and Requirements
For more information about the Fathers Corps contact Kevin Bremond.
Father-Friendliness Organization Self-Assessment
Father-Friendliness Organization Self-Assessment