Program Summary
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UCFIC has begun a three-year pilot Union County Fatherhood Program [UCFP], providing structured community workshops offering information, education and tools for improving the lives of fathers and men, including youth who are fathers of the future. Broad themes of the UCFP are preparing and supporting men for fatherhood, encouraging healthy fathers and healthy families, improving men’s and fathers’ self-esteem, improving father-child relationships, encouraging positive self-care and self-efficacy, and strengthening social support and positive community camaraderie for fathers and men.
The core educational content for fathers/men age 18 and over draws from the National Fatherhood Initiative [NFI] “24/7 Dad’[R] fatherhood program curriculum, a national evidence-based model.
The second program is the Fatherhood Empowerment Program using the Fatherhood is Leadership framework developed by Devon Bandison.
The three- year program, beginning Plainfield, will gradually expand its scope, services and numbers of people served as described in timeline and budget sections of the proposal.
PROGRAM GOALS:
1] Strengthen understanding and awareness of father/male roles and responsibilities;
2] Improve personal communication skills;
3] Improve father engagement and relationships with family and children;
4] Improve participants’ self-esteem, self-care, self-efficacy;
5] Strengthen social supports and community resource access and involvement.
8 Keys to Wellness What is Wellness?
Wellness is being in good physical and mental health. Because mental health and physical health are linked, problems in one area can impact the other. At the same time, improving your physical health can also benefit your mental health, and vice versa. It is important to make healthy choices for both your physical and mental well-being.
Remember that wellness is not the absence of illness or stress. You can still strive for wellness even if you are experiencing these challenges in your life.