| NC Fatherhood Programs | |||||
| County | Name of one Fatherhood Program, Contact Person, and Phone Number. | Curriculum | What is the focus of this first fatherhood program? | ||
| Alexander | Teen parent program Partnership for Children office. Steve Eaton (828) 632-3799 | Serving teen fathers | |||
| Alleghany | Family Resource Center (336) 372-6583 | Nuturing Parenting Program | |||
| Bertie, Northampton, Hertford | Choanoke Area Development Association (CADA) Veronica Hines or Sally Surface (252) 539-4155. | ||||
| Bertie | Bertie
County JobLink Career Center Doris Russell-Freeman 1001 S. King Street Windsor, NC 27983 drfreeman@nc-cada.org (252) 794-5616 |
Resume writing, referrals for employment, furthering education, and more. Bertie County JobLink Career Center helps individuals to become self-sufficient by providing assistance to attend a two year community college. | |||
| Brunswick | FATHERHOOD
RESOURCE CENTER P.O. Box 218 or 3470 Old Ocean Highway Bolivia, NC 28422 Fatherhoodproject@yahoo.com (910) 253-0407 1.877.500.0407 |
Resources for fathers and those working for fathers http://wch.dhhs.state.nc.us/Fatherhood%20Initiatives%20and%20Resource%20Websites.html | |||
| Brunswick | Parenting
Education Program Communities In Schools Linda Perry 310 Government Center Drive; Unit 2 Bolivia, NC 28422 cisparenting@brunsco.net www.cisbrunswick.org (910) 253-8221 |
Nurturing Parenting | Serving
father’s (single, divorced and married) of children 0-18 through a parenting
program. |
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| Buncombe | Buncombe Smart Start Ron Bradford ron@smartstart-buncombe.net (828) 285-9333 | Serving families with a focus on fatherhood. | |||
| Buncombe | Community Action Opportunities Robert Simmons 25 Gaston Street Asheville, NC 28801 (828) 252.2495 - | Life Works | Employment Services, Domestic Violence / Abuse Prevention, Educational Success, Substance Abuse / Drug Treatment, Relationship Enhancement / Marriage Education, Single Fathers / Nonresident Fathers | ||
| Buncombe | Buncombe
Family Court Access Program Kim Granelle Buncombe County Courthouse Suite 415; 60 Court Plaza Asheville, NC 28801 kimberly.A.granelle@nccourts.org (828) 232-2667 |
Provides non-custodial parents who are currently paying child support, but do not have court ordered access to their child or children. Also helps link parents to resources in the community including educational and job training programs. | |||
| Cabarrus | Cabarrus Reentry Initiative Rickey D. Brown 2275 Kannapolis Hwy Concord, NC 28027 (704) 786-3183 | Incarcerated Fathers | |||
| Cabarrus | Father Support Group/ Joanna Smith (704) 239-2509 | Teen Fathers, Other(s): (understanding who you are) | |||
| Carteret | Communities
In Schools of Brunswick County, Inc. Patsy Thrift P.O. Box 10087 Southport, NC 28461 (910) 457-3494 |
One-stop centers that assist families in learning and preparing for a more productive life. A variety of services are offered in a holistic, family-centered manner, following the principles of family support. | |||
| Catawba | Nurturing Fathers Program Catawba County Social Services Ellen Menzies (704) 695-5600 | Nurturing Parenting | Domestic Violence / Abuse Prevention, Incarcerated Fathers | ||
| Catawba | Dad's League Catawba County Parenting Network. Susan Hanley or Allison Simpson (704)465-8151 | Mentoring, Other(s): (Parenting Information and Support) Catawba County Social Services allows two of our male staff to facilitate these groups for 6 hours per month | |||
| Chatham | Focus on Fathers Sterlin Holt (919) 545-8382 | Nurturing Parenting | Employment Services, Educational Success, Relationship Enhancement / Marriage Education, Single Fathers / Nonresident Fathers | ||
| NC Fatherhood Programs | |||||
| County | Name of one Fatherhood Program, Contact Person, and Phone Number. | Curriculum | What is the focus of this first fatherhood program? | ||
| Cumberland | Cumberland
County Family Court Cumberland County Access Program Willie D. Christian 117 Dick St. Suite 200F Fayetteville, NC 28301 Willie.D.Christian@nccourts.org (910) 321-3816 |
Provides non-custodial parents who are currently paying child support, but do not have court ordered access to their child or children. Also helps link parents to resources in the community including educational and job training programs. | |||
| Davidson | Communities in Schools. Judy Younts (336) 474-4223. | One-stop centers that assist families in learning and preparing for a more productive life. A variety of services are offered in a holistic, family-centered manner, following the principles of family support. | |||
| Durham | Durham
Family Court Access Program Jimmy Lewis Jr. 201 N. Roxboro St. Durham, NC 27701 jimmy.lewis@nccourts.org (919) 564-7235 |
The Access program provides activities including referral to mediation (both voluntary and mandatory), education, counseling, support groups, development of parenting plans, visitation enforcement (including monitoring, supervision and neutral drop-off and pick-up), and development of guidelines for visitation and alternative custody arrangements. | |||
| Durham | Welcome
Baby: Now or Later
Patricia Harris
paharris@co.durham.nc.us (919) 560-7341 |
Preparing
for Successful Fathering |
Working with fathers of children ages 0-5 classes include outings for fathers and children. | ||
| Durham | Strong
Couples, Strong Children
Anne Jones annejone@email.unc.edu Sue Guptil (919) 560-7711 (919) 560-7771 (Kim) (919) 560-7624 |
Love’s Cradle | Provides a Family Care Coordinator who will assess the couples’ strengths and needs and provide crisis intervention, advocacy and linkages to community services. | ||
| Durham | Child
Support Enforcement, DSS Sam Haithcock,
shaithcock@dss.co.durham.nc.us (919) 560-8060 |
Parenting classes plus case management. | |||
| Edgecombe | Bridging the Gap and the Male Adolescent Parenting Program (MAPP) Lois Watkins (252) 446.2134 | Working with teen fathers of one on one and in workshops and classes. | |||
| Edgecombe | The
Community Enrichment Organization Male Focus Doris Stith PO Box 1647 Tarboro, NC 27886 (252) 823-1733 |
Provide help for people seeking to improve their status may enroll in Edgecombe Community College CEO has a Male Focus Group which meets monthly at the Oakland House, which is a part St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church in Tarboro, NC. | |||
| Edgecombe | Genesis
Family Resource Center Melvin I. Graham 1150 Tarboro St. Rocky Mount, NC 27801 revMelvinGraham@aol.com revMelvinGraham@yahoo.com (252) 813-8172 |
Computer classes, adult literacy parenting classes, volunteer income tax assistance, and Fatherhood Initiative | |||
| Forsyth | Fathers
& Friends Forsyth Health Department 799 North Highland Ave.Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27102 Benjamin Muhammad Carrie Worsley worsley@forsyth.cc (336) 703-3267 |
Fo men who are expecting babies, boyfriends of pregnant women who may not be the biological father, brothers and other relatives and friends who are involved with the mother and/or children during pregnancy through the first year of life. Educational sessions are packed with activities to encourage self-respect, self-esteem and responsibility. In addition, we provide information to help men understand what a woman experiences both physically and emotionally during pregnancy. | |||
| Forsyth | Forsyth
County Dept of Public Health LaShun Huntley 799 N. Highland Ave. Winston-Salem, NC 27102-0686 huntlela@co.forsyth.nc.us (336) 703-3183 |
Provide interactive group sessions and up-to-date information to help men realize what the pregnant woman is going through both physically and emotionally. | |||
| Gaston | Highland
Family Resource Center Lisa Sido P.O. Box 806 Gastonia, NC 28053 nfrc4@earthlink.net (704) 866-9552 (704) 866-9478 |
GED classes, job services, computer training, parenting and nutrition classes, out-of-school suspension program, housing services, office skills training, college preparation services, drop-in child care services. | |||
| Gaston | Very
Important Parents NC Cooperative
Extension Belinda Bogle, Parent Educator Karla Morales, PO Box 1578 Gastonia, NC 28053 (704) 922-2122 or (704) 922-0301 |
Provides families with a centralized source of information for positive child development and offers parents the opportunity to improve their parenting skill through education and support. | |||
| NC Fatherhood Programs | |||||
| County | Name of one Fatherhood Program, Contact Person, and Phone Number. | Curriculum | What is the focus of this first fatherhood program? | ||
| Granville | Family
Time Christian Faith
Center Carolyn Yancey 101 S. Peachtree St. Creedmoor, NC 27522 |
Family Time, another component of Family First, focuses on parenting skills, with emphasis on the father role. | |||
| Guilford | Wise
Guys
Family Life Council
Cynthia Dorman 301 East Washington St. Greensboro, NC 27401 cdorman@flcgso.com (336) 333-6890 |
Mentoring, Employment Services, Educational Success | |||
| Guilford | The
Chessmen Nicholas Bright 303 North
Raleigh St. Greensboro, NC 27401 (336) 373-3013 Nich.Bright@ci.greensboro.nc.us or Ron Jones (336) 373-5922 |
Mentoring, Employment Services, Educational Success | |||
| Guilford | The Men's Forum Contact person: Chauncey Greene (336) 641-2464 | Agency created curriculum | Mentoring, Educational Success, Work with fathers and non-custodial males who need assistance and support to make the transition to responsible parents and adulthood. | ||
| Guilford | Fathers
Strengthening Families
Guilford Child Development Sharon Sprinkle
(336) 369-5080, (336) 707-4407 (cell) Anthony Izzard (336) 378-7700, (336) 707-4591 (cell) |
Fatherhood Development Curriculum | Focus
on developing self-sufficiency, child development knowledge, & employment. Most of the work is one-on-one but there are monthly meetings called “For Males Only”. |
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| Guilford | Domestic Violence Intervention Program by Billy Stokes (336) 387-6161 ext 2274 | Duluth Power and Control Curiculuum, | Offers a year long group for men to change their violent home behaviors. Mentoring, Domestic Violence / Abuse Prevention, Educational Success, Relationship Enhancement / Marriage Education, Single Fathers / Nonresident Fathers, Child Support Enforcement, Spanish Language Services | ||
| Guilford | Fatherhood Training Erik Vecere evecere@fatherhood.org (724) 384.8100 | 24/7 Dad ciriculuum for the training | Focus
on developing self-sufficiency, child development knowledge, & employment. |
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| Guilford | Fairview
Family Resource Center Family Service of the Piedmont Cheri Thompson 401 Taylor Ave High Point, NC 27260 CThompson@familyservice-piedmont.org (336) 882-8907 |
We offer three parenting programs in which fathers are welcome and encouraged to attend: Incredible Years, Parenting Wisely, and Mommy and Me (developmental play and interaction for parents of preschoolers). We also host GED programs. | |||
| Guilford | Fathers With Voices Eric Leggett (336) 889-8907 | Offers fellowship and information to fathers who are experiencing difficulties with custody sharing. Mentoring, Incarcerated Fathers, Single Fathers / Nonresident Fathers, Child Support Enforcement | |||
| Halifax | Halifax
County Family Court Access and Visitation Program Levernard A. Speight P.O. Box 66 Halifax, NC 27839 Levernard.A.Speight@nccourts.org (252) 583-3609 |
Helping dads to connect with their daughters through programs and activities | |||
| Halifax | CADA Choanoke Area Development Association Fathers In Focus Montre Freeman mfreeman@nc-cada.org (252) 539-4155 Ext 328. | Focus
on developing self-sufficiency, child development knowledge, & employment. |
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| Jackson | DADS (Dads And Daughters & Sons). Mountain Youth Resources, Inc., PO Box 99, Webster, NC 28788. www.mountainyouthresources.org (828) 586-8958 | Helping dads to connect with their daughters through programs and activities | |||
| Jackson | Circle of Parents Down East Partnership for Children Cornelia Singletary csingletary@depc.org (252) 985-4300 | Providing support services to family members both within the court and the community. Reducing family conflicts and enhancing the ability of parents to pay child support. Reducing the number of times a parent must return to court and/or child support enforcement services. | |||
| NC Fatherhood Programs | |||||
| County | Name of one Fatherhood Program, Contact Person, and Phone Number. | Curriculum | What is the focus of this first fatherhood program? | ||
| Johnston, Lee, Harnett | “Men
for Tots” Johnston Lee Harnett Community Action Head Start Gloria Whitehurst Post Office Drawer 711 Smithfield, NC 27577 glowhitehurst@yahoo.com (919) 934-2145 x 39 |
Fathers with children enrolled in the Head Start program. | |||
| Lincoln | The
Adolescent Parenting Program of the Lincoln County Department of Social
Services
3146 Dallas-High Shoals Hwy. Dallas, NC 28034 (828) 736-9008 |
Mentoring, Infant Support, Educational Success, Teen Fathers | |||
| Martin | Martin
County Family Support Gregory Patton or Brenda Mills 243 Green Street Williamston, NC 27892 FOFDRodger21@yahoo.com (252) 793-1647 |
Help parents/primary care givers utilize the skills needed to be self-sufficient and help them to effectively nurture their families. | |||
| Mecklenburg | Father/Daughter Summit and Watch D.O.G.S- Colin Pinkney cpinkney@urbanrestoration.org (704) 391-0022 ext. 39 | Seven Secrets of Effective Fathers - National Center for Fathering | Educational Success, Community Organizing, Relationship Enhancement / Marriage Education, Single Fathers / Nonresident Fathers | ||
| Mecklenburg | The
Males’ Place, Health Department, Reggie
Singleton Reggie.singleton@carolinashealthcare.org (704) 336-6423 or (704) 713-3824 (cell) |
Mentoring,
and Serving Youth 12-18. No set curriculum but focus on disease prevention,
life skills, delaying sexual involvement and developing good decision making skills. |
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| Mecklenburg | Parenting Classes-Alexander Youth Network April Liner (704) 335-0203 | Mentoring, Domestic Violence / Abuse Prevention, Incarcerated Fathers, Single Fathers / Nonresident Fathers, Child Support Enforcement | |||
| Moore | Moore County Partnership for Children Terry Reynolds reynoldstw@dsslink.net | Serving families with a focus on fatherhood. | |||
| Nash | Male Focus Group - Community Enrichment Organization, Doris Stih, Executive Director, P. O. Box 1647, Tarboro, NC 27886 (252) 823-1733 | Fatherhood, Beyond Wise Guys, | Mentoring, Employment Services, Domestic Violence / Abuse Prevention, Educational Success, Health Promotion, Community Organizing, Single Fathers / Nonresident Fathers, Teen Fathers | ||
| Nash | Bridging the Gap and the Male Adolescent Parenting Program (MAPP) Lois Watkins (252) 446-2134 | Working with teen fathers of one on one and in workshops and classes. | |||
| Nash | Genesis
Family Resource Center Melvin I. Graham 1150 Tarboro St. Rocky Mount, NC 27801 revMelvinGraham@aol.com revMelvinGraham@yahoo.com (252) 813-8172 |
Computer classes, adult literacy parenting classes, volunteer income tax assistance, and Fatherhood Initiative | |||
| New Hanover | 24/7 Dad Program LaVaughn Nesmith (910) 798-3631 | 24/7 Dad | 24/7 Dad Program is use for Foster children age 16 through 21 Mentoring, Employment Services, Educational Success, Health Promotion, Relationship Enhancement / Marriage Education | ||
| Orange | Harvey Reid HR Consulting HRconsulting@yahoo.com (919) 260-3071 | ||||
| Pamlico | Circle of Parents (Father's Support Group) Heartworks Family Advocacy Barry Monk (252) 745-9703 Sue Lee, Executive Director PO Box 416 Bayboro, NC 28515 (252) 745-9703 | Parenting Wisely, in part | Mentoring, Infant Support, Domestic Violence / Abuse Prevention, Health Promotion, Relationship Enhancement / Marriage Education, Single Fathers / Nonresident Fathers Heartworks provides support group activities for fathers. | ||
| Rockingham |
Rockingham
County Head Start Miranda R. Dalton mdalton@co.rockingham.nc.us Bennie Totem btotten@co.rockingham.nc.us 591 NC Hwy 65 Reidsville, NC 27320 (336)349-4762 |
Dads typically meet once a month. The goal is to empower dads to become active in home, community, and schools. | |||
| Rutherford | Family Resources, Inc. 828-247-1440 http://www.frrc.org/main/index.htm Mark Lattimore (828) 248-9272 | Mentoring, Domestic Violence / Abuse Prevention, Relationship Enhancement / Marriage Education, Single Fathers / Nonresident Fathers, Employment Services | |||
| NC Fatherhood Programs | |||||
| County | Name of one Fatherhood Program, Contact Person, and Phone Number. | Curriculum | What is the focus of this first fatherhood program? | ||
| Sampson | Improving
and Strengthening Sampson: Male Mentoring 123 Nathan Dudley Rd. Clinton, NC 28328 genmoore25@yahoo.com (910) 596-8651 |
To collaborate with Sampson County's Service Providers through the development of strategies, policies, and supports to promote the economics and social well-being of children , youth, fathers and families. | |||
| Scotland, Hoke, Robeson, Columbus and Brunswick | Four
County Community Services, Inc Richard Greene Denita H. Campbell PO Box 988 Laurinburg, NC 28352 campbd@carolina.net (910) 277-3529 |
Free programs and services for families. | |||
| Surry | Children's
Center of Surry, Inc.
Robin Testerman PO Box 692 Dobson NC 27017 robin@surrychildren.com (336) 386-9144 ext 102 |
Strengthening
Families Program, Nurturing Parenting Program, Circle of Parents, Parents as
Teachers, Nurturing Babies, |
Brief
description of services for fathers in your communities : Strengthening Families Program in a group based parenting and social and life skills class for children. Nurturing Parenting is home visitation and group based program for parents and their children, Circle of Parents (3 groups) 2 in homeless shelter and a father's only group (just beginning in February), & Parents as Teachers and Nurturing Babies. We serve approx 25 fathers a year but would like to see this increase. |
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| Stanly | Carolyn
Green District 20 Family Court Albemarle, NC Carolyn.A.Green@nccourts.org (704) 982-3095 |
Mediation, Education, Supervised Visitation, Neutral Drop-off/pickup | |||
| Wake, Durham, Orange | The
Triangle Men's Center PO Box 6155 Raleigh NC 27628 Doug Lester djlester@mindspring.com or Drew Yokota drewyokota@hotmail.com (919) 832-0509 |
Offering support to fathers in the triangle. http://www.trianglemenscenter.org/2006/index.php | |||
| Union | Family
Court (20th A-B Judicial District) Carolyn Green P.O. Box 305 Monroe, NC 28111 carolyn.a.green@nccourts.org (704) 296-6012 |
Program allows parents the ability to resolve visitation issues without appearing in a courtroom. It provides a legal document that is signed by a Judge. The mediation process also allows for easy modification of the agreement as long as the parents maintain open lines of communication. | |||
| Wake | 100 Black Men Tony Jeffries (919) 662-4925 | ||||
| Wake | NC
Division of Employment & Training 4316 Mail Service Center 313 Chapanoke Road, Suite 120 Raleigh, NC 27699 nclist@nccommerce.com www.ncdet.com or www.ncjoblink.com. (919) 661-6010 or (800) 562-6333 |
The Division of Employment and Training administers a statewide system of workforce programs that prepare North Carolina’s citizens facing economic disadvantage, job loss, and other serious barriers to employment for participation in the labor force. | |||
| Wake | MENS
Program (Men Engaged in Nurturing Strategies) SAFEchild http://www.safechildnc.org/ Stacey Sullivan ssullivan@safechildnc.org (919) 232-5667 |
The
program is a 10 week parent education program for dads who have been convicted of domestic violence. The focus of the program is to prevent child abuse by offering strategies for positive parenting and relationship building. It also focuses on educating dads about the impact that domestic violence has on their children - both in the short term and in the long -run. |
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| Wake | Wake
Co Human Srvs. Working 4 Kids 2815 Kidd Rd. Raleigh, NC 27610 (919) 212-7203 |
Parenting Education | |||
| Warren | Warren
Family Institute, Inc. Ihsan Abdin P.O. Box 150 Warrenton, NC 27589 (252) 257-1134 |
Provides programs and services that include objectives that foster parenting enrichment; increase youth academic and social success; enhance family capacity to provide for their economic needs; and provide family linkages to resources that will promote family stability. | |||
| Wayne | Males
Exclusively Wayne Action Group for Economic Solvency, Inc. (WAGES) - Head Start 601 E. Royall Ave. Goldsboro, NC 27534 Patricia Colón pcolon@wagesnc.org (919) 734-1178, ext. 283 Karmashia Bartee (919) 734-1178, ext. 218 |
Circle of Parents |
Dads meet twice a month and have scheduled topics that are developed by the group at the beginning of the year and usually include conflict resolution, job search/economic selfsufficiency, resume writing, using community resources, nurturing. In addition, they offer onsite GED and collaborate with other agencies for father and child outings (p.j. night at the library, dads nights out, t-ball leagues with dads as coaches, etc.). | ||
| NC Fatherhood Programs | |||||
| County | Name of one Fatherhood Program, Contact Person, and Phone Number. | Curriculum | What is the focus of this first fatherhood program? | ||
| Wilson | Working
for Kids Program Wilson Co Department of Social Services PO Box 459 Wilson, NC 27893 Howard Handorf (252) 206-4122 |
Non-Custodial Parent Employment Program | |||
| Statewide | NC
Family Health Resource Line Louis Cook 1100 Wake Forest Rd. Suite 100 Raleigh, NC 27604 louis_cook@unc.edu (800) 367-2229 |
Information, referral and advocacy services about health before pregnancy, family planning, pregnancy and prenatal care, infant, child and teen health, child development, choosing quality day care, parenting skills for fathers, and children’s health insurance. | |||
| Statewide | NC Family Support Network Sally Sloop Sally_Sloop@unc.edu (800) 852-0042 | NCFSN promotes and provides support for families with children who have special needs across the state via regional centers and a network of practitioners. | |||
| Statewide | NC
JobLink Career Centers www.ncjoblink.com (800) 562-6333 |
The JobLink Career Centers are user friendly free facilities located in most counties in North Carolina which provide job seekers, training seekers and employers access to career training and job placement services and also serve as the connection between employers and qualified worker | |||
| Statewide | Male Mentoring Programs Contact: Wanda White whitew@nccommunitycolleges.edu Wayne Community College - Ray Burrell Southeastern CC - Maxine Lennon Johnston CC - Dr. Grova Bridgers James Sprunt CC - Victor Smith Guilford CC- Bernad Washington Sandhills CC- Brian Hackett Mitchell CC - Randall Willie Piedmont CC- Benita Graves Lenoir CC - Myra Poole Coastal Carolina CC - Edgecombe CC - Pam Little Wake TCC - Edith Arrington Durham Tech. CC - Demetrius Thompson | Certificate, Diploma, Associate Degree Programs | Mentoring, Educational Success, Substance Abuse / Drug Treatment | ||
| Statewide | Smart Start, Head Start, More at 4 programs. | Parenting programing a vital component of these programs | |||