FRPN State Planning Grants to ENGAGE FATHERS IN PROGRAMS AND POLICIES

FRPN Mini Grantee State Comparisons

Legislative Convening
State Grantee Stage Data Collection Meeting Activity Strategic Planning Other Activities
Outreach Summit

CO Families First Beginning Interviews & focus Create state Review state policy Pre/post process
Colorado groups with planning group regarding fathers evaluation for state and
stakeholders in incorporating & families; identify local level groups
small, medium & input from local needed actions at
large counties agencies state level

CT State of Advanced Interviews with Regular meeting New data Presentation at Conversations with TANF
Connecticut, fathers about child of 10 partner collection to help New England agency about long-term
Department of support, labor, child agencies implement existing Fatherhood funding
Social Services welfare & other strategic plan Conference
agencies

KY Lexington Beginning Status of fatherhood Multi agency Will develop a Pursue Summit before Formalize a new structure
Leadership programming in KY planning group strategic plan for funding Sept 15, 2019 for a commission or CBO
Foundation & needed resources (KFI) will meet fatherhood to unveil
initiatives strategic plan

MI University of Beginning Student interviews Will develop a Develop an action Statewide Aim to create a
Michigan, School with fathers in CSE & state planning plan to improve multi- agency fatherhood commission.
of Social Work agency reps in group; child father involvement summit, late
DHHS, court, etc. support will be a spring Interested in looking at
key partner other state models

MN Minnesota Mid-way Focus groups with Develop action Legislative Share plan at Update resource directory
Fathers and agency staff across plan 2020 MFFN
Families Network the state education Summit

NC North Carolina Mid-way Student interviews Will create a Aim to get Legislative Fatherhood Student to create a
State University, with agency heads planning group fatherhood council breakfast Conference in website for father
School of Social on father funded & firm June, with CSE development agency
Work engagement support

PA The Strong Advanced Citizen Task Create & fund a Press conf. to Had a summit Revise & print report to
Families Force exists fatherhood deliver report in October distribute to legislature
Commission commission to lawmakers 2018
 FRPN State Planning Grants to ENGAGE FATHERS IN PROGRAMS AND POLICIES

FRPN Mini Grantee State Comparisons

Legislative Convening
State Grantee Stage Data Collection Meeting Activity Strategic Planning Other Activities
Outreach Summit

RI Parent Support Mid-way Assessment of RI Father Completed an Go to Present at New Develop signage,
Network of father friendliness in Initiative to hold action plan with children’s England brochures & other
Rhode Island partner state a retreat for next NFI cabinet, Hold a Fatherhood materials to increase RIFI
agencies steps State Policy Conference visibility
Breakfast

SC South Carolina Advanced Focus groups with Regular Cultivate ties Statewide Engage other agencies in
Center for fathers, agency meetings of with local training on use of SC Center programs
Fathers and interviews & use legislators father inclusion throughout SC
Families father-friendly tools Planning Team for agency
with 2-3 agencies that exists leaders in
many agencies;

August
convening TBD

WA Washington State Mid-way Assess needs of non- Interagency Use father input to Big summit
Department of cohabiting fathers at Father Council, generate action held in June
Social and Health birth of child Children's plan 2018; New
Services, Interagency mini summit
Economic Action Team planned in
Services August 2019
Administration
(ESA), Office of
the Assistant
Secretary

WY Wyoming Beginning Prep work for Children’s Trust Strategic planning Vista volunteer to help
Children’s Trust strategic planning & Deputy effort led by NFI
Fund meeting directors