Randomized Controlled Trial of the Jewish Family and Children's Service of the Suncoast, Inc.
Jewish Family & Children's Service of the Suncoast, Inc.
Summary
The goals of the program are to help struggling fathers and father figures improve the parent-child relationship, sustain healthy marriages and relationships (and help those who are single identify ways to enter into safe and supportive relationships that may ultimately lead to marriage), and identify and support fathers in their economic stability and employment objectives. These outcomes will be achieved through a series of workshops addressing responsible parenting and marriage and relationships as well as a complement of employment services and comprehensive case management. Additional services needed by participants will be identified and provided either through wraparound programming provided by JFCS or through collaborative agreements with local partner agencies. Additionally, Ignite will incorporate a comprehensive employment program combining both job and career advancement.
Description
In each full year of the grant, this program will serve a minimum of 250 community-based fathers or expectant fathers (custodial or noncustodial) who are age 18 and older and who have a child or children under the age of 24. While the program will be targeted to fathers, mothers may also be served, as might individuals who play a father figure role such as adoptive fathers, foster fathers, grandfathers, etc. Ignite will serve the geographic area of Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties on the Gulf Coast of Florida. The goals of the program are to help struggling fathers and father figures…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Adults age 18 or older 2. Have a child or children under the age of 24 3. Interested in improving the parent-child relationship, sustain healthy marriages and relationships, and economic stability and employment objectives 4. Resides in Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties on the Gulf Coast of Florida Exclusion Criteria: 1. Under age 18 2. Does not reside in Sarasota, Manatee, and Charlotte counties on the Gulf Coast of Florida
Interventions
- BehavioralTreatment Intervention: Responsible Parenting, Relationships, and Employment Services
The Intervention group will be assigned a Case Manager and placed in the next available On My Shoulders (OMS) curriculum that offers strategies to help individuals develop a strong and healthy self in the service of making current and/or future relationships of all forms (parent-child, romantic, family, work) successful and satisfying. This curriculum is intended to equip men (and, where applicable, women) with the skills they need to build and nurture healthy relationships. This curriculum should help participants improve family functioning. Additionally, Transforming Impossible into Possible (TIP) financial literacy curriculum will be utilized to help participants increase job retention for those currently employed, improve wages through additional educational and training opportunities, and learn skills to better manage family finances. This curriculum should help participants increase economic stability and mobility.
Location
- Jewish Family and Children Service of the Suncoast, Inc.Sarasota, Florida