Sacramento Head Start Alumni Association

Father-Friendliness Organizational Self-Assessment and Planning

Jan 30, 2002

This organizational self-assessment package is designed to help Head Start and other Early Childhood Education programs assess their readiness to provide services to fathers/father figures and their commitment and ability to serve the whole family rather than just the mother and child(ren). It was developed by the National Center for Strategic Nonprofit Planning and Community Leadership (NPCL) in partnership with the National Head Start Association (NHSA), the United States Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Region V, and the Illinois Department of Public Aid, Division of Child Support Enforcement. More Information

There are three parts to the self-assessment package:

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Organizational Self-Assessment (PDF/19Kb)
Feedback on Usefulness of Tool (PDF/10Kb)
NHSA and NPCL are working in partnership to develop and enhance the provision of fatherhood services by Head Start agencies. The goal is to create an environment where staff, mothers and fathers respect each other?’s roles, work together, and collaborate with other community organizations to ensure the availability of comprehensive services that support the role of fathers in the lives of their children in order to promote and enhance the well-being of every child.

For more information, contact Nigel Vann, NPCL?’s Director of Partnership Development, at (202) 822-6725, or JoAnn Nelson-Hooks, NHSA?’s Fatherhood Coordinator, at (703) 739-7560.