Jose Nunez

Alameda County Fathers Corps

The Alameda County Fathers Corps (ACFC) is a collaborative effort of First 5 Alameda County, Alameda County’s Health Care Services Agency and Social Services Agency. The ACFC promotes and supports fathers and father-figures to be meaningfully engaged with their children and families, and advocates for family service providers to provide father friendly services and to assist fathers in strengthening their parenting skills.

In 2015, the ACFC engaged in two data gathering projects to learn more about how to support fathers and barriers to fathers’ engagement with their children. The ACFC surveyed more than 100 public and community based family service providers. The ACFC also conducted focus groups and one-on-one interviews with fathers who are not engaged in lives of their children. These efforts, along with lessons learned from the ACFC learning community, helped create the following policy and program recommendations.

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