Fathers' Support Center, St. Louis

PROGRAMS OFFERED

 The Family Formation Program:  Provides personal development skills, which allow fathers to effectively work with their child (ren) and the mother of their child (ren).  Participants are given the skills to assist them with: effective parenting, spiritual and emotional development, child abuse and substance abuse prevention.  

The Employment Development and Mentoring Program:  Provides job readiness/job retention skills and job placement referrals in order to assist fathers to be financially responsible for their child (ren).  Participants are paired with trained mentors who provide peer support, guidance and employment and family life skills coaching.

Youth Leadership and Development:  Provides children/youth training in making responsible behavior choices.  Youth participate in goal planning and preparation, and self-image understanding.  This program includes initiatives to prevent drug and alcohol use, teen pregnancy and gang involvement.

Fathers’ Rap: Provides a support component to any father in need of support, advocacy, education, and/or skills necessary to becoming responsible, involved fathers.  Topics include personal responsibility, manhood / fatherhood, parenting skills, child support issues/concerns, custody/visitation issues, and communication skills.   

Male Wellness and Health:  Provides clients with male health and wellness information, medical screenings, doctor’s visits and follow-up services.  In addition, clients are encouraged to enroll themselves and their children in on-the-job medical insurance plans.

Legal Clinic: The Legal Clinic ensures that low to moderate income non-custodial parents have access to adequate and appropriate legal counsel. This access ensures non-custodial parents have access to the resources necessary to obtain legal services pertaining to child custody, legal visitation, child support payment modifications and felony expungement.  This access is strictly aligned with the agency’s mission and seeks to ensure that non-custodial parents have a place of parity in the lives of their children.

Our 2010 Recruitment & Class Schedule

January 2010  

January 4, 2010   Orientation & Enrollment                     

January 11, 2010  GED & Practicum

February 18, 2010  Graduation

March 2010

March 8, 2010      Orientation & Enrollment

March 15, 2010    GED & Practicum

April 22, 2010      Graduation

May 2010

May 10, 2010      Orientation & Enrollment

May 17, 2010      GED & Practicum 

June 24, 2010      Graduation

July 2010

July 6, 2010         Orientation & Enrollment

July 12, 2010       GED and Practicum

August 19, 2010   Graduation

September 2010

September 7, 2010     Orientation & Enrollment

September 13, 2010   GED and Practicum

October 21, 2010       Graduation

November 2010

November 1, 2010      Orientation & Enrollment

November 8, 2010      GED and Practicum

December 16, 2010     Graduation