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Fatherhood EFFECT

Fatherhood EFFECT (Educating Fathers For Empowering Children Tomorrow) programs provide parent education and resources to fathers. Beginning in FY 2020, the program's scope expanded to include collaboration with community coalitions, encouraging organizations to increase the quality of supports for fathers, and pivoting to include and support fathers across multiple programs in an organization or community.

Service Focus

Fathers and father figures who are expecting a child or have at least one child birth to 17 years old.

Map of Providers and Communities

Map of Texas, showing Fatherhood EFFECT providers across the state.

Measures of Success

Children remain safe during services, and within one and three years after services.
Increase in protective factors, such as family functioning and resiliency, social supports, and nurturing and attachment.

Program Data

Program start date

2013

Target number of youth/families served annually, FY 2024

1,081

Average number of youth/families served per month, FY 2023

298

Counties served

Annual budget for community contracts

$1,302,924

Total number of community grantees

7 Grantees 1 Subgrantee

Average grantee budget

$186,132

Success Story