2011 Capacity-Building Awardees
National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI), with support from the US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Family Assistance, is pleased to announce 25 capacity-building awards, one award in the amount of $25,000 for each of the organizations below. The purpose of these awards is to develop these organizations' capacity to effectively serve families and fathers in their communities.
On November 8-12,2010, two staff leaders from each of these awarded organizations will participate in a comprehensive, 40 hour "Certification College," where National Fatherhood Initiative senior staff and other expert consultants will provide technical assistance and training in the areas of leadership development, program development, organizational development, and community engagement. The organizations will use the awards for targeted work in these same areas.
American Indian Center of Chicago, Inc. (Chicago, IL)
Bridges of America
(Orlando
FL)
Camden Comprehensive Center for Fathers
(Camden
NJ)
Care Net Pregnancy Resource Center
(Rapid City,
SD)
Compel Them to Come, Inc.
(Milwaukee,
WI)
Cope Family Center
(Napa,
CA)
Dispute Resolution Center of Thurston County
(Olympia,
WA)
Escuela Bolivia
(Arlington,
VA)
Forestdale
(Forest Hills,
NY)
Friends of Island Academy
(New York,
NY)
Health Services for Children with Special Needs
(Washington,
DC)
Living Stones International, Inc.
(Tallahassee,
FL)
Manhattan Catholic Charities
(Manhattan,
KS)
McDermott Center dba Haymarket Center
(Chicago,
IL)
Men's Health Coalition of Middle Tennessee
(Nashville,
TN)
Missouri Bootheel Regional Consortium
(Portageville,
MO)
Montgomery County Community Action Development Commission (CADCOM)
(Norristown,
PA)
Newark Now
(Newark,
NJ)
Northern Kentucky Community Action Commission
(Covington,
KY)
Sav-A-Life Pregnancy Test Center
(Birmingham,
AL)
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (Pontiac,
MI)
Volunteers of America of Indiana
(Indianapolis,
IN)
Women's Hope Medical Clinic
(Auburn,
AL)
Youth & Family Services
(Frisco,
CO)
Youth and Family Alliance, Inc. dba LifeWorks
(Austin,
TX)