What People Are Saying
See what facilitators and inmates are saying about InsideOut Dad™, the English-language version of Padre Adentro Y Afuera™:
Success Stories
What facilitators are saying:
“It's
addressed a huge need for the men. The InsideOut
Dad™ program is well written and easily understood.
It touches on important topics that I haven't seen in other
programs”
Pamela Norbeck, Facilitator
MD Dept. of Corrections, Jessup Facility (Jessup, MD)
“The
program was great, and the inmates loved it! We're planning
on 4 more groups [next year].”
Jack Hardcastle, Facilitator
Hillcrest Family Ministries (Abilene, TX)
“This is remarkable material.”
Janet Kregel, M.Ed
Iowa State University (Ames, IA)
What dads are saying:
"It
gave me and the other guys in the program an opportunity to discuss how
important our kids were in our lives…The program helped me
understand how to be a better father…I would do anything to
help promote this program. It changed my life and the life of my
kids!”
Former inmate, current cable company supervisor
"Being
a part of this program made me realize I can still be a part of my
beautiful little girl's life."
InsideOut Dad™ Graduate (Abilene, TX)
“The
InsideOut Dad™ is the best class by far...As we go through
the workbook, we get into some very deep discussions about the issues
brought up in workbook…The class is once a week. The class
doesn’t get here fast enough and when I get there, it goes by
too fast. This class is definitely worth it. Every issue that we deal
with relates to our lives in one way or another…I have been
in prison for five years. At first I never heard from my daughter. Now
we have a relationship.”
InsideOut Dad™ Graduate
Lea County Correctional Facility (Hobbs, NM)
“I
really enjoyed the chance to be a part of this class. I’ll
really miss coming here week after week, talking about my greatest joy,
my daughter. I appreciate the chance to look to the future for
something better than what I did in the past."
InsideOut Dad™ Graduate (Nebraska)
“I’ve
seen a positive (change) in my life during this program. During this
program I’ve come to terms with a lot of the wrongs in my
life. I now know what I need to do to break the circle and help my
children become productive, well-balanced adults."
InsideOut Dad™ Graduate (Nebraska)
Evaluation & Research
Padre Adentro Y Afuera™ is based on NFI's best-selling InsideOut Dad™ curriculum for incarcerated fathers. InsideOut Dad™ has been shown to positively change incarcerated fathers' attitudes about fatherhood.
View the research:
InsideOut Dad™ Evaluation Report (June 16, 2008)
InsideOut Dad™ Logic Model