Program Evaluations
NFI has conducted a number of evaluations on the effectiveness of its products and programs. Following are reports on Why Knot™, InsideOut Dad™, 24/7 Dad™, Doctor Dad™, and Boyz2Dads™.
Why Knot™
Why Knot?™ Program Evaluation: TWOgether Pittsburgh Pre and Post Assessment
The evaluation used a simple pre and post-program survey that is part of the Why Knot?™ curriculum. The survey measures the change in participants’ attitudes, beliefs, and knowledge related to marriage that the program is designed to effect. Participants completed the survey before they started the program and at its completion, and evaluators analyzed the pre and post-program data to determine the program’s effectiveness.
InsideOut Dad™
Assessing the Impact of InsideOut Dad™: Exec. Summary (August 2011)
This Executive Summary provides an overview and results of Rutgers University's multi-method evaluation of the InsideOut Dad™ program in three Community Education Centers (CEC) Residential Reentry Centers in New Jersey.
Assessing the Impact of InsideOut Dad™: Full Report
(August 2011)
This report presents a multi-method evaluation of the InsideOut Dad™ program in three Community Education Centers (CEC) Residential Reentry Centers in New Jersey. The evaluation includes both quantitative and qualitative data in the form of participant surveys, institutional data collection, participant interviews, and stakeholder interviews.
InsideOut Dad in Maryland and Ohio Facilities
by Maryland Division of Corrections and Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Institutions
This objective, third-party evaluation of the InsideOut Dad™ Program was conducted using findings gathered from 219 program participants. The InsideOut Dad™ program classes were held in six Maryland correctional institutions and in eight Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Institutions.
Evaluation Report
by Maryland Division of Corrections
This objective, third-party evaluation of the InsideOut Dad™ Program was conducted using findings gathered from a total of nine InsideOut Dad™ program classes that were held in seven Maryland correctional facilities.
24/7 Dad™
PRFI 24/7 Dad Report (October 15, 2011)
This report describes an independent third-party evaluation that found statistically significant changes in fathering attitudes and knowledge among fathers served by the Puerto Rican Family Institute (PRFI) who participated in the 24/7 Dad™ program. This study represents the most comprehensive evaluation of the program to date as it involved measuring the impact of the program on 785 participants. Of particular note is that the majority of the participants were Hispanic, a group underrepresented in other evaluations of the program. The study found significant changes across even more attitudes and knowledge variables than previous studies of the program, thus underscoring the effectiveness of the program generally and across racial and ethnic groups. Researchers evaluated the program along with several others implemented by PRFI. The discussion of the results of the 24/7 Dad™ evaluation begin on page 11.
24/7 Dad Performance Measures (December 6, 2010)
Dr. Debra Evans-Rhodes, an independent third-party consultant from the Pennsylvania State University-The Eberly Campus, conducted this evaluation, documenting the results for confidence and knowledge of the performance measures of the Dads Matter program (2009-2010), which uses the 24/7 Dad™ curriculum. The evaluation shows that positive, statistically-significant increases occurred in parenting skills and knowledge among the fathers who participated in the program.
Strengthening Families and Fatherhood: Children of Fathers in the Criminal Justice System
(otherwise known as "Fathers for Life – A Head Start Father Involvement Model" )
An independent evaluation of the 24/7 Dad™ program as part of a larger project with several programs - for specifics on the impact of 24/7 Dad™, see pages 25 and 61. The project was funded by the Office of Head Start Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children, Youth and Families, and was implemented from 2005 to 2008. The evaluators submitted the report to the Missouri Department of Social Services Family Support Division in June 2008. This report was completed by the University of Missouri - Kansas City.
Outcome Evaluation Results
by Baldwin County Fatherhood Initiative
This report is a non-experimental, pre/post evaluation of the 24/7 Dad™ program
Preliminary Findings
by Baldwin County Fatherhood Initiative
Siempre Papa™ (24/7 Dad™ 1st Ed. Spanish)
Identity's Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation
This report describes an independent third-party evaluation that found statistically significant changes in Identity's Responsible Fatherhood Program participants' committment to fatherhood, relationship with children, mount of contact with children, and fathers' parenting skills upon completion of Siempre Papa™.
Doctor Dad™
Pre/Post Evaluation (Final Report)
by Baylor University Central Texas Fatherhood Initiative
Pilot Test (Summary of Findings)
by the Center for Social Work Research University of Texas at Austin
New Dad's Pocket Guide™
Summary of Findings
The New Dad's Pocket Guide™ is an updated version of the Daddy Pack™ for New Dads. The findings from the National Fatherhood Initiative’s Daddy Pack™ Assessment remain applicable to the New Dad's Pocket Guide™.Boyz 2 Dads™
Pre/Post Evaluation Results (Summary of Findings)
Pre/Post Pilot Evaluation Results (Preliminary Findings)