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Recruiting Fathers to Parenting Programs: Advice from Dads and Fatherhood Program Providers
Children and Youth Services Review
|May 3, 2014
Summary
Effective recruitment for fatherhood programs involves community outreach and tailored support. Strategies include word-of-mouth, targeted advertising, and offering valuable incentives like employment assistance to engage urban African American fathers.
Area of Science:
- Sociology
- Family Studies
- Public Health
Background:
- High-quality father-child relationships offer significant benefits to both fathers and children.
- Parenting programs show potential to enhance father-child relationship quality, yet father participation remains low.
- Urban African American fathers face unique parenting challenges, highlighting a need for targeted recruitment strategies.
Purpose of the Study:
- To identify effective recruitment strategies for engaging urban African American fathers in parenting programs.
- To address the gap in knowledge regarding best practices for recruiting this specific demographic.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative study employing focus groups with 29 urban African American fathers.
- Semi-structured interviews with 19 fatherhood program providers nationwide.
- Analysis of emergent themes to inform recruitment strategies.
Main Results:
- Key recruitment themes include word-of-mouth, increased and targeted advertising, and providing transportation and incentives.
- Collaboration with community agencies and court recruitment were identified as effective.
- Integrating parenting programs with valued services like employment assistance is crucial.
Conclusions:
- Tailored recruitment strategies are essential for increasing urban African American father participation in parenting programs.
- A multi-faceted approach incorporating community partnerships and practical support services is recommended.
- Addressing fathers' broader needs alongside parenting education can improve program engagement.
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