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Programs

 
General Fund

The Fathers for the Future has created a general fund in hopes of developing an economic resource with the intent purpose of providing scholarhships to young fathers for their education (i.e. trade schools, GED classes, community college, or post secondary institutions).

Scholarships will be awarded bi-annually.   Applications will be available January 1st, 2008.   Recipients will be notified by March 31st, 2008.   Awards will be made directly to the educational institution in the Fall 2008.

For more information about the Fathers scholarship program contact, programs@fathersforfuture.org.

Education

The Fathers for the Future ECOM Plus program provides classes and one to one mentoring for adult men between the ages of 18 - 30 with regard to parenting and life-skills.

Education - classes in financial literacy, adult education, and entreprenurship

Computers - IC3 training and A+ certification

Outreach - consultation and outreach to program participants

Mentors for Men - mentorship program for adult males

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Financial literacy and entreprenuer classes are taught weekly for one hour.   Computer training is provided onsite of the Fathers for the Future Foundation by a certified computer technician. Outreach is conducted by the program director and his staff. Consultation ranges from identifiying mental illness, violence prevention, and workforce development.  

Finally, Mentors for Men, is an initiative that hopes to change the paradigm of one to one mentoring.   By seeking professional male volunteers from diverse backgrounds, it is our desire to broaden the pool of not only mentors, but also protégés.   Opening the age requirement of a protégé is another factor in this strategy.   Including adult males as protégés as well mentors will encourage male bonding and goal setting at various stages of the life cycle.   The Mentors for Men Initiative includes participant screening, matching the participant with the appropriate mentor, training the mentor, and case management.   Mentors for Men also helps participants in the areas of adult tutoring, parenting consulation, and life-skills.

Fathers for the Future developed the C.E.O. (Community Entrepreneurship Outreach) program to address the issues of the lack of employment opportunities.  The C.E.O. program is for young males between the ages of 13-18 and a sponsored project of the City of Chicago, the Chicago Bar Association's Lawyers Lend-A-Hand program, and Washinton Mutual Bank.

The desired outcome of the program is to encourage young males at the earliest stages of their career choices to recognize their potential.  And even if their career choice is a trade or skilled labor; the young men can still become experts in their fields and community leaders. Through the C.E.O. program, participants will receive a holistic and comprehensive education indicative of the training and experiences that a successful chief executive officer receives on his ladder to achievement.  The six month program has four components including business management, arts and culture, community activism, and life-skills.  The curriculum will also include leadership workshops, youth advisory board meetings, corporate guest speakers, and social functions.

At the conclusion of the program, participants will have been exposed to public speaking, volunteerism, financial literacy, and health awareness.

 

Conferences

The Fathers for the Future hosts the annual, Lure of the Streets Conference.   Lure of the Streets is a regional professional conference to encourage an open dialogue with the stakeholders vested in the success of economically self-sufficient young men between the ages of 18-30.   This conference explores the obstacles to creating economic opportunities for young men through the lens of mentorship in the areas of violence prevention, role models, mental health, and workforce development.

Lure of the Streets Conference has two objectives:

1). to develop a national strategy for mitigating the financial barriers that hinder the success of young adult males.

2). to implement a platform based on national best practices that accounts for proposed solutions.


For more info about the ECOM Plus program contact, programs@fathersforfuture.org.

Advocacy

Fathers for the Future believes the only avenue to economic development is to build bridges to the opportunities.   Therefore, the FFF has a focus on national and statewide legislation that affect laws which prohibit economic success such as labor laws, child custody laws, education, and entreprenuership.