Calling all fathers and father figures!
Join an exciting new community of local men like you, committed to becoming stronger parents, better partners, and financially stable.
Pathways for Fathers and Families is a dynamic program designed to strengthen father-child engagement, improve employment and economic opportunities, and improve healthy relationships in your life.
Pathways serves biological fathers, expectant and adoptive fathers, stepfathers, or a person who is serving as a father figure for a dependent child or young adult up to 24 years old who lives in Milwaukee County.
Joining Pathways, you’ll be involved in three blended core program services and workshops:
Responsible Parenting
Parenting does not come with a manual. Our Responsible Parenting workshops and custom services were created with this in mind. They’ll cover topics like:
- Child development and behaviors
- How to establish positive communication with children
- Skills for effective co-parenting
- How to set child boundaries and use non-violent discipline
- Strategies for becoming an involved father
- Skills for age-appropriate play with children
- The importance of financially providing for children
Healthy Marriage / Relationship
No two relationships are the same, and no two people will always see eye to eye. Healthy Marriage/Relationship workshops and custom services will help fathers and couples work on skills like:
- Communication
- Handling conflict
- Reducing domestic violence
- Financial literacy
- Identifying safe/unsafe and healthy/unhealthy relationship patterns realistic for everyday life
Economic Stability
Everyone can use a little help when it comes to finances. Whether you know a lot or nothing at all, Economic workshops and custom services will help with:
- Employment
- Child support budgets
- Career exploration
- Information about internships and other paid and unpaid work opportunities
Upon completion of the Pathways program, Milwaukee County Childhood Support Services will generously offer you:
- A 50% reduction in state interest OR,
- If there is no state interest, a 50% reduction in birthing expenses
© 2021 Pathways for Fathers and Families
Funding for this project was provided by the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families,
Grant #: 90FK0093. These services are available to all eligible persons, regardless of race, gender, age, disability, or religion.