Dads' Club FORGEThis project will assist a group of predominantly young, low-income fathers in North San Diego County to become more informed, capable, and present fathers for their children. - Vista Community Clinic will implement the Dads' Club FORGE project to serve community fathers in North San Diego County through the Nurturing Fathers Program curriculum. The project will provide responsible parenting education, healthy marriage/relationship promotion, and economic stability activities at seven pediatric clinic sites in Oceanside, Vista, and Fallbrook. Services will be integrated with VCC's HealthySteps early childhood development program. Over five years, the project will enroll 950 fathers, with 660 completing at least 90% of workshop sessions, and provide intensive case management to 725 fathers annually. The project will improve parenting skills, father-child engagement, family functioning, and economic stability.
