Local fatherhood program celebrates reuniting families this holiday season

BALTIMORE - Dec. 16, 2014 - PRLog -- The Center for Urban Families (CFUF) is making this holiday season special for a group of Baltimore fathers. CFUF’s Responsible Fatherhood program will celebrate its current cohort of fathers during the program’s completion ceremony tomorrow. The event will unite fathers and children as well as give reflection on how the program has better equipped each father to better care for their children and families. CFUF’s Responsible Fatherhood completion ceremony will take place tomorrow at its facility on 2201 North Monroe Street at 5:30pm.

About the Baltimore Responsible Fatherhood Project

The Baltimore Responsible Fatherhood Project (BRFP) is an outgrowth of the CFUF’s twenty-two year-old Men’s Services program, serving Baltimore’s low-income fathers and communities. The BRFP delivers services through a comprehensive three-month cohort model that consists of case management, support service referrals, educational workshops and employment assistance. The key components of the BRFP are intense case management, father-child activities and weekly fatherhood group sessions. BRFP's core components are supported by outreach and recruitment, enrollment and service needs assessments.

About CFUF

Established in 1999, CFUF has remained at the front-line of addressing some of Baltimore’s most pressing issues including poverty, unemployment, father absence and family disintegration. Located in Baltimore’s Greater Mondawmin Community, CFUF has provided fatherhood, family strengthening and workforce development support to more than 27,000 individuals and families. Through attitudinal-based employment training, service and support for low-income fathers and family-based programs, CFUF continues to further its mission to strengthen urban communities by helping fathers and families achieve stability and economic success. For more information about CFUF’s programs, visit www.cfuf.org.