Focus on Fathers

Focus on Fathers Make a referral: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2880422/FOFReferral. Health Promotion Council of Southeastern Pennsylvania, Inc.

Focus on Fathers (FOF) is an initiative targeting fathers in Philadelphia to provide them with workshops and resources for healthy parenting, relationships, and job readiness. (HPC) proposes to develop and implement the Focus on Fathers (FOF) initiative, a coordinated parenting, healthy marriage education and economic stability program. FOF builds upon and expands the current parenting education m

odel HPC has successfully implemented for 15 years by adding a deep focus on healthy relationships and economic mobility services. The initiative will deliver direct services through three distinct education courses (parenting/fatherhood, healthy relationships, and job readiness) coupled with intensive case management services that includes direct linkages to services such as financial management, mental health/substance abuse treatment, trauma counseling, legal services, housing, and a host of other supports available through the Focus on Fathers Partnership Network. In addition to providing comprehensive direct services, HPC will plan and launch a media campaign to promote the unique and vital role of fathers in creating positive outcomes for their children and to raise the visibility of FOF. Low-income fathers in Philadelphia face many barriers to establishing and maintaining positive and engaged relationships with their children. These barriers include poverty, unemployment and lack of employment mobility, severed or conflictual relationships with the child(ren)’s mother, limited education, mental health struggles, substance abuse, experiences of trauma, and incarceration. Through proposed activities and partnerships, FOF will assist Philadelphia’s fathers with overcoming these barriers to positive father-child engagement. Projected long-term outcomes of the program are to improve family functioning, improve adult and child well-being, increase economic stability and mobility, and reduce poverty.

09/04/2025

Hi everyone,
We’ve arrived and are officially set up at the Xfinity Mobile Arena – Toyota Parking Lot G1, located on Pattison Ave.
You can find us right by the gate and the grassy area — just look for the good vibes, Eagles gear, and great company!
If you have any trouble finding us, feel free to call or text me at 267-353-4410.
Let’s make this a great kickoff to the season — Go Birds! 💚🦅
Best,
Lamar

09/04/2025

🦅🦅🦅💚 We’re having our 1st annual focus on fathers Eagles tailgate and it’s going to be big! Free food, games, music, prizes, and nothing but good vibes!

Whether you’re repping midnight green or just coming for the food we want to see you there!

Date: Thursday September 4 2025
Time: 3 PM to 7 PM
Location: Xfinity mobile, Arena parking lot contact the phone number on the flyer upon arrival to be directed to our exact spot inside the parking lot

Let’s come together, show love for our families and cheer on our birds!

Celebrating Fathers and their children. Sign up with the QR code if you intend to partake in this day’s festivities
08/04/2025

Celebrating Fathers and their children. Sign up with the QR code if you intend to partake in this day’s festivities

03/31/2025
03/04/2025

A PHMC Affiliate Program

Focus on Fathers (FOF) is a program that helps fathers ages 18 years and older to develop and maintain healthy relationships with their children. The program aims to strengthen positive father-child engagement and improve employment and economic opportunities for young fathers. Since 2001, FOF has served more than 250 individuals annually, including fathers, stepfathers, other male caregivers, couples and co-parents; in 2024, the program served 380 individuals.
FOF provides opportunities for men to gain parenting and child development knowledge through group education sessions held in community locations throughout Philadelphia. Our courses are facilitated by fathers with extensive experience helping men overcome barriers to maintaining positive involvement in their children’s lives. FOF also offers education and guidance to strengthen relationships with the co-parent, children and families and provides a formal job training course on job readiness education and job search support.
Focus on Fathers is a program of Health Promotion Council of Southeastern Pennsylvania Inc. (HPC).

Note: The above descriptive information came from the program's About Us page.

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Tuesday 9am - 5pm
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Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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Who is Focus on Fathers

Focus on Fathers provides services to fathers to help them create and maintain a healthy, positive involvement in their children’s lives. All of our parenting classes are free, voluntary, and open to any fathers or male caregivers, who have a dependent child aged 24 years or younger

We aim to strengthen positive father-child engagement, foster healthy relationships, and to improve employment and economic opportunities for young fathers. FOF provides opportunities to gain parenting and child development knowledge through group education sessions held in community locations throughout Philadelphia. Our courses are facilitated by fathers with extensive experience helping fathers overcome barriers to maintaining positive involvement in their children’s lives. FOF addresses healthy relationships through all its services, offers education and guidance to strengthen relationships with the co-parent, children and families and offers a formal job training course on job readiness education and job search support through its partner, Workforce Institute.. In Philadelphia, since 2001, FOF has served more than 250 individuals annually including fathers, stepfathers, other male caregivers, as well as couples and co-parents.

Focus on Fathers (FOF) is a program of Health Promotion Council of Southeastern Pennsylvania Inc. (HPC).

HPC’s mission is to promote health, and prevent and manage chronic diseases, especially among vulnerable populations, through community-based outreach, education, and advocacy. HPC maintains more than 35 years of experience in community-based health education and case management programs, and reaches over 40,000 vulnerable and low-income individuals annually. HPC targets low-income and racial/ethnic minority populations, and works closely with a wide array of public and private organizations, including: government agencies, private corporations, health care and social service providers, grassroots and well-established community based-service organizations.