CSO forge fatherhood program - community services office, INC

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Community Services Office of Hot Springs and Garland County Arkansas a $1.495856 million cooperative agreement on September 30, 2025, under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086) to implement a five-year fatherhood initiative.

Community Services Office will deliver 24 hours of evidence-informed workshops using the 24/7 Dad curriculum and Within My Reach, combined with case management and individual development plans, to community fathers aged 18 and older in Hot Springs, Garland County, Arkansas. Services focus on responsible parenting, healthy relationships, and economic mobility while integrating trauma-informed practices. The program targets 350 father completers over five years: 25 in year one, 50 in year two, 75 in year three, and 100 each in years four and five.

Performance runs through September 29, 2030, in Arkansas. The Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program strengthens families by funding organizations that provide skills-based education, relationship services, father-child engagement activities, and employment and economic stability opportunities.

Will implement a five-year fatherhood program serving community fathers aged 18 and older in hot springs, garland county, arkansas. The project will deliver 24 hours of evidence-informed workshops using the 24/7 DAD curriculum and within my reach, combined with case management and individual development plans. Services will focus on responsible parenting, healthy relationships, and economic mobility while integrating trauma-informed practices. The program will serve 350 fathers over five years, with 25 completers in year one, 50 in year two, 75 in year three, and 100 in years four and five.