Dads back! Academy is a comprehensive community-based program for reentry fathers and serves the south LOS angeles region. - friends outside in LOS angeles county will implement dads back! Academy,…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Friends Outside In Los Angeles County a $3.75 million cooperative agreement on September 30, 2025, under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086).

Friends Outside In Los Angeles County will implement DADS BACK! ACADEMY, a community-based reentry program for fathers in South Los Angeles, including Watts, Inglewood, Lynwood, Compton, and surrounding communities. The program delivers 73 hours of primary workshop content across four evidence-based curricula: Tyro Dads and Reentry Parenting (responsible parenting), Within My Reach (healthy relationships), and P2P Job Readiness (economic stability). Over the five-year period of performance ending September 29, 2030, the program will enroll 1,125 participants, with 720 expected to complete at least 90 percent of primary workshop sessions. Place of performance is Pasadena, California.

Dads back! Academy is a comprehensive community-based program for reentry fathers and serves the south LOS angeles region. - friends outside in LOS angeles county will implement dads back! Academy, a comprehensive community-based program serving reentry fathers in south LOS angeles. The project will provide 73 hours of primary workshop content through four evidence-based curricula covering responsible parenting (tyro dads and reentry parenting), healthy relationships (within my reach), and economic stability (P2P job readiness). The program will serve fathers who are reentering the community from incarceration in south LOS angeles, including watts, inglewood, lynwood, compton and surrounding communities. Over the five-year project period, the program will enroll 1,125 participants, with 720 expected to complete at least 90% of primary workshop sessions.