Summary: Montefiore Medical Center HERO Dads Program

Montefiore Medical Center received a $1.25 million Cooperative Agreement award dated September 30, 2025, from the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Family Assistance under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086). The award supports the HERO Dads Program, which will serve approximately 920 low-income and reentering fathers in the Bronx over a five-year performance period concluding September 29, 2030. The program delivers 24 hours of core workshops and an average of 34 hours of total programming per participant, focusing on three primary service areas: responsible parenting education, healthy relationship skills training, and economic stability services including employment placement.

Services are delivered through a hybrid model combining group workshops and individualized coaching sessions, offered both in-person and virtually from Montefiore's centrally located Bronx facility. Key program outcomes include job placement for 384 participants and strengthened father-child and co-parenting relationships. This award aligns with the Responsible Fatherhood component of the federal grant program, which emphasizes improving employment and economic stability opportunities while promoting healthy relationships and positive father engagement.