True dads - a rigorously tested program designed to help strengthen fathers' positive engagement with their children and CO-parenting partners, while improving economic stability. - true dads will…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded a $2.5 million Cooperative Agreement to It's My Community Initiative, Inc. on September 30, 2025, under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086).

TRUE DADS is a center-based, high-intensity responsible fatherhood program serving Oklahoma City community fathers alongside a co-parent. The program delivers a 24-hour curriculum focused on strengthening fathers' positive engagement with their children, promoting healthy relationships with co-parenting partners, and improving economic stability through job-driven employment services. Over five years, TRUE DADS will serve 1,022 parenting teams with comprehensive case management, employment-focused coaching, and barrier-reduction supports. The program builds on ten years of evidence-informed implementation with documented impacts on fathers' incomes, reduced depression, decreased destructive communication, and improved family outcomes.

The award period runs from September 30, 2025 through September 29, 2030. Work is performed in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

True dads - a rigorously tested program designed to help strengthen fathers' positive engagement with their children and CO-parenting partners, while improving economic stability. - true dads will provide a center-based, high-intensity responsible fatherhood program serving oklahoma city community fathers alongside a supporting individual (CO-parent). The project will deliver a 24-hour curriculum focused on strengthening fathers' positive engagement with their children, promoting healthy relationships with CO-parenting partners, and improving economic stability through job-driven employment services. True dads will serve 1,022 parenting teams over five years, with comprehensive case management, employment-focused coaching, and barrier-reduction supports to ensure successful participation. The program builds on ten years of evidence-informed implementation with proven impacts on fathers' incomes, reduced depression, decreased destructive communication, and improved family outcomes.