Zepf Center was awarded a 5 year 7.5 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Service: Office for Children and Families. Zepf Center will provide services to 875 fathers over the course of the five-year grant period. The project will target fathers recovering from a substance use disorders or that have past legal issues. In addition, it will provide individual and group interventions that assist the fathers develop healthy and loving relationships with their children. A 2Gen approach will be utilized to address generational poverty and will incorporate the evidence-based Mobility Mentoring. Further, the project will provide workforce development and job training services that assist the individuals to enter and advance in high demand career fields in Northwest Ohio.
Zepf Center CEO, Deb Flores, states, “It is vital that fathers with children have a variety of intensive and coordinated approaches that will empower low income fathers and couples to develop skills that help the physical, mental, emotional and financial needs of their children through a holistic service delivery approach. This truly is an amazing opportunity for Zepf Center to coordinate with community partners to help families in Lucas County.”
Clients can start being served on April 1st, 2021
To schedule an interview or a story for questions, please contact the Marketing Manager, Caitlyn Stuart, [email protected]
For more information on the “Fatherhood Connection” project, please contact the Project Director, Leigh Guerra, [email protected]