Research Report The CUNY Fatherhood Academy: A Qualitative Evaluation
Executive Summary
Marla McDaniel, Margaret Simms, William Monson, Erwin de Leon
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Knowing the economic challenges young fathers without postsecondary education face in providing for their families, New York City’s Young Men’s Initiative launched a fatherhood program housed in LaGuardia Community College in spring 2012. The CUNY Fatherhood Academy (CFA) aims to connect young fathers to academic and employment opportunities while supporting them through parenting classes and workshops. This executive summary provides highlights from Urban Institute’s qualitative evaluation of the program. The evaluation, completed under contract with the New York City Center for Economic Opportunity, focuses on CFA’s design, implementation, and participant outcomes in the four cohorts served between March 2012 and December 2013.
Research and Evidence Family and Financial Well-Being Work, Education, and Labor Tax and Income Supports Equity and Community Impact
Expertise Families Taxes and the Economy Higher Education Social Safety Net Early Childhood
Tags Higher education Father involvement Families with low incomes Federal budget and economy Race, gender, class, and ethnicity Men and boys Kids in context Racial equity in education Children and youth