In December 2004, a collective effort by nineteen local agencies was initiated to develop a strategic response to help assure the healthy development of children, ages zero to six years. Needed in the community was a concerted effort to address the strengthening of families through fatherhood development. This coalition discovered a strong correlation between fatherless homes and those negative statistics that relate to health, education and the criminal justice system. There was no agency or service in the community that could assist non-custodial dads and non-effective fathers in positively connecting with their children and sustaining the relationship. By May 2005, a consensus of the many discussions, community tours, hearings, and surveys helped to create the Young Fathers Of Tomorrow Project (YFOT).

Mission

The Young Fathers Of Tomorrow Project is designed to empower young fathers to become responsible dads, positively connected in the daily lives of their children.

• Assist young fathers in assuming legal and financial responsibility for their children.
• Promote participants' self sufficiency and family responsibility through peer support groups, employment, educational and career development activities.
• Assist YFOT dads to develop effective parenting skills and mature emotional channeling behaviors.
• Assist the children of project participants and their mothers to fully develop their potential.

• Employment Assistance
• Vocational Training
• Housing Assistance
• Reproductive Health Screening
• Follow-Up/Abstinence
• Parenting Education
• Counseling Services
• Alcohol/Drug Awareness
• Early Childhood Development
• Adult Education/Literacy
• Responsible Fatherhood