Program Services

What do fathers need to be successful parents and contributing family members? We’ve spent the last 20 years identifying ways to help.

The result is a one-stop center for fathers with staff and offices close to where dads work and live.

We take a holistic approach to strengthening fathers and helping them overcome obstacles with a range of education, services and support that includes:

• A comprehensive fatherhood program to teach the essentials of responsible fatherhood
• Employment coaching to help dads get jobs or find better paying jobs
• Help navigating the child support system
• Guidance on establishing paternity, visitation and other legal issues
• Peer group sessions that provide fathers a safe space to talk and support each other
• Referrals for help with complex problems
• Mediation with the child’s mother and other family members
• Access to men’s healthcare education, screenings and referrals
• Assistance with transportation
• Ongoing connection with an experienced, supportive program staff
• Unique programs like Jobs Not Jail, a way to catch up on child support obligations that is a successful alternative to incarceration

Many fathers face chronic health conditions and untreated problems, because they can’t afford treatment or don’t trust healthcare providers.

The Midlands Fatherhood Coalition’s Lexington site has a nurse practitioner who provides:

• health education
• screenings
• individualized treatment
• referrals for specialized treatment from other local healthcare providers