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For
more information about the Georgia Fatherhood
Program, please contact:
Francine Shuman
Interim State Coordinator
fshuman@tcsg.edu
Arlana
Murray
Program Operations Analyst
amurray@tcsg.edu
404-679-1654
Valia Spencer-Phillips
Data Specialist
vspencer@tcsg.edu
404-679-1690
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 Georgia
Fatherhood Program
The Georgia Fatherhood Program (GFP) is a partnership between the Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) and the Georgia Department of Labor (GDOL). This program provides education, training and job placement services for non-custodial and custodial parents that are unemployed and underemployed. The GFP offers a statewide systematic delivery of services that enables participants to contribute to the economic well being of their children and the workforce development of the State. The standard is to provide a comprehensive program of services, which includes assessment, workshop competencies, and skills training concurrent with employment.
The GFP seeks to serve all parents who want to support their children/families but lack the financial means necessary to do so. Participants are required to attend Life Skills training workshops. Referrals to adult literacy, GED preparation and short-term training (TCC) courses are also available from the technical colleges.
Specifically, the Georgia Fatherhood Program targets parents who:
- are unemplyed;
- are underemplyed with an income less than $20,000 per year;
- have children receiving TANF benefits; or
- lack a high school diploma or GED and who
- are seeking to increase their earning potential
Cited by the U.S. Department of Education and the National Child Support Enforcement Association as the only statewide program of its kind, the Georgia Fatherhood Program serves as a national model of collaboration for comprehensive training and service delivery to non-custodial and custodial parents.
FATHERHOOD WORKS!
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