On July 13, 2004 the Region V office of the Administration of Children and Families launched a series of quarterly calls to address issues related to fatherhood programming and practices. The calls are announced on the Region V Fatherhood Listserv and are open to public and private agency representatives throughout Region V. 

The Collaboration Calls were featured in an article in the March 2009 Child Support Report, published by the Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement.  Click here to view the article. 

NEXT CALL:   Tuesday May 8, 2012, 1:30-3:00 pm Central (2:30-4:00 pm Eastern) The topic will be Building Financial Assets: Focus on Fathers.  Presenters on the call will include:

• Denise DeVan, who is working with the States of the Chicago Region on asset building strategies.
• Financial Asset Building presentation
• Asset Building Resources
• Shannon Pargin of Southern Illinois University Carbondale Head Start
• Mike Kildee of Bendle/Carman-Ainsworth Learning Community Head Start, Flint MI
• Sergio Guzman of the Internal Revenue Service
• Native Asset Building Initiative Grant Announcement

Here is a news release from the IRS related to the topic of the call: IRS News Release IR-2012-29, titled "Tax Scam Warning: Beware of Phony Refund Scheme Abusing Popular College Tax Credit; Senior Citizens, Working Families and Church Members Are Targets."    Please note, these news releases include direct links to You Tube videos on the same topic, in English/Spanish and in American Sign Language.   

• The February 14 call focused on the topic, Working Toward Economic Stabililty with Fathers and Families.  Here is the agenda and materials from that call:

  Ralph Rayner, Special Programs Manager

  Detroit Workforce Development Dept., a Michigan Works Agency, Detroit Michigan

  
  Roger Fisher, Employment and Training Coordinator
  WSOS CAC, Fremont Ohio - download employment and training materials

   

  Tracy Frizell, Executive Director
  Economic Awareness Council,  Chicago, Illinois

  click here to download banking brochure and saving at tax time brochure 

  Young Illinois Saves, America Saves

   

  Alejo Torres
  Senior Outreach Program Manager
  Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

  Money Smart Week - a collaboration between the Federal Reserve and the American Library Association

   

  Sergio Guzman, Internal Revenue Service

  Chicago Territory - Partners Tab on EITC Central ; Free Tax Return Preparation for You by Volunteers

• Tuesday August 16th - Co-Parenting

  • Sue Swayze, Program Coordinator with Indiana Family Institute 
    • click here to view presentation
  • Paul Legler, Co-Coordinator for Co-Parent Court Project

• May 17, 2010 - Building Partnerships and Collaborations

  • Mike Falatach of Cuyahoga County, Ohio
  • Shannon Pargin of SIU Carbondale Head Start
  • Bill Peltcs of Franklin County, Ohio Child Support
  • Ellen Durnin of the Michigan Child Support Program
• February 15, 2011 - Veteran's Administration/OCSE Homeless Veteran Project
  • Cynthia Moreno from the Illinois Child Support Agency
  • Lisa Perfetuo-Miller of the Massachusetts Department of Revenue's Division of Child Support Enforcement - download a description of the Massachusetts Child Support-Veteran Services Pilot Program and a powerpoint presentation (as a pdf)
• November 30, 2010 - Fatherhood Curricula
  • Jan Haynes, Dads Make a Difference - go to the Minnesota page for more information
  • Jeffery Johnson, Fatherhood Development (NPCL)
  • Mark Perlman, The Nurturing Fathers Program
  • Calvin Williams, On My Shoulders (PREP)
• August 31, 2010 - Celebrations that Honor and Recognize Fathers, Part 2
  • Shannon Pargin of Southern Illinois University Head Start - male involvement flyer
  • John Fort, Wayne County, MI HFS Head Start - call notes; Dancing with My Daddy flyer
  • Joe Podlasek, Executive Director of the American Indian Center in Chicago
  • Report on the White House Father's Day event from Joe Podlasek and Dr. Kirk Harris, NFLG
• May 18, 2010 - Celebrations that Honor and Recognize Fathers, Part 1
  • click here for a state by state listing of past celebrations
• February 9, 2010 - Access and Visitation
  1. Access and Visitation National Overview - download
  2. Michigan Access and Visitation Summary - download
  3. Incorporating Shared Parenting into Title IV-D - download
  4. Administrative Order Authorizing Case Referrals to Mediation in Michigan
  5. Michigan Community Dispute Resolution Program Annual Report 2008
  6. Parenting with a Plan by Joy Moses
• November 17, 2009 - The White House Conversations on Fatherhood
  • Child Support Report - Oct 09, see pages 3 & 4 for articles on Chicago Responsible Fatherhood Town Hall Meeting
  • Child Support Report - Nov 09, see pages 3-4 for OCSE Commissioner Vicki Turetsky's priorities
• August 25, 2009 -
  • Presentations on Innovations in Paternity Establishment in Minnesota and Illinois; 
  • A report on the White House Conversation on Fatherhood in Chicago on August 5th;
  • contact list of presenters on call
• May 12, 2009 - The Grant Process and Partnerships potential grantees should develop prior to application - links, reports and resources discussed on the call:
  • Child Support, Child Care and Head Start Collaborations
  • http://www.grants.gov - The official grants website for the federal government; sign up for email notices
  • HHS Grants forecast: Search by agency or subject for planned/pending grant announcements
• February 17, 2009 - materials discussed on the call:
  • Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Families Act of 2007 summary; Senate Bill 1626 ; H.R. 3395
  • "Modifying Child Support Orders of Incarcerated Parents to Prevent the Buildup of Debt," By Jan Justice and Vicki Turetsky (CLASP, forthcoming)
  • Ohio Commission on Fatherhood - statute 
• November 18, 2008 - State Initiatives, including a report on the Michigan Fatherhood Policy Forum
• August 18, 2008 - Office of Child Support Enforcement PAID Initiative (Project to Avoid Increasing Delinquencies)
  
• April 24, 2007 - Bridging Fatherhood, Healthy Marriage and Domestic Violence
  
• July 18, 2006 - Bridging Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood
  
• April 18, 2006 - HHS Responsible Fatherhood and Healthy Marriage Initiatives (Deficit Reduction Act of 2005)
  
• February 7, 2006 - Helping Children of Incarcerated Parents
  
• November 2, 2005 - How Fatherhood Initiatives Empower Women
  
• July 19, 2005 - How to Measure Success in Fatherhood Initiatives - Evaluations and Outcomes
  
• April 26, 2005 - Teen Parents
  
• January 11, 2005 - Reading Makes a Difference for Fathers and Children
  
• October 12, 2004 - Parenting and Relationship Building in Fatherhood/Male Involvement Programs

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