Resources for Fathering in the Pandemic

Emotions: Are you looking for resources to help you or someone in your family cope with difficult or painful emotions (stress, anxiety, depression)?

Click here for some numbers to call or text for support
Find a Crisis Line in your community
Click here for some tips and ideas for supporting your children

Parenting: Are you looking for some guidance on how to talk to your children about the pandemic?

6 ways parents can support their children through the coronoavirus outbreak
Here are some resources to help you build resilience in your children during the crisis
#joyathomewithdad - follow this hashtag on social media this week and beyond
How teenagers can protect their mental health during the coronavirus outbreak
POPS 101 - free online introductory fatherhood course

Infant Health: Are you worried about the health of your new baby?

Here are some tips for how to support breastfeeding during the COVID crisis

Child Care: Do you need approved Coronavirus Pandemic Child Care for you child(ren)?

Here is a list from the State of Ohio

Food: Do you need some help finding food resources in your community?

Find a Food Bank in your area
Locate local food pantries

Education: Do you need some resources to help you support your child's education and learning while school is out?

Here are some great ideas for At-Home activities for K-8 students
Tips for reading with young children

Parenting Access: Are you struggling with access to your children during the pandemic?

Try contacting the Family & Youth Law Center at Capital University - 614.236.7236 or fylaw@law.capital.edu

Unemployment: Are you unemployed and looking for a job or help finding benefits?

Here is state website with a list of current job opportunities in your area
The State has set up a resource page for Coronavirus and Unemployment Insurance Benefits

Entertainment and Learning: Are you looking for things for you and your family to do under Stay-At-Home orders?

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Try calling United Way 211 in your area - here's a map to help you
Email us and we'll try to guide you - info@ohiofathers.org

Ohio Practitioners' Network for Fathers and Families (OPNFF)
P.O. Box 606194
Cleveland, OH 44106

216.245.7842

info@opnff.net*

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Go to Join Us, fill out our online form and click submit. It is as simple as that!

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Cleveland, OH 44106

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