{"id":614,"date":"2024-06-20T17:42:32","date_gmt":"2024-06-20T17:42:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/?page_id=614"},"modified":"2025-03-27T21:46:16","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T21:46:16","slug":"fatherhood-initiative_","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/fatherhood-initiative_\/","title":{"rendered":"Fatherhood Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"614\" class=\"elementor elementor-614\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68af54c8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"68af54c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44b37039 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con 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href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/national-medical-support-notice-nmsn-faqs\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">National Medical Support Notice FAQs<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-173\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/forms\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Forms<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-174\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/employer-forum\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Employer Forum<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-182\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/title-companies\/\" class=\"elementor-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Title Companies<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom 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tabindex=\"-1\">About<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-1131\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/fatherhood-collaborative\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Fatherhood Collaborative<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-817\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/brotherhood-in-fatherhood\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Father Support Group<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-717\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/workshops\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">Workshops<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-873\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Events<\/a>\n\t<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-620\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"elementor-sub-item elementor-item-anchor\" tabindex=\"-1\">Past Events<\/a>\n\t\t<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-872\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/2025-ventura-county-fatherhood-summit\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">2025 Ventura County Fatherhood Summit<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-716\"><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/fatherhood-summit\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item\" tabindex=\"-1\">2024 Ventura County Fatherhood Summit<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type 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fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f6197bb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5f6197bb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-629047b0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"629047b0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cfe2790 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4cfe2790\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Ventura County Fatherhood Initiative <\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db21e8e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6db21e8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-80a0fcb e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"80a0fcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-613dc43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"613dc43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"432\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2024\/05\/Fatherhood-Summit-website-3-768x432.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-600\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2024\/05\/Fatherhood-Summit-website-3-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2024\/05\/Fatherhood-Summit-website-3-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2024\/05\/Fatherhood-Summit-website-3-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2024\/05\/Fatherhood-Summit-website-3-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/staging.venturacounty.gov\/child-support-services\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/18\/2024\/05\/Fatherhood-Summit-website-3-2048x1152.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eb6d0f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1eb6d0f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-723ef7ff e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"723ef7ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c031773 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c031773\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bddd772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bddd772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The core purpose of the Ventura County Department of Child Support Services is to help families thrive. We are committed to achieving this goal by supporting fathers in playing a significant role in their children&#8217;s lives through our Fatherhood Initiative. Our initiative is designed to enable fathers to overcome barriers and reach their full potential, resulting in positive outcomes for themselves, their children, and our community.<\/p><p>Our Fatherhood Initiative aims to implement father-friendly practices across Ventura County&#8217;s family-serving agencies and organizations and eliminate obstacles that hinder fathers from actively engaging in their children&#8217;s lives. By supporting fathers in reaching their full potential, we not only empower them, but also build a stronger foundation for their children to flourish. Ultimately, by positively impacting individual families, we uplift our entire community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e9cdb7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e9cdb7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>Why Fathers?\u00a0<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1dbdfa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f1dbdfa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The US Census Bureau (2022) reports that 1 in 4 children, are growing up without a father in the United States.<sup>[1] <\/sup>According to research, the future of these children is impacted in the following ways:<\/p><ul><li>Poverty \u2013 47% more likely to live in poverty.<sup>[2]<\/sup><\/li><li>Teen Pregnancy \u2013 71% of pregnant teens have uninvolved fathers.<sup>[3]<\/sup><\/li><li>Behavioral Disorders &#8211; 85% of all children who show behavior disorders come from fatherless homes.<sup>[4]<\/sup><\/li><li>Drop out of school \u2013 71% of school dropouts come from fatherless homes.<sup>[5]<\/sup><\/li><li>Substance Abuse \u2013 71% percent of all children who abuse substances come from fatherless homes.<sup>[6]<\/sup><\/li><li>Prison &#8211; 85% of youths in prison don\u2019t have a present father.<sup>[7]<\/sup><\/li><li>Suicide &#8211; 63% of all youth suicides are from children from fatherless homes.<sup>[8]<\/sup><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>These examples demonstrate that ways children are impacted by the absence of their fathers. The negative impact for children raised without fathers extends beyond the few examples provided, and it affects our community.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8bc97e0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8bc97e0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1>How is Ventura County Doing?\u00a0<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4e274b elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"c4e274b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6900aef e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6900aef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9bcba6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9bcba6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong>The Power of Fatherhood<\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-989bb07 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"989bb07\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a3babc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8a3babc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1579681 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1579681\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong>Our Goals<\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f52256c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f52256c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>By removing barriers and providing support for fathers, our Fatherhood Initiative strives for the following outcomes:<\/p><ul><li>Implement father-friendly practices across Ventura County&#8217;s family-serving agencies and organizations<\/li><li>Promote responsible fatherhood<\/li><li>Improve father-child relationships<\/li><li>Enhance parenting skills and knowledge<\/li><li>Improve family functioning<\/li><li>Promote personal, social, and economic growth<\/li><li>Strengthen the connection and involvement between fathers and their community.<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>Overall, we strive to empower fathers to become more engaged, responsible, and nurturing parents, while also supporting their personal growth and connection to their families and communities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce21e9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ce21e9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1><strong>Our Plan\u00a0<\/strong><\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c61691e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c61691e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Through our Fatherhood Initiative, we strive to remove barriers for fathers in the following three ways:<\/p><ol><li>Formation of a Fatherhood Collaborative<\/li><li>Establishment of a father support group and educational workshops<\/li><li>Develop father-focused events<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04ee058 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"04ee058\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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