Fresno FAWDB FIRE Program Evaluation

Midwest Evaluation & Research

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fathers

Treatments: Other: Primary Services

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05239754

#2021/03/39

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the Fresno Area Workforce Development Board FIRE program evaluation is to determine whether primary (i.e., behaviors) and secondary (i.e., attitudes) outcomes improve for participants after completing the Fresno FIRE program. Understanding the ways in which the Fresno FIRE program supports healthy parenting relationships and financial stability is important for those providing services to at-risk fathers.

Full description

After being informed about the study and giving consent, participants will enroll in a nine-week Fresno Fatherhood program that collects data at enrollment, at the end of the program, and 12 months following the program. Research questions in this study are framed by a descriptive evaluation design to assess whether outcomes improve for low-income fathers who participate in the Fresno FIRE program. Primary and secondary outcomes are assessed before and after participants complete core curricula - 24/7 Dads and career readiness workshops (pre to post). Primary outcome measures will indicate whether behavior improved for healthy family relationships (parent, co-parent, and partner) and economic stability (financial, employment). Secondary outcomes will indicate whether improvements were made in the attitudes and expectations that facilitate and reflect behavior for healthy family relationships and economic stability.

Enrollment: 488 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ months old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult (age 18 and older)
• Father/father figure of child under 24 years of age
• Residing in Fresno area, CA
• Has at-risk factors (residing in high poverty area, formerly justice-involved)

Exclusion criteria

• Minor (under the age of 18)
• Not a father/father figure
• Father of a child over 24 years of age
• Reside outside of Fresno area, CA

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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488 participants in 1 patient group

Primary Services

Experimental group

Description:

Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.

Treatment:

Other: Primary Services