SAY San Diego Dad Corps FIRE Program Evaluation

Midwest Evaluation & Research

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fathers

Treatments: Other: Primary Services

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05244421

#2021/03/40

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the SAY San Diego Dad Corps FIRE program evaluation is to determine whether primary (i.e., behaviors) and secondary (i.e., attitudes) outcomes around parenting, co-parenting, employment, job readiness, and financial stability improve for participants after completing the SAY SDDC FIRE program.

Full description

After being informed about the study and giving consent, participants will enroll in an eight-week 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 SAY SDDC FIRE program. Primary and secondary outcomes are assessed before and after participants complete core curricula - 24/7 Dads, Healthy Relationships, and Economic Stability workshops (pre to post). Primary outcome measures will indicate whether behaviors improved for healthy family relationships (parent, co-parent, and partner) and economic stability (financial, employment). Secondary outcome measures will indicate whether improvements were made in the attitudes and expectations that facilitate and reflect behavior for healthy partner relationships and financial stability.

Enrollment: 444 patients

Sex: Male

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adult (age 18 and older)
• Father/father figure
• Has a child under the age of 24
• Reside in the San Diego, CA area

Exclusion criteria

• Minor (under the age of 18)
• Not a father/father figure
• Fathers with children over the age of 24
• Reside outside of San Diego, CA area

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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444 participants in 1 patient group

Primary Services

Experimental group

Description:

Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula, 4 hours of Healthy Relationships workshops, and 4 hours of Economic Stability workshops over the course of 8 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.

Treatment:

Other: Primary Services