LAC 67:III.5571. Parenting/Fatherhood Services Program (Effective September 30, 2002)

A. The department shall enter into contracts to create programs that will assist fathers with various skills which may include but are not limited to employment, life, positive parenting, fatherhood, marriage and/or relationship building activities, and other skills in order to increase their ability to provide emotional and financial support for their children and build a solid foundation for stronger relationships between mothers and fathers. B. These services meet TANF goal 4, to encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families by eliminating emotional, social, financial, and legal barriers that hinder a father's ability to be fully engaged in his children's lives. C. Eligibility for services is limited to fathers of minor children. The mothers of their children, as well as their children, are eligible to participate in program activities. D. Services are considered non-assistance by the agency.