Archived OCF E-Newsletters The Ohio Commission on Fatherhood sends periodic newsletters to keep the community informed about funding opportunities and initiatives. To receive future emails, join our email list by completing the link on our web page. To read past e-newletters, click on the tabs below.
ODJFS News Today ODJFS issues a daily newsletter to its staff about things of interest happening in the agency. The Ohio Commission on Fatherhood has been featured several times. To read about our work, click on the tabs below.
November 2011 OCF E-Newsletter
May 26, 2011 ODJFS News Today: Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
June 2012 OCF E-Newsletter: June Fatherhood Events
March 2012 OCF E-Newsletter: New Interim OCF Director
January 2012 OCF E-Newsletter: OCF Awards Funding to 8 Programs
December 27, 2012 ODJFS News Today: Virginia Fatherhood Delegation Visits OCF
June 28, 2012 ODJFS News Today: Fatherhood Summit Planned
2013 Annual Report
August 2013 OCF E-Newsletter: OCF Funds 6 Programs
May 2013 OCF E-Newsletter: New RFGA Released
March 2013 OCF E-Newsletter: County Fatherhood Initiative
July 11, 2013 ODJFS News Today: Summit to Empower Young Fathers
April 5, 2013 ODJFS News Today: Ohio County Fatherhood Initiative
February 14, 2013 ODJFS News Today: New Executive Director
2014 Annual Report
February 2014 OCF E-Newsletter: Commissioner Cedric Collins
February 2014 OCF E-Newsletter: Funding for Responsible Fatherhood Month
February 2014 OCF E-Newsletter: Request for Workshop Proposals
April 2014 OCF E-Newsletter: Fatherhood Summit
May 2, 2014 ODJFS News Today: Training Held for Local Fatherhood Programs
May 29, 2014 ODJFS News Today: Local Staff Came Together for Fatherhood Summit
June 10, 2014 OCF E-Newsletter: June is Responsible Fatherhood Month
September 12, 2014 OCF E-Newsletter: Meet our Chairman
OCF Receives $10 Million Federal Grant - ODJFS News Today
Free Grant Writing Training Offered by OCF
Commissioner Steve Killpack Honored
OCF RFGAs Posted
June is Responsible Fatherhood Month
New Fatherhood Grantees Selected
December 2015 News
June 2016 OCF E-Newsletter - Responsible Fatherhood Month
September 2016 OCF E-Newsletter - Infant Mortality Month
December 2016 OCF E-Newsletter - Happy Holidays
August 2017, OCF E-Newsletter: Home Visits for New Fathers
June 2017, OCF E-Newsletter: Governor's Proclamation
March 2017, OCF E-Newsletter: Responsible Fatherhood Month Grant Applications
Feb. 2017, OCF E-Newsletter: RFGA Released
January 2017, ODJFS News Today: OCF Staff
December OCF E-newletter: Commission Spotlight on Scott Neely
June OCF E-newsletter: Happy Father's Day
June ODJFS Press Release
June Governor's Resolution naming June "Responsible Father's Month"
April- OCF E-newsletter: New RFGA Released
June- OCF E-newsletter: Happy Father's Day
July - OCF E-newsletter: Five New Grantees
July- News Today: Commission on Fatherhood Awards Five Grants
August - OCF E-newsletter - New Single County RFGA Released
September - OCF E-newsletter - Free Fatherhood Curriculum Training
September - Hannah News Service - Director speaks at Ohio Commission on Infant Mortality Meeting
November- News Today: OCF Grantee Orientation
November - OCF E-newsletter - Save the Date for 2020 Ohio Fatherhood Summit
November - OCF E-newsletter - New Single County Grantees Awarded
January - OCF E-newsletter - Free Fatherhood Curriculum Trainings Offered by the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
January - OCF E-newsletter - Grants Available for Responsible Fatherhood Month
The Commission Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, November 12, 2020 from 10:00 am. – 12:00 p.m. It will be a Virtual Microsoft Teams Meeting.
Please click here to join the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood Meeting for Thursday, November 12, 2020 Commissioners’ Meeting.
2020 Commission Meeting Dates: Feb.13, July 9, Sept. 10, and Nov. 12.
If you would like to attend a commission meeting, please contact Terri Simons at 614-752-0182. Click the highlighted text to learn more about the commission meetings. Want to know more about the OCF Commission Meetings? Click on the highlighted text to learn more. Please e-mail Terri.Simons@jfs.ohio.gov if you have any questions.
(BBOO) Building Bridges of Opportunity Community Experience Flyer
The InsideOut Dad Curriculum Training (Virtual 2 Day trainings) scheduled for October 14-15, 2020. Please click on eNewsletter for more information.
Reforming Child Support to Improve Outcomes for Children and Families, June 2019
Supporting the Fatherhood Journey: Finding from the Parents and Children Together (PACT) Evaluation
Child Support Noncustodial Parent Employment Demonstration (CSPED) Impact Report
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services: Promoting Responsible Fatherhood AdCouncil Fatherhood PSAs
Region V Fatherhood Webinars
National Fatherhood Initiative National Center for Fathering
Kids Count Data
Grant Writing Webinar (Power Point Slides)
Infant Vitality Toolkit for Fathers
Ohio County Services
Ohio Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families (OPNFF)
Ohio Collaborative to Prevent Infant Mortality
Ohio Ex-Offender Reentry Coalition
Ohio Putative Father Registry
Ohio Strong Babies
Start Talking Ohio
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