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.
OCF Receives $10 Million Federal Grant - ODJFS Press Release
Fatherhood Summit May 2016 - Request for Proposals
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
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
2013 Annual Report
August 2013 OCF E-Newsletter
May 2013 OCF E-Newsletter
March 2013 OCF E-Newsletter
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
June 2012 OCF E-Newsletter
March 2012 OCF E-Newsletter
January 2012 OCF E-Newsletter
December 27, 2012 ODJFS News Today: Virginia Fatherhood Delegation Visits OCF
June 28, 2012 ODJFS News Today: Fatherhood Summit Planned
November 2011 OCF E-Newsletter
May 26, 2011 ODJFS News Today: Ohio Commission on Fatherhood
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"
June- OCF E-newsletter: Happy Father's Day
April- OCF E-newsletter: New RFGA Released
2019 Commission Meeting Dates: Feb.14, May 9, July 11, Sept. 12, and Nov. 14.
All of the commission meetings are from 10AM to noon in the Riffe Tower in downtown Columbus. 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.
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
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