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
Participants attended workshops on a variety of topics, including the following:
Click on the links to view videos of the plenary sessions:
Ohio Commission on Fatherhood - Funded Programs panel discussion New Beginnings for New Fathers Federal Grant panel discussion Fatherhood in Government panel discussion
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"
Five Fatherhood Grants Awarded – ODJFS Press Release
National Fatherhood Initiative Blog features interview with OCF Director Dent, Part 1 (05/28/2019)
National Fatherhood Initiative Blog features interview with OCF Director Dent, Part 2 (05/30/2019)
The Father Factor report: Director Dent featured on page 9 of the report (06/20/2019)
Columbus Dispatch feature on OCF Grantee Awards (07/16/2019)
Five Fatherhood Grants Awarded (07/22/2019)
OCF Director speaks at Ohio Commission on Infant Mortality Meeting (09/17/2019)
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
2020-21 Grantee Flyer rev 6-24-2021
OCF SFY2020 Annual Report InsideOut Dad Curriculum Training Fatherhood RFGA Released New Funding Opportunity – June is Responsible Fatherhood Month JRFM – June is Responsible Fatherhood Month eNewsletter JRFM Proclamation 2021
JRFM Proclamation 2021 Intro June is Responsible Fatherhood Month Video enCompass Training for Families and Communities
enCompass Training for Families and Communities New RFGA Applications Seeks Three New Multi-County Grantees Virtual Free Evidence Based Responsible Fatherhood Facilitator Training
The Commission Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, February 10, 2022 from 10:00 am. – 12:00 p.m. It will be a virtual Zoom Webinar. The audience is encouraged to utilize the chat Q&A to interact with the Commissioners, guest speaker(s), and the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood (OCF) staff.
Please click here to join the Ohio Commission on Fatherhood Meeting scheduled for Thursday, Thursday, February 10, 2022 Commissioners’ Meeting. You may also call using 1-301-715-8592,,97669136086#. Please Note: We are unable to provide technical assistance during meetings.
2022 Commission Meeting Dates: Feb. 10, May 12, July 14, Sept. 8 and Nov. 10.
If you would like to attend a commission meeting, please contact Terri Simons at 614-752-0182 or e-mail Terri.Simons@jfs.ohio.gov if you have any questions.
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
Fatherhood Well-Being Screening Tool
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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