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Father Engagement

Father visiting children at a classroom.

Father and male caregiver engagement is a vital and integrated aspect of parent, family, and community work. Head Start programs partner with fathers and male caregivers to:

  • Promote positive outcomes for their children, families, and themselves
  • Help them develop their skills and interests and achieve goals for themselves and their families
  • Support them as advocates, lifelong educators, and first teachers of their children.

Explore these resources to learn ways to enhance your program’s father engagement efforts.

Fatherhood Connection Webinar Series

This three-part webinar series focuses on effective and intentional father engagement. Learn how engaging fathers promotes children’s learning and development and strengthens the parent-child relationship.

Las Manos de Apá Resources

Explore this set of resources designed to support Latino fathers as early literacy models for their children. The resources outline creating father-friendly environments, building community supports, sharing stories, and supporting early literacy for young children.  Many of the resources and activities are in English and Spanish.