F.I.T. DAD/INSIDE OUT PARENTS
Program Overview
The F.I.T. Dad Program provides a second chance for men to be successful fathers by supporting their families financially, morally and emotionally. Besides providing a supportive and safe environment for men to become better dads, our goal is to protect and improve children's lives through educating and helping their parents.
Program Outcomes
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Every participant is given opportunities to overcome obstacles that have hindered them and caused them to not meet their obligations as fathers.
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Many resources are made available in addition to receiving help in securing employment, obtaining a GED, legal advice, addiction support, group counseling, and one on one coaching.
Program Curriculum
Click on each book or symbol for more information about the pillars of our program curriculum.
24/7 AM Dad
24/7 PM Dad
InsideOut Dad
ProFathering Online
At the end of the program, the fathers come together to discuss the developments each one has gone through and how it has affected their relationship and family life. Clients that have been mandated by the family court to attend the class must complete the entire 13 week program.
BENEFIT: Children with Fathers Display...
Better cognitive outcomes
Higher self-esteem and lower depression
Higher academic achievement
Lower levels of drug and alcohol use
Higher levels of empathy and pro-social behavior
The Importance of Father Involvement
COST: Children of Absent Fathers are...
More likely to live in poverty
More likely to fail in school
More likely to develop emotional or behavioral problems
More likely to abuse drugs
F.I.T. Dad Statistics
Class Information
Public Classes​
WHO: Noncustodial fathers in Shelby County, any father looking to improve their parenting skills
WHEN: Tuesday Evenings from 6:00-8:00pm
WHERE: VFS Family Resource Center
PROVIDED: Dinner and Program Materials
Corrections and Rehabilitative
WHO: Men in Correctional or Rehabilitation Centers
WHEN: Dates and Times Vary
WHERE: Alabama Therapeutic Educational Facility and Shelby County Work Release Center
PROVIDED: Program Materials
All VFS classes are provided at no cost to the participant.
Graduates receive a certificate upon completion recognized by the court as a parenting support program.
"More than 24 million children live in a home without the physical presence of a father. Millions more have dads who are physically present, but emotionally absent. If it were classified as a disease, fatherlessness would be epidemic worthy of attention as a national emergency."
- National Center for Fathering
