BUILDING COMMUNITY CAPACITY TO SUPPORT FATHERS

Our research team (Dr. Shawna J. Lee, Donna Harris, & Gregory Hoffman) conducted a community-based participatory research (CBPR) informed needs assessment of programs, services, and support systems for fathers in the City of Detroit. We collected data from multiple sources, including via: (1) interviews with social service agencies and individuals that provide services to families, examining their programs and outreach to fathers; and (2) community dialogues with men, examining their parenting needs. Our needs assessment involved multiple iterations of member checking, community forums with service providers, and feedback from a Community Advisory Board of Detroit-based experts, with the goal of addressing health disparities related to the lack of services for fathers and men in Detroit.​

​From far left: Shawna J. Lee, Donna Harris, Maria Muzik, Johnny Rice Jr., Gregory Hoffman, Richard Tolman, & Brenda Volling.

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CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS

Shawna J. Lee & Donna Harris (Community Partner, Grace Learning Center, Detroit)

FUNDING

• Building Community Capacity to Implement Multi-Level Parenting Support for Fathers
  Michigan Institute for Clinical & Health Research (MICHR) Community University Research Partnership (CURES) Grant ($25,000)
• Parenting Needs Assessment of Young Fathers
  ​Technical Assistance Center Small Project Grant ($5,000)

RELATED PUBLICATIONS
​AND PRESENTATIONS

• Lee, S.J., Hoffman, G., & Harris, D. (2016). Community-based participatory research (CBPR) needs assessment of parenting support programs for fathers. Children and Youth Services Review. DOI: 10.1016/j.childyouth.2016.05.004
• ​Lee, S.J., Yelick, A., Brisebois, K., & Banks, K.L. (2011). Low-income fathers’ barriers to participation in family and parenting programs. Journal of Family Strengths, 11(1), 1-16. Available at: http://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/jfs/vol11/iss1/12

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