Annual Fatherhood Breakfast Event

About the Program

Category: Human Services (Best in Category)

Year: 2014

Recognizing the importance of a father’s role in a child’s life, San Bernardino County Children and Family Services (CFS) hosts an Annual Fatherhood Breakfast event as a strategy to promote and enhance the involvement of fathers in the lives of their children. This event, held each June since 2012, is an opportunity to recognize fathers who receive services from CFS. It is the first program of its kind in the county, bringing together male caregivers and biological fathers. The event is a one-stop shop for resources, services and camaraderie offered to help the men further understand their value and their role in children’s lives and in the greater social context of building stable families. Role models include male Social Workers as well as male Parent Partners who have successfully reunified with their children. The goal of CFS, as it continues to support families, is to increase the involvement of fathers in case planning; increase their interaction with their children who need positive male role models; and to strive for increased family reunification and stability.