Fatherhood FIRE Program

Mountain Comprehensive Care Center Fatherhood FIRE Evaluation Scope of Work The University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science, in conjunction with the UK Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, will be responsible for conducting the evaluation for the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) funded project with Mountain Comprehensive Care Center. The evaluation approach for this grant is conceptualized as a mixed methods process evaluation and outcome study incorporating a pre/posttest design. This approach will incorporate a qualitative component that focuses on process measures collected through interviews and secondary data collection from client files in order to understand factors and strategies associated with successful implementation of the Fatherhood FIRE Program. The quantitative component will evaluate program outcomes. Program participants will be evaluated against a comparison group of justice-involved fathers to provide estimates of the Fatherhood FIRE Program’s ability to: (1) promote and sustain healthy marriage and relationships; (2) strengthen positive father-child engagement; (3) improve employment and economic mobility opportunities; and (4) decrease barriers that prohibit participants from being the most effective and nurturing parents at program completion and 6 months post-program completion. Reports will be provided to key personnel for regular CQI meetings and annually to report process and outcome findings.