Project Fatherhood
Project Fatherhood supports families involved with or at risk of involvement with the child welfare or criminal justice systems in Los Angeles County. We take a whole-family, trauma-informed approach — recognizing that children thrive when their parents are supported and stable.
All services are free and include:
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Parenting Support: Weekly classes, peer mentoring, and coaching to strengthen parent-child relationships.
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Job Placement: Skills-building, employer connections, and referrals to career training programs.
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Intensive Clinical Case Management: One-on-one support to help parents access services and remove barriers.
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Legal Aid: Help with custody, visitation, and related legal matters.
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Resource Navigation: Referrals for housing, food, child care, transportation, addiction recovery, and health care.
We also offer direct support for children, including:
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Education & Development: Tutoring, enrichment, play therapy, IEP/504 plan support, and developmental screenings.
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Regional Center Coordination: Help enrolling eligible children and advocating for services for developmental disabilities.
Click Here to learn how Project Fatherhood helps entire families across generations. AC's Journey Every parent hopes their child will grow up to be independent and stable, make good decisions, and one day become a great parent to their own children. AC's parents held those same hopes. They watched their son launch into adulthood and start a family of his own. Then substance use took hold. AC lost his job and his apartment, and his children were removed from his care. His parents opened their home to him, and in December 2025, he came to Project Fatherhood ready to rebuild. For the next seven months, our clinical case managers walked beside him. Half of our clinical case managers are also therapists, so we support the mental health of both parents and their children. We helped AC stay focused on his recovery, care for his own mental health, and learn to meet his children's emotional needs with patience and consistent routines. We also helped him find a job and secure an affordable, below-market-rate apartment. AC completed treatment and maintained his sobriety. In June 2026, his children came home to him and his child welfare case was closed. AC's journey follows a path many families know. A young man launches into adulthood and builds a family. He suffers a devastating setback, returns home to heal, and then launches again. This time, he had long-term professional support behind him. His story is one of many that show how Project Fatherhood protects whole families across generations: grandparents who open their doors, parents who rebuild, and children who come home. Your gift made that possible. Thank you for helping us keep families together and make room for the joy of parenting.
