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County social services seeks federal FORGE fatherhood grant to expand father engagement
Summary
Marathon County applied for a federal FORGE fatherhood grant requiring at least $400,000 annually; Social Services proposed programming to reach fathers before case involvement and to provide visitation, job and reentry supports.
Marathon County Department of Social Services told the Health and Human Services Committee it submitted an application for the federal FORGE fatherhood grant, a multi-year program aimed at increasing responsible father engagement and supporting reentry for incarcerated fathers. Krista, who led the presentation, said the grant required a minimum annual budget of $400,000 and that the county’s application listed first-year funding of $409,750.
The proposal would fund fatherhood navigators, group…
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