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Lawmakers hear bipartisan bid to expand Father Project workforce and parenting services
Summary
Senators heard testimony in support of Senate Files 591 and 648 to expand the Father Project model run by Goodwill Easterseals and local partners; sponsors said the program combines employment services, parenting classes and child‑support management and requested continued funding.
Senator Champion and Senator Koren presented Senate File 591 (and related Senate File 648), which would fund the Father Project, a program run by Goodwill Easter Seals that combines job coaching, parenting classes and child‑support services for fathers.
Andrew Freeberg, director of Family Stability Services at Goodwill Easter Seals Minnesota, outlined the program: “We integrate job coaching and placement, parenting classes, child support management, and…
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