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Midlands Fatherhood Coalition tells Sumter County Council it helped reunite dozens of fathers; outlines new jail reentry program
Summary
Midlands Fatherhood Coalition presenters told Sumter County Council they achieved an 83% program success rate in 2024, said 85 of 103 fathers served since 2019 maintained or regained custody, and described a new collaboration with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Detention Center to support incarcerated fathers during and after release.
Representatives of the Midlands Fatherhood Coalition (MFC) presented an end-of-year report to Sumter County Council on March 11, emphasizing the nonprofit’s work to reunite fathers with families and its newly adopted reentry program with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Department Detention Center.
Andrew Coston, MFC’s director of data and technology, said the coalition recorded an 83% success rate in 2024 and stated, "Since 2019, MFC has…
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