2NOT1 FATHERHOOD & FAMILIES

Rites of Passage (ROP theBLUEPRINT): This program empowers youth in the community. The majority of the youth in our program reside in homes with absent fathers or with a single parent. ROP supports the development of social, emotional, and physical health of youth in two of our approaches: 1.theBLUEPRINT Rites of Passage program (ROP). 2) Karate Personal Development. The objectives for the youth participants are: To improve behavior (in school and at home), to improve academic marks, to improve domestic interpersonal relationships by decreasing negative, in-school behavior, decreasing negative at-home behavior, increasing self-awareness, to gain knowledge of conflict resolution skills, and to expand the youth socialization skills that promote emotional, social, and physical growth by offering mentoring support life skills, outdoor exposure along with socialization and self-identity awareness. ROP reported a decrease in negative in-school One hundred percent of ROP youth gained conflict management skills via weekly programming and ongoing mentoring. 2NOT1 is working with a research team to implement rigorous evaluation methodology to test "theBLUEPRINT," as an evidence-based curriculum. The karate personal development program assist the youth with increasing their confidence, discipline, and conflict management skills.

High Road: At 2NOT1, we are dedicated to building strong family units by working closely with parents to assist them with removing barriers in their lives that prevent them from being fully engaged in the lives of their children and families. To continue our objective to promote the safety and well-being of children by implementing strategies to keep fathers involved and families together, we have created a comprehensive parental educational initiative called the "High Road". The "High Road" assists and supports parents with their parenting needs, connectedness with their children, effective co-parenting, and ability to be their children's primary educator and advocate. 51 families were served through this program. Parents set and achieve personal and family goals during "Parent Time". Families will build their skills and work as a family to serve their community by identifying matters/issues that concern them most through the Family Service Learning model, and importantly, intentional and responsive two-generational learning occurs during "PACT-Time" which strengthens the parent/child bond.