Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative

Volume 2, Issue 1
A program of the Cuyahoga Job and Family Services Department Program Administrator, Al Grimes (216) 698-2869

FEBRUARY 2013
Charles S. Modlin, Jr., M.D., MBA

Being an active father who is involved in the lives of my four children has been the most rewarding and enriching experience of my lifetime. I cant imagine having missed out on the wonderful moments we have shared since they were born. As a kidney transplant surgeon and urologist, I derive a great deal of satisfaction in helping save and improve the lives of my patients; however, the satisfactions of being a father are second to none. My strong fatherhood skills are a direct result of my father taking an active role in my life. He was always there for me, helping guide me, cheering me on and believing in me. But just as important, he was always a strong force to correct and redirect me when needed. My father instilled within me an appreciation that whatever successes I might have are not simply due to my own efforts and accomplishments, but also because of the blessings of God as well as the many generations before me whose sacrifices have provided me with opportunities to get an education to become a physician. My father taught me it is my responsibility to use my medical education to give back to the communityand this is why I started the Cleveland Clinic Minority Mens Health Center to help improve the health status of minority and underserved men so that they too will be able to live healthier lives to spend with their children. Fathers Do Matter. I only hope that I will be able to instill the same values in my children that I learned from my father so that my children are in turn inclined to work to improve the lives of the community and world in which they live. The Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative is proud to provide funding for the Rising Above Program. The Rising Above Program works with non-custodial fathers to help them become economically empowered and self-sufficient. The program targets non-custodial fathers living in Cuyahoga County, who are unemployed or underemployed. Rising Above provides a four-week series of workshops with a nationally recognized curriculum in Workforce and Personal Development. The program also offers Financial Literacy Education, Introduction to Entrepreneurship and individual case management via one-to-one consultation/ advocacy along with a 24-hour hotline. Following completion of the workshop series, the program provides employment placement and retention services. Rising Above coordinates its resources with a host of business, county, community based, faith based and social service agencies to provide employment and other support services. For more information on this program, please contact Maurice Stevens at (216) 881-5866.
Upcoming Community Event. The 11th Annual Minority Mens Health Fair will be held on Thursday, April 25th from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Glickman Tower at the Cleveland Clinic. More than 1,300 men attended the 2012 Minority Men's Health Fair held on April 26, 2012. Hosted by the Minority Men's Health Center, attendees will receive free health screenings and educational information provided by various Cleveland Clinic departments and other outside organizations. The free health screenings will include: Prostate Cancer, Kidney Function, Colon Cancer, Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Bone Densitometry , Cholesterol, Sickle Cell, Glaucoma Skin Cancer, Oral Cancer, HIV, Sleep Apnea and Peripheral Artery Disease. The Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative is proud to help promote the event along with the Cleveland Clinic as we were one of the original sponsors of this health fair in its infancy stages and we are happy to see that it has grown into a major critical community event. For more information, please go to clevelandclinic.org/mmhc or call 216-445-7550.

The Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative is working with Starting Point on their Men in Early Childhood Committee. The purpose of the committee is to get men more actively involved in the early childhood field including; developing ideas for improving the facilities and programs to reach and teach young boys more effectively, increase the number of men participating in ongoing programs at the centers and encouraging and assisting more men to work in the early child care field at all levels. The committee meets monthly at Starting Point and is always interested in new ideas and members. For more information on this committee, please call Constance Walker at 216-575-0061.

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Fathers Matter

FEBRUARY 2013
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

Groundhog Day

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Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm MT Strong Fathers @ Murtis Taylor 5pm - 7pm Custody Mediation 9am - 2pm HF - Courageous Movie @ Willow 1pm

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Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm DVC Fhood 5pm - 6:30pm Custody Mediation 9am - 2pm HF - Fathers Support Group @ Warner 8:30am

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Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm Custody Mediation 9am - 1pm MT Strong Fathers @ CATS 12pm - 2pm HF - Courageous Movie @ Fullerton 8:30am

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DVC - Exchange Program 5pm - 6pm Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm Boot Camp - Cuy Cnty Correctional Facility 2pm - 4pm

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Boot Camp Southwest Hospital 9:30am - noon --------Boot Camp Hillcrest Hospital 9am - noon

Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm Custody Mediation 9am - 2pm

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Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm Custody Mediation 9am - 2pm Boot Camp St. John Medical Center 6:30pm - 9:00pm

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Lincoln's B-Day

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Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm DVC Fhood 5pm - 6:30pm Custody Mediation 9am - 2pm HF - Warner Valentines Day Skating Outing @ Zelma George

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Valentines Day

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Boot Camp - Fairview 9am - noon --------Boot Camp - MetroHealth 9am - noon --------Boot Camp St John Medical Center 9am noon

Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm MT Strong Fathers @ Murtis Taylor 5pm - 7pm Custody Mediation 9am - 2pm HF - Fathers Support Group @ Willow 2pm

Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm Custody Mediation 9am - 1pm MT Strong Fathers @ CATS 12pm - 2pm HF - Fathers Support Group/Courageous @ Fullerton 8:30am

DVC - Exchange Program 5pm - 6pm Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm

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President's Day

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Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm MT Strong Fathers @ Murtis Taylor 5pm - 7pm Custody Mediation 9am - 2pm HF - Fathers Gym Activities @ Willow 2pm Boot Camp - Parma Hospital 6:30pm - 9:30pm

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Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm DVC Fhood 5pm - 6:30pm Custody Mediation 9am - 2pm HF - Fathers Support Group @ Warner 8:30am

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Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm Custody Mediation 9am - 1pm MT Strong Fathers @ CATS 12pm - 2pm PPF - East Cleve Library 4pm HF - Dads Drop In Center @ Fullteron

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DVC - Exchange Program 5pm - 6pm Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm PPF - Orange High School Boot Camp - Cuy Cnty Correctional Facility 2pm - 4pm

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Boot Camp University Hospital Case 9am - noon --------Boot Camp Community Based Correctional Facility 1pm - 3pm

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Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm Custody Mediation 9am - 2pm

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Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm MT Strong Fathers @ Murtis Taylor 5pm - 7pm Custody Mediation 9am - 2pm

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Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm DVC Fhood 5pm - 6:30pm Custody Mediation 9am - 2pm

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Rising Above 10am 1pm Passages 10am 2pm Custody Mediation 9am - 1pm MT Strong Fathers @ CATS 12pm - 2pm Fathers/Children Event St. Philip Neri Community Cntr @ 5:30p to 7:00pm Nueva Luz - Latino Fatherhood Program Passages Jobs for Dads Progam Rising Above - Career Development/Placement Boot Camp - Boot Camp for New Dads Program Custody Mediation - Custody and Visitation Program 216-651-8236 216-881-6776 216-881-5866 216-778-3372 216-698-4996

PPF - Prevent Premature Fatherhood Program DVC - Domestic Violence Center FAFT - Fathers & Families Together HF - Healthy Fathers Program MT - Murtis Taylor Strong Fathers Program

216-201-2000 x1341 216-651-8484 216-325-9124 216-441-2907 x228 216-283-4400 x2297