Annual Report 2004 - Charles Stewart Mott Foundation

PATHWAYS OUT OF POVERTY: OVERVIEW
Helping communities
address local concerns is
a focus of the Center for
Community Change.
of the national Fathers at Work Initiative
(FWI). The $6.1-million demonstration,
launched by Mott in 2000, has sought to
help these “dead-broke dads” overcome
persistent barriers to employment and
improve their financial earnings. FWI also
has supported the formation of public
policies and community-based partnerships
— child-support enforcement, social welfare
and criminal justice — that help the men
engage more fully in the lives of their
children.
Support to participating FWI sites for
the demonstration’s final phase included
one-year, $50,000 grants to the Center for
Employment Opportunities in New York
City; Rubicon Programs Inc. in Richmond,
California; Suburban Job-Link Corporation
in Chicago; Total Action Against Poverty in
Roanoke Valley in Roanoke, Virginia; and
Vocational Foundation Inc. in New York
City. A 15-month, $50,000 grant was made
to another FWI site — Impact Services
Corporation in Philadelphia.
A one-year, $787,047 grant to the New
York-based Public/Private Ventures
supported the continued coordination and
evaluation of FWI. In addition, a one-year,
$200,000 grant to the National Center for
Strategic Nonprofit Planning and
Community Leadership in Washington,
D.C., provided for technical assistance
to FWI sites.
BUILDING
ORGANIZED COMMUNITIES
Effective communication is essential to
helping diverse individuals and
communities bridge social, political and
cultural differences; create mutual
understanding; and bring attention to their
shared concerns.
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