Several members of OPNFF across the State of Ohio received federal funding for Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Programs. Read our newsletter announcing the grants!
The RIDGE Project and WSOS were the only recipients of funding through the Pathways to Responsible Fatherhood program and the RIDGE Project also received funding the a Reentry Grant. Go to our Federally Funded Fatherhood and Reentry Programs in Ohio page for more information about these two agencies and their plans.
The Marriage Resource Center of Miami Valley as lead entity is one of five Ohio Healthy Marriage grantees and will work together with seven local partners to achieve the grant objectives: Family and Youth Initiatives, Urban Light Ministries, Job & Family Services of Clark County (Child Support, Family and Children’s Services, WorkPlus, BenefitsPlus), Project Woman, CitiLookout, Jobs & More and Ohio State University-Clark County Extension. Read their press release and program abstract.
Sentencing Reform Bill Passes Ohio House
HB 86 was signed into law by Governor Kasich on June 27, 2011 following nearly unanimous bipartisan support in the Ohio General Assembly. OPNFF has advocated for this legislation as it will keep low level nonviolent offenders in community corrections alternatives in their own communities rather than sending them to state prison, keeping families intact...
read more on our Legislative and Policy Update page...
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Here is what our members say about OPNFF:
"OPNFF is my lifeline for keeping up with everything important relating to fatherhood in Ohio."
-David Justus, Director of the Northcoast Fatherhood Initiative
"As with any rural community-based organization, communication is always an issue. OPNFF helps in relieving us of some of that burden through updates, resources and information."
-Tony Foreman, Executive Director of Families Forward