The Institute for Research on Poverty and the Wisconsin Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board co-hosted a webinar in November 2025 to highlight the unique challenges and distinct barriers young fathers experience when participating in child and family services. This webinar explored their needs, including those parenting with a partner and those parenting as single fathers, and featured evidence-informed practices, policy approaches, and program models that support fathers in helping their families thrive.

While an effective intake assessment helps build an initial impression of each father’s individual situation and needs, fatherhood program staff also know ongoing one-on-one and group interaction is needed to fully understand him and see who he might become. Even then, it can be hard to accurately follow his progress through the program and ensure his needs are met in the best way possible. This National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse brief presents an overview of customer journey mapping, an evidence-based tool that helps program administrators and staff members reflect on a father’s journey through a program and make service adjustments based on the father’s perspective as he progresses through that program.

This National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse publication serves as a resource for program operators seeking information on available curricula designed for working with fathers. While not a comprehensive list, it provides an overview of curricula used by programs funded by the Office of Family Assistance within the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

This Jobs for the Future report explains how and why education and workforce leaders should link public and private education and workforce data to promote economic mobility for all. It also offers guidance on how to forge partnerships that will facilitate that process. The report highlights the various types of data available and what might be accomplished by linking them. The report also provides examples of how public and private data could be combined to develop a deeper understanding of employer demand and the learn-to-earn pipeline.

This Executive Order by the Trump-Vance administration established a task force to eradicate anti-Christian bias to protect the religious freedoms of Americans.

In April 2025, Attorney General Pamela Bondi hosted the inaugural meeting of the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias in the federal government. This Department of Justice press release overviews those who were in attendance, including members of the task force and citizens of the church, and briefly provides specific cases of Christian persecution.

President Trump hosted an event with over 60 business leaders and CEOs to highlight the synergy between faith-based charity and economic growth. This event recognized business leaders who support initiatives in foster care, fatherhood, poverty relief, substance abuse recovery, and prisoner reentry. This American Faith resource highlights those who were in attendance and provides an overview of what was discussed.