Award of Strengthening Fathers Pilot to Father 2 Father C.I.C. and Groundwork London

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The Mayor's Office for Police and Crime awarded a contract to Father 2 Father C.I.C.

and Groundwork London for the Strengthening Fathers Pilot, comprising Lot 1 and Lot 2, valued at £349,591.

The pilot enhances the Families framework by supporting fathers to build healthy relationships and co-parenting methods, improving outcomes for children in attachment and role modelling.

Providers are required to have expertise with fathers of all ages, particularly young fathers (16-25), knowledge of the impact on children and young people lacking healthy relationships with fathers or male caregivers, capacity for bespoke wrap-around services, experience with statutory services like Probation and social services for referral pathways, collaboration with ACE professionals, ability to work with an evaluation partner for impact reports and quarterly monitoring, understanding of trauma-informed practice and the public health approach to violence reduction, knowledge of local borough needs, experience with diverse fathers, strong data protections and risk assessments, and capacity to meet timeframes with skilled staff.

Consortium and partnership bids were encouraged.