Specifications include, but are not limited to: The purpose of the Parenthood Initiative is to train, educate, encourage, and assist parents in becoming knowledgeable and assuming responsibility for the nurturing, financial, growth and developmental needs of their children. In addition, the Parenthood initiative will strive to demonstrate the ability to provide or collaborate with other service providers and community state holders to increase the support and accountability to the families. Provide and coordinate a wide spectrum of family-focused programs to improve family stability and functioning. Services provided should support overall goals of safety, permanency, and well-being for children and families. 1. Assure that fifty percent (50%) of total participants served are a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and/or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) recipient; 2. Educate participants on the availability of high-quality education, career and technical programs, workforce skills training and barrier mitigation opportunities and make referrals to appropriate service providers; 3. Increase the involvement of non-custodial parents in the lives of their children by providing access and visitation support to promote unified families; 4. Promoting two-parent families to develop skills and knowledge to form and sustain healthy marriages and the father’s role in the family; 5. Decrease the rate of teenage pregnancies; 6. Decrease juvenile crime; 7. Encourage stronger partnering with local organizations and community involvement to address barriers to responsible fatherhood