Appendix D: Father engagement survey
Engaging Fathers in the Stronger Families and Communities Strategy
- Are fathers currently involved in any activity or program offered by your service?
Yes No (please circle)
If yes, please provide the program name and a brief description:
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Note: Please provide estimates for the following questions if exact figures are unavailable.
- How many fathers are currently involved with this program?
- Approximately what proportion is this one of the total number of parents/carers currently involved with this program? (ie. 20% or 'one fifth')
- How many fathers have participated in this program over the past year?
- Approximately what proportion is this of the total number of parents/carers who have participated in this program over the past year? (ie. 20% or 'one fifth')
- Has your service employed any specific strategies or ideas to increase father engagement and participation in your service (e.g. including images of fatherhood and using 'male friendly' language in information and promotional materials, holding programs outside of business hours, employing male workers to increase fathers' accessibility to the service)?
Yes No (please circle)
If yes, please provide the program name and a brief description:
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- Please provide us with your program details:
Name of service manager:
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Name of service/program:
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Contact Number (include area code):
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Mobile:
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Email:
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SFCS Stream:
CfC ItG LA (please circle)
We would like to find out more about services that are engaging fathers in a second stage of our study. This will involve phone interviews with project managers, face-to-face interviews with workers and focus groups with fathers. If your service is selected to take part in fieldwork we will contact you on the details provided above to arrange a time.
Can we contact you about this aspect of our study?
Yes No (please circle)
Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey