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Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative

FEBRUARY2013Charles S. Modlin, Jr., M.D., MBA

Being an active father who is involved in the lives of my four children has been the most rewarding and enriching experience of my lifetime. I cant imagine having missed out on the wonderful moments we have shared since they were born. As a kidneytransplant surgeon and urologist, I derive a great deal of satisfaction in helping save and improve the lives of my patients;

however, the satisfactions of being a father are second to none. My strong fatherhood skills are a direct result of my fathertaking an active role in my life. He was always there for me, helping guide me, cheering me on and believing in me. But just

as important, he was always a strong force to correct and redirect me when needed. My father instilled within me an

appreciation that whatever successes I might have are not simply due to my own efforts and accomplishments, but also because

of the blessings of God as well as the many generations before me whose sacrifices have provided me with opportunities to getan education to become a physician.

My father taught me it is my responsibility to use my medical education to give back to the communityand this is why Istarted the Cleveland Clinic Minority Mens Health Center to help improve the health status of minority and underserved men

so that they too will be able to live healthier lives to spend with their children. Fathers Do Matter. I only hope that I will beable to instill the same values in my children that I learned from my father so that my children are in turn inclined to work to improve the lives of the communityand world in which they live.

The Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative is working with Starting Point on their Men in Early

Childhood Committee. The purpose of the committee is to get men more actively involved in the

early childhood field including; developing ideas for improving the facilities and programs to reach

and teach young boys more effectively, increase the number of men participating in ongoing programs

at the centers and encouraging and assisting more men to work in the early child care field at all

levels. The committee meets monthly at Starting Point and is always interested in new ideas and

members. For more information on this committee, please call Constance Walker at 216-575-0061.

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The Cuyahoga County Fatherhood Initiative is proud toprovide funding for the Rising Above Program. The Rising

Above Program works with non-custodial fathers to helpthem become economically empowered and self-sufficient.

The program targets non-custodial fathers living inCuyahoga County, who are unemployed or underemployed.

Rising Above provides a four-week series of workshops

with a nationally recognized curriculum in Workforce and

Personal Development. The program also offers FinancialLiteracy Education, Introduction to Entrepreneurship and

individual case management via one-to-one consultation/advocacy along with a 24-hour hotline. Followingcompletion of the workshop series, the program provides

employment placement and retention services. RisingAbove coordinates its resources with a host of business,

county, community based, faith based and social serviceagencies to provide employment and other support services.

For more information on this program, please contact

Maurice Stevens at (216) 881-5866.

Upcoming Community Event. The 11th Annual Minority Mens Health Fair will be held on Thursday,

April 25th from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Glickman Tower at the Cleveland Clinic. More than 1,300 men attended

the 2012 Minority Men's Health Fair held on April 26, 2012. Hosted by the Minority Men's Health Center,

attendees will receive free health screenings and educational information provided by various Cleveland

Clinic departments and other outside organizations. The free health screenings will include: Prostate Cancer,

Kidney Function, Colon Cancer, Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Bone Densitometry , Cholesterol, Sickle Cell,

Glaucoma Skin Cancer, Oral Cancer, HIV, Sleep Apnea and Peripheral Artery Disease. The Cuyahoga County

Fatherhood Initiative is proud to help promote the event along with the Cleveland Clinic as we were one of theoriginal sponsors of this health fair in its infancy stages and we are happy to see that it has grown into a major

critical community event. For more information, please go to clevelandclinic.org/mmhc or call 216-445-7550.

A program of the Cuyahoga Job and Family Services DepartmentProgram Administrator, Al Grimes (216) 698-2869

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PPF - Prevent Premature Fatherhood Program 216-201-2000 x1341

DVC - Domestic Violence Center 216-651-8484

FAFT - Fathers & Families Together 216-325-9124

HF - Healthy Fathers Program 216-441-2907 x228MT - Murtis Taylor Strong Fathers Program 216-283-4400 x2297

Rising Above 10am 1pm

Passages 10am 2pm

Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Custody Mediation 9am - 2pm


Passages 10am 2pm

Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm


Boot Camp -

St. John Medical Center

6:30pm - 9:00pm

HOLIDAY


Passages 10am 2pm

Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm



Passages 10am 2pm

Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm

MT Strong Fathers @ Murtis

Taylor 5pm - 7pm


HF - Fathers Gym Activities

@ Willow 2pmBoot Camp - Parma Hospital

6:30pm - 9:30pm


Passages 10am 2pm

Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm


Taylor 5pm - 7pm



Passages 10am 2pm

DVC Fhood 5pm - 6:30pm



Passages 10am 2pm


MT Strong Fathers @ CATS

12pm - 2pm

Fathers/Children Event

St. Philip Neri Community Cntr

@ 5:30p to 7:00pm


Passages 10am 2pm



12pm - 2pm

PPF - East Cleve Library 4pm

HF - Dads Dr op In Center

@ Fullteron

DVC - Exchange

Program 5pm - 6pm

Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm

PPF - Orange High School

Boot Camp - Cuy Cnty

Correctional Facility

2pm - 4pm


Passages 10am 2pmNueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm


Taylor 5pm - 7pm


HF - Fathers Support Group

@ Willow 2pm

Rising Above 10am 1pmPassages 10am 2pm



HF - Warner Valentines Day

Skating Outing @ Zelma George


Passages 10am 2pm



12pm - 2pm

HF - Fathers Support

Group/Courageous

@ Fullerton 8:30am

DVC - Exchange

Program 5pm - 6pm

Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Boot Camp -

University Hospital Case

9am - noon

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Boot Camp -

Community Based

Correctional Facility1pm - 3pm


Passages 10am 2pm

Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm


Taylor 5pm - 7pm


HF - Courageous Movie

@ Willow 1pm


Passages 10am 2pm




@ Warner 8:30am


Passages 10am 2pm



12pm - 2pm

HF - Courageous Movie

@ Fullerton 8:30am

DVC - Exchange

Program 5pm - 6pm

Nueva - 7:30pm - 9:30pm

Boot Camp - Cuy Cnty

Correctional Facility

2pm - 4pm


Passages 10am 2pm




@ Warner 8:30am

Boot Camp - Fairview

9am - noon

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Boot Camp - MetroHealth

9am - noon

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Boot Camp -

St John Medical Center

9am noon

Boot Camp -

Southwest Hospital

9:30am - noon

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Boot Camp -

Hillcrest Hospital

9am - noon

Nueva Luz - Latino Fatherhood Program 216-651-8236

Passages Jobs for Dads Progam 216-881-6776

Rising Above - Career Development/Placement 216-881-5866

Boot Camp - Boot Camp for New Dads Progr am 216-778-3372Custody Mediation - Custody and Visitation Program 216-698-4996

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