Trial Outcomes & Findings for Fresno FAWDB FIRE Program Evaluation (NCT NCT05239754)

Results Overview

1A) Will Fresno Fatherhood program participants experience significant increases in healthy parenting behaviors one year after program enrollment? Items measured include: Parenting behavior and interaction with children measured with: 9 items- frequency of engagement in key behaviors (categories, 5-point scale) Measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #1 as: 1=Never 2=1 to 2 days per month 3=3 or 4 days per month 4=2 or 3 days per week 5=Every day or almost every day Higher ratings indicate higher frequency of engagement in parenting behavior and interaction with children, so the higher the rating, the better the score. The 9 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 9 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

NA

Target enrollment

488 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

Change from baseline in behavior in parenting behavior (interaction with children at 12 months from enrollment).]

Results posted on

2025-10-01

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure	Primary Services Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Overall Study STARTED	488
Overall Study COMPLETED	488
Overall Study NOT COMPLETED	0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Fresno FAWDB FIRE Program Evaluation

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure	Primary Services n=488 Participants Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Age, Categorical <=18 years	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical Between 18 and 65 years	485 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Categorical >=65 years	3 Participants n=5 Participants
Age, Continuous	37.26 years n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Female	0 Participants n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male Male	488 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) American Indian or Alaska Native	49 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Asian	15 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	10 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Black or African American	88 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) White	137 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) More than one race	186 Participants n=5 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB) Unknown or Not Reported	3 Participants n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Change from baseline in behavior in parenting behavior (interaction with children at 12 months from enrollment).]

1A) Will Fresno Fatherhood program participants experience significant increases in healthy parenting behaviors one year after program enrollment? Items measured include: Parenting behavior and interaction with children measured with: 9 items- frequency of engagement in key behaviors (categories, 5-point scale) Measured on the Healthy Parenting Behavior Scale #1 as: 1=Never 2=1 to 2 days per month 3=3 or 4 days per month 4=2 or 3 days per week 5=Every day or almost every day Higher ratings indicate higher frequency of engagement in parenting behavior and interaction with children, so the higher the rating, the better the score. The 9 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 9 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Primary Services n=104 Participants Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Parenting Behavior Measurement #1 mean at baseline	3.67 score on scale Standard Deviation 1.022
Healthy Parenting Behavior Measurement #1 mean at follow-up	4.10 score on scale Standard Deviation 0.830

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Change from baseline in co-parenting behavior at 12 months from enrollment.

Will Fresno Fatherhood program participants experience significant increases in healthy co-parenting behaviors one year after program enrollment? Items measured include: Co-parenting behavior measured with: 11 items: frequency of agreement with key co-parenting behaviors (interval, 5-point scale) Measured on the Healthy Co-Parenting Behavior Scale #1 as: 1. Strongly Disagree 2. Disagree 3. Neutral 4. Agree 5. Strongly Agree The 11 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 11 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Primary Services n=267 Participants Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1 mean at baseline	3.49 score on scale Standard Deviation 1.04
Healthy Co-parenting Behavior Measurement #1 mean at follow-up	3.50 score on scale Standard Deviation 1.01

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: Change in parenting attitudes (towards children) at 12 months from enrollment

Will Fresno Fatherhood program participants experience significant increases in healthy financial behaviors one year after program enrollment? Items measured include: Father financial behavior measured with: 2 items: yes (1) or no (0) questions for have checking account and have a savings account (dichotomous) Yes (1) responses indicate financial readiness, so the higher the rating, the better the score.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Primary Services n=329 Participants Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 have savings account-baseline	71 Participants
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 have savings account-follow-up	105 Participants
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 have checking account-baseline	76 Participants
Healthy Financial Behavior Measurement #1 have checking account-follow-up	137 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Change in parenting attitudes (towards children) from baseline to immediately after program completion.

Will Fresno Fatherhood program participants experience significant increases in healthy parenting attitudes/beliefs/expectations after completing the Fresno Fatherhood program? Items measured include: Parenting attitudes toward children measured with: 7 items: frequency of key attitudes (categories, 5-point scale) Measured on the Healthy Parenting Attitudes Scale #1 as: 1. Always 2. Often 3. Sometimes 4. Rarely 5. Never The 7 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 7 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Primary Services n=225 Participants Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1 mean at baseline	4.55 score on scale Standard Deviation .482
Healthy Parenting Attitudes Measurement #1 mean at follow-up	4.57 score on scale Standard Deviation .451

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Change in healthy financial attitudes from baseline to immediately after program completion.

Will Fresno Fatherhood program participants experience significant increases in healthy financial attitudes/beliefs/expectations after completing the Fresno Fatherhood program? Items measured include: 7 items: agreement with key financial attitudes (categories, 5-point scale) 1. Strongly Disagree 2. Disagree 3. Neutral 4. Agree 5. Strongly Agree The 7 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 7 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Primary Services n=418 Participants Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Financial Attitudes mean at baseline	3.46 score on scale Standard Deviation .603
Healthy Financial Attitudes mean at follow-up	3.64 score on scale Standard Deviation .635

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Change from baseline in father financial behavior at 12 months from enrollment.]

Will Fresno Fatherhood program participants experience significant increases in healthy employment behaviors one year after program enrollment? Items measured include: 1 item: yes (1) or no (0) questions for having a resume (dichotomous) Yes responses indicate employment readiness, so the higher the rating, the better the score.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Primary Services n=158 Participants Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Employment Behaviors have resume at baseline	24 Participants
Healthy Employment Behaviors have resume at follow-up	97 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Change from baseline in healthy employment attitudes to immediately after program completion.

Will Fresno Fatherhood program participants experience significant increases in healthy employment attitudes/beliefs/expectations after completing the Fresno Fatherhood program? Items measured include: 8 items: levels of agreement with key employment attitudes (categories, 5-point scale) 1. Strongly Disagree 2. Disagree 3. Neutral 4. Agree 5. Strongly Agree The 8 items are measured as a construct. All items are added together and divided by 8 to create the construct score. The higher the score, the better the outcome. maximum score of 5.0, minimum score of 1.0

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure	Primary Services n=413 Participants Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support. Primary Services: Primary services: Participants receive 16 hours of 24/7 Dads curricula and at least 2 hours of career readiness workshops over the course of 9 weeks. Participants also receive ongoing job readiness support and post-employment support.
Healthy Employment Attitudes mean at baseline	3.97 score on scale Standard Deviation .660
Healthy Employment Attitudes mean at follow-up	4.09 score on scale Standard Deviation .620

Adverse Events

Primary Services

Serious events: 0 serious events

Other events: 0 other events

Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Dr. Matthew Shepherd

Midwest Evaluation and Research

Phone: 8336439377

Email: [email protected]

Results disclosure agreements

Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
Publication restrictions are in place