CFF serves an average of 5,000 predominately low-income children and families annually through our programs and services. Established in 1994, the Center for Fathers and Families (CFF) has a 32 year history of responding to the needs of fathers and fatherless families. We strive to equip each member of the family with the skills, information, and resources necessary to promote a strong family life, which in turn promotes stronger, healthier communities. We help our community to address one or more of our three primary initiatives:
- Starting young people on a positive path - Helping parents achieve and maintain success - Empowering families to thrive together
Our life-changing programs include:
MASTERS (Making Afterschool Time Enriching, Rewarding & Successful).
MASTERS serves over 1,000 low-income children and families every school day (Monday-Friday, 3pm-6pm) by providing homework assistance, education, enrichment activities, recreation, Hands on Mentoring; and health and wellness activities. We also provide dinner to all our students.
Adult Services:
Our goal is to provide the community with life changing services that will enhance everyday lives and help build stronger families, whether full families or single-parent families. Adult services provide assistance for MEN and WOMEN of all ages. Our Adult Classes and Services include:
- Daddy's Here - Practical Parenting - Taming Your Temper - Co-Parenting - Life Skills - Drug & Paternity Testing
The Helping Hands Program
The CFF Helping Hands Program provides short-term emergency aid to low-income families in Sacramento who are involved with or graduates of CFF family education programs. The program offers one-time grants to help families who are currently or at risk of being unhoused and who need emergency assistance in areas such as purchasing food, preventing utilities from being shut off, or providing a deposit for housing. The Helping Hands Program aims to ensure that the families we serve have their basic needs met and keep them in safe and stable housing.
The Center for Fathers and Families is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to strengthening families and building healthier, more resilient communities throughout the Greater Sacramento Region. For more than 30 years, CFF has stood on the front lines, providing critical programs and support to fathers, children, and families facing economic hardship, instability, and the lasting effects of father absence.
Through a proven network of life-changing services, we empower families with the tools, education, and support they need to break cycles of poverty, restore stability, and create brighter futures for their children.
Our decades of experience have established CFF as a trusted and respected leader in family empowerment, youth development, and father engagement. Every day, we witness firsthand how investing in fathers and families transforms lives, strengthens households, and creates safer, stronger communities for everyone.
Your support makes this work possible. With your help, we can continue providing hope, stability, and opportunity to thousands of families who need it most.
Needs
Support our Science Technology, Engineering, Arts, Math (STEAM) program, Hands on Mentoring and Literacy Enrichment training for low-income children enrolled in our MASTERS program.
Support our Fatherhood Workshops, Classes and Events which are designed to equip men to understand the importance of Fatherhood and how to be a responsible and committed father.
New toys for the holiday season; warm clothing for the winter. Adopt a needy family during the Winter. Donate coats and provide financial assistance to help families pay heating bills. $75-300/month would sponsor a family through the winter.