Hispanic Fathers and Family Literacy:

Strengthening Achievement in Hispanic Communities

A report on a dialogue with community providers of services for Hispanic fathers, national Hispanic organizations, literacy programs, and advocates for fatherhood held on January 13, 2000

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities
National Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families

December 2000

This report was prepared by:

Vanessa Bernal
Lisa A. Gilmore
Linda Mellgren
Jackie Melandez
Carmen Seleme-McDermott
Laura Vazquez

This report was prepared by the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, under a cooperative agreement with the Office of Minority Health, DHHS. Additional support for the project was provided by the National Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families through a grant from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The views expressed in this report are those of the meeting participants and the report authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Health and Human Services, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, or the National Practitioners Network for Fathers and Families. Information on nonfederal agencies and resources are provided for the readers convenience and do not imply any endorsement by HHS, HACU or NPNFF.

This report is available on the Internet:
http://fatherhood.hhs.gov/hispanic01/index.htm

Contents

Purpose of this Report

Educational Achievement: A Key Concern for Hispanic Communities by Carmen Seleme-McDermott

Programs for Hispanic Fathers: Perspective from Research by Laura Vazquez

Learning From our Partners: A Summary of the Dialogue by Lisa A. Gilmore, Linda Mellgren, and Laura Vazquez

Continuing the Dialogue

Dialogue Participants

Resource Directory for Serving Hispanic Fathers and Families

Preface

Appendices (links to documents not on this site):

  1. The Hispanic Population in the United States (Census Report)
  2. Involving Hispanic Parents (ERIC Digests)
  3. The Importance of Fathers in Educational Achievement (NCES Briefs)


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Last updated: 04/27/01