Power of Fathers Program Named a Mutual of America 2017 Community Partnership Award Winner

NEW YORK, Nov. 16, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Mutual of America announced today that Power of Fathers was named an Honorable Mention award recipient of its 2017 Community Partnership Award competition.

The program was created in 2015 when Children's Home + Aid collaborated with three community-based agencies ? Fathers, Families and Healthy Communities; Family Focus; and Metropolitan Family Services ? to improve outcomes for young children by bettering the life circumstances of their fathers. Power of Fathers provides coordinated education, employment, health and legal services and support to help fathers in the Greater Englewood and North Lawndale communities address life issues, become financially self-sufficient, boost their parenting skills and improve their connection with their children.

The program uses innovative strategies to individually impact outcomes for fathers and their children; organizationally impact how social services agencies increase their father engagement practices and policies; and systematically impact state and local policies, systems and programs so that they more effectively contribute to well-being, safety and permanency outcomes for fathers, children and families.

"Many fathers face obstacles, such as unemployment, lack of co-parenting skills and their own negative childhood experiences, that prevent them from engaging positively with their children," said Ed Davies, Project Director at Children's Home + Aid. "Power of Fathers is helping to rewrite that story for 100 fathers and their families each year."

About the Mutual of America Community Partnership Award

The Mutual of America Community Partnership Award annually honors the outstanding contributions that nonprofit organizations, in partnership with public, private and other social sector organizations, make to society. Since 1996, the Community Partnership Award has recognized 220 partnerships from cities and towns across America. To watch videos of all of the national award-winning programs, visit the Mutual of America Foundation Community Partnership Award channel on YouTube.

About Mutual of America

Mutual of America specializes in providing retirement products and services to organizations and their employees, as well as to individuals. Since 1945, Mutual of America has remained committed to offering plan sponsors, plan participants and individuals carefully selected, quality products and services at a competitive price and the personal attention they need to help build and preserve assets for a financially secure future. For more information, visit mutualofamerica.com.

SOURCE Mutual of America Life Insurance Company