The Georgia Fatherhood Program was created in 1997 as a pilot project at Atlanta Technical College and is presently funded by the Georgia Department of Labor. The program was created to serve non-custodial parents who are unemployed or underemployed and have barriers to employment, these barriers include:

• Lack of education
• Lack of reliable transportation
• Criminal history
• Lack of understanding of the legal system
• Need of guidance and counseling
• Lack of work place behavior

The Technical College System of Georgia (TCSG) has demonstrated capability as the service provider through which a variety of skills training exposures are provided that prepares program participants to fill positions identified by the labor market trends.
Program participants are required to participate in an extended orientation and workshop activity that prepares them for skills training and job placement success, these activities include:

• Life skills training
• Work readiness training
• Guidance/Counseling
• Job search training
• Responsible Parenting
• Mentoring
• Resource Development
• Advocacy

The program works to benefit children by providing non-custodial parents with the tools and skills are essential to promoting self-sufficiency and stability.