The impact of the Georgia Fatherhood Program on employment and wages

The purpose of this quantitative study is to examine the impact of a job-training program, the Georgia Fatherhood Program (GFP), on the employment levels and wages of low-income, noncustodial parents. A pretest/posttest design was created to compare GFP participants to a similar comparison group. The results of the research indicate that GFP participants experienced a significant increase in employment, and gained wages similar to the employed comparison group. However, repeated measures analysis revealed that previously employed GFP participants did not significantly increase their wages. The data suggest that the job-training program may be most beneficial to those individuals who are unemployed at the time of enrollment. Recommendations for future research are presented.