马里兰州州长宣布父亲支持新计划 与育儿鼓励计划合作开设八周线上课程 可服务300名父亲
马里兰州州长韦斯·摩尔（Wes Moore）10月14日在BaltimoreBanner影响力峰会的炉边谈话中宣布一项新计划，通过为父亲提供育儿支持，应对年轻男性与男孩面临的主要挑战。据州长办公室发布的消息，该计划下周启动，马里兰州将与育儿鼓励计划（Parent Encouragement Program，PEP）合作，开设为期八周的线上课程，最多可服务300名父亲。
课程以小班形式每周举行一次，由该计划往届毕业生担任受训引导员，内容包括实用的育儿方法、增进家庭联系、支持儿童心理健康与帮助孩子在学校取得进步。本期课程将优先面向该州「ENOUGH倡议」社区的父亲。
摩尔在宣布时表示，马里兰州把年轻男性与男孩视为需要培养的资产而非待解决的问题，新计划有助于父亲与家庭建立有意义的联系，并服务于缩小年轻男性机会差距的整体目标。
（来源：马里兰州州长办公室）
Maryland Governor Announces Fatherhood Program: Eight-Week Virtual Course with PEP to Serve Up to 300 Fathers
Maryland Governor Wes Moore announced a new program on October 14 during a fireside chat at the Baltimore Banner Impact Summit, designed to address key challenges faced by young men and boys by providing parenting supports for fathers, according to the governor's office. Beginning next week, Maryland will partner with the Parent Encouragement Program (PEP) to provide an eight-week virtual program that can serve up to 300 fathers.
The program brings fathers together in small groups once a week, led by trained facilitators who are graduates of the program themselves, focusing on practical parenting strategies, strengthening family connections, supporting children's mental health and helping children succeed in school. This cohort will prioritize fathers from the state's ENOUGH Initiative communities.
Moore said Maryland sees young men and boys as assets to be cultivated rather than problems to be solved, and that the initiative helps fathers foster meaningful connections with their families as part of the administration's goal of closing opportunity gaps for young men and boys.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Maryland)
来源：马里兰州州长办公室
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