The Center for Urban Families (CFUF) was founded by Joe Jones in 1999, out of the former Center for Fathers, Families and Workforce Development. It has delivered job readiness, career advancement, parenting education, and client advocacy services to Baltimore’s disadvantaged men and women over the past twelve years.
Open Society Foundations support provides funding for CFUF's Baltimore Responsible Fatherhood Project (BRFP), a program devoted to increasing fathers’ emotional and financial support of their children and families by: 1) improving the acquisition and demonstration of parenting skills, 2) increasing current child-support payments, 3) encouraging healthy relationships and marriage readiness, 4) building job readiness and employability and, 5) decreasing recidivism and involvement in criminal activities.