Another goal of the program is to reduce Georgia's TANF and Medicaid costs through increased child support payments and parental responsibility. The Georgia Fatherhood Program focuses on providing low income non-custodial parents with the skills necessary to retain a job, as well as the ability to act as responsible parents. State of Georgia Child Support Enforcement agents refer the parents to the 14 district program coordinators throughout the state. The program coordinators then place the parents in specialized programs, which offer job skills training, job placement, the opportunity to earn a GED, counseling and fatherhood skills. The Fatherhood Program has a contract with the Georgia Department of Technical and Adult Education, to provide training and services at Georgia's technical institutions.
Classes vary depending on the school and types of jobs available in the area.
Participants are also required to take classes that teach life coping skills, such as how to interview for a job, retain employment, and manage finances. Finally, participants may attend classes that teach parenting skills, child development, and parent-child relationships. Job training and other services are offered at each of Georgia's 33 technical institutions and at 3 colleges with technical divisions. These technical institutions and colleges are located in each of Georgia's counties. The program prides itself on the fact that services are located within 50 miles of every person in Georgia.