09 Jan
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Piloting a community approach to healthy marriage initiatives : early implementation of the Healthy Marriages Healthy Relationships demonstration– Grand Rapids, Michigan

The Community Healthy Marriage Initiative (CHMI) is a key component of the demonstration strategy of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) to determine how public policies can best support healthy marriages. Two concepts underlie the CHMI strategy. One is that community coalitions can be an effective vehicle for developing a range of healthy marriage […]

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Healthy marriages in low-income African-American communities

Increasing concern exists in the public and private sectors about the link between the large number of children growing up in poverty and the range of negative outcomes they face. A higher percentage of children living in single parent households live in poverty compared with children living in two-parent households. Faith leaders across the country […]

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09 Jan
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Guide to data sources on the determinants of marriage and cohabitation. Final report

U.S. government policy has sought alternatively to improve the circumstances of single parent families and to reduce their numbers. There now is growing interest in interventions seeking to promote healthy marriages, and, where marriage is infeasible, strengthen relationships between unmarried parents. These interventions will stand a better chance for success if they are based on […]

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09 Jan
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Healthy marriages in low-income African-American communities. Part 1: exploring partnerships between faith communities and the marriage movement. A thematic summary

In October and December of 2003, the Annie E. Casey Foundation convened a cross section of African-American pastors and church leaders with experience in marriage promotion activities to explore partnerships between faith communities and the marriage movement. The first session focused on the nature and extent of marriage promotion and education activities currently available in […]

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09 Jan
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Healthy Marriage Initiative: activities and accomplishments, 2002-2005

In 2002, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the Department of Health and Human Services launched the Healthy Marriage Initiative (HMI) to support the President Bush’s goal of increasing healthy marriages by focusing attention and action on strengthening marriages and preparing interested individuals and couples for healthy marriage. In supporting healthy marriage, ACF […]

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Healthy marriages in low-income African-American communities. Part 2: expanding the dialogue with faith leaders from Making Connections sites. A thematic summary

In May 2004, the Annie E. Casey Foundation convened a diverse group of 15 faith and community leaders in sites where Casey’s Making Connections initiative is underway (Boston, Hartford, Louisville and Milwaukee.) The leaders were asked to: share their experience and perspectives on marriage promotion in low-income communities; listen and respond to recent research and […]

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09 Jan
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Guidelines for Supporting Healthy Marriage demonstration programs

The Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched a project called Supporting Healthy Marriage (SHM). Led by MDRC, a team of nationally known policy research organizations, and leading experts on marriage, marriage education programs, and services for low-income families, the SHM project is the first large-scale […]

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Leadership forum : strengthening families through partnerships with faith- and community-based organizations, Montgomery, Alabama, September 9-10, 2004. Long report

This conference was to educate, inform, and assist stakeholders from across Alabama about ACF’s priority initiatives, to aggressively incorporate the initiatives throughout ACF programs and communities to strengthen families. The focus was on the importance of partnering faith- and community based programs with ACF at the State and local levels to bring fatherhood, healthy marriages, […]

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09 Jan
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Fit 2-B FATHERS : the effectiveness of Extension programming with incarcerated fathers

This article describes Fit 2-B FATHERS, a social and parenting skills program for males in the corrections system that has been found to improve participants attitudes about themselves, their role as fathers, and their understanding of positive parenting practices. The program is designed to help participants become less of a security risk during the remainder […]

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