Relationships Matter: Strengthening Vulnerable Youth. Proceedings Summary
This report summarizes the proceedings of a conference held at the Airlie Conference Center in Warrenton, Virginia, October 5-7, 2009, that brought together 35 leaders and practitioners from the youth development and relationship education fields to discuss the needs of disadvantaged youth and the capacity of the field to deliver relationship education to this population. […]
Oklahoma Marriage Initiative Statewide Baseline Survey
This research project was conducted as part of the evaluation for the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative. In 1999 Governor Frank Keating announced the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative, with the objective of reducing the divorce rate in Oklahoma by 1/3 by the year 2010. One aim of the Oklahoma Marriage Initiative is to change the culture of support […]
Loving Couples Loving Children
Loving Couples Loving Children (LCLC) programs strengthen families through innovative, effective, research-based curriculum and support designed specifically for community-based organizations already working with couples and families. An LCLC curriculum, consisting of a series of weekly workshops, combines multimedia, small group discussions and specific skill-based exercises to create an engaging learning experience where people feel respected, […]
Building a Home With Heart: Couples Curriculum for Adoptive, Foster and Kinship Parents. Helping Professional’s and Facilitator’s Guide
The purpose of this curriculum is: 1. To acknowledge and understand that raising children from foster care presents unique challenges and opportunities for a couple’s relationship; 2. To help couples strengthen their friendship by honoring each other’s history, feelings and uniqueness as a person; 3. To help couples manage the inevitable decisions and conflicts that […]
Building a Home With Heart: Couples Curriculum for Adoptive, Foster and Kinship Parents. Couple’s Notebook
The purpose of this curriculum is: 1. To acknowledge and understand that raising children from foster care presents unique challenges and opportunities for a couple’s relationship; 2. To help couples strengthen their friendship by honoring each other’s history, feelings and uniqueness as a person; 3. To help couples manage the inevitable decisions and conflicts that […]
10 Great Dates Before You Say “”I Do””
A curriculum that features a dating approach to help seriously dating and engaged couples strengthen their relationship. Couples are able to discover whether or not to go to the next level of commitment, and are able to spend quality time together now while preparing for a great marriage in the future. (A curriculum resource.)