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This fact sheet describes the 2006 National Hispanic Healthy Marriage Conference (HHMC), which was a first-time conference for researchers and practitioners focused on issues of marriage and family formation in the Hispanic community. The Administration of Children and Families’ Department of Health and Human Services hosted the conference with sponsorship from the Annie E. Casey Foundation and the Texas Health and Human Services Administration. Participants gathered in San Antonio, Texas from May 11-13 to share research findings and best practices, review funding opportunities and explore differences between Latino cultures and American culture. The conference featured an invitation-only research roundtable and a healthy marriage workshop for practitioners, faith leaders and community leaders. A marriage showcase was also held at the Neighborhood Place on San Antonio’s Westside to exposethe community at large to a number of marriage curriculums. (Author abstract modified)