09
Jan
Finding a Marriage Education Program
This tip sheet will help you locate a healthy marriage or relationship education program in your area. (Author abstract)
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09
Jan
Delivering Marriage and Relationship Education Services on the Web
Online education is surging, with about four million students in the United States taking at least one online course in 2007. Advances in internet technologies during the past few years have made it technically feasible to deliver high-quality, highly engaging and high-impact online education. Additionally, about ninety percent of adults aged twenty to thirty report […]
09
Jan
First Comes Love, Then Comes Marriage…Right? (How Do We Know If We’re Ready?)
This brief explains three important concepts that should be considered when an individual is deciding whether or not he or she is ready for marriage. Individuals are urged to understand what marriage is really about, examine the motivation to marry, and know a partner well. Questions are listed for individuals to explore in determining their […]
09
Jan
Delivering Relationship Education Services to Youth
Studies show that increasing numbers of teens from 1975 to 1995 felt that marriage and family life were “”extremely important”” to them. In 2005, most teens continued to feel favorably about marriage. In fact, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, 90 percent of Americans will marry someday. Relationships as depicted in popular books and movies […]
09
Jan
Working With the Faith Community to Support Your State or Local Healthy Marriage Initiative
This brief offers recommendations for working with faith-based organizations to support State or local Healthy Marriage Initiatives. It explains that faith communities can offer a solid base of volunteers who are invested and passionate and who can be empowered and equipped to carry on the sustained work of healthy marriage programs. Recommendations are then discussed […]
09
Jan
Administration for Children and Families Healthy Marriage Initiative, 2002-2009. An Introductory Guide
Healthy marriage policy and programs are the ""new kid on the block"" in social policy. In the mid-90s several states and communities began to engage in marriage-related reforms and services designed to strengthen marriage and reduce divorce rates. In 2002, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) launched a Healthy Marriage Initiative and began funding […]
09
Jan
Births, Marriages, Divorces, and Deaths: Provisional Data for August 2009
Data shown here are provisional and include only events occurring within the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia).
09
Jan
Been There, Done That – Sharing Lessons Learned as a State Administrator
This brief offers recommendations from a Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) State administrator who included marriage-related initiatives in the State’s TANF budget. Recommendations for implementing marriage initiatives include build collective ownership, be sure people know how to utilize or apply a good idea or services, grow champions, and document success. The following three-step approach […]
09
Jan
The Building Strong Families Project: Strengthening Unmarried Parents’ Relationships
This report discusses findings from an evaluation of eight organizations that implemented the Building Strong Families (BSF) program, a program designed to teach relationship skills to unmarried, romantically-involved couples who were expecting or had recently had a baby. For the evaluation, over 5,000 interested couples were randomly assigned to either a BSF group that could […]
09
Jan
A Personal Perspective in Talking With Your State Legislator About Marriage and Relationship Education: Tips from the Field
This brief draws on the personal experience of the Project Director for Family Services of Greater Houston in Texas, to offer tips for lobbying a State’s legislature for the implementation of marriage preparation and relationship strengthening services. Recommendations include: know your legislators, know the lobbyists, do your homework before you pick up the phone, be […]