What dads do: 14 reasons to celebrate fatherhood
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People used to say that " Father knows best." Well, maybe he still does... but fathers sure DO a lot more than they used to. From changing diapers and cleaning up baby spit-up to helping with homework and having emotional conversations with teenagers, dads today are all-in. Read More
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| The vast majority of American children in the child welfare system live with foster families. Yet one in seven of them, and one in three of the system's teens-close to 57,000 young people in all on a given day-reside in a group setting. Read More
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How American parenting is killing the American marriage
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Sometime between when we were children and when we had children of our own, parenthood became a religion in America. As with many religions, complete unthinking devotion is required from its practitioners. Read More
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The childless do not envy the life of parents, according to Tim Kreider. Parents' existence is "noisy and toy-strewn, pee-stained and shrieky, without two consecutive moments to read a book or have an adult conversation or formulate a coherent thought."Read More
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Interfaith marriage is common in U.S., particularly among the recently wed
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Marrying within the faith is still common in the United States, with nearly seven-in-ten married people (69%) saying that their spouse shares their religion, according to a recent Pew Research Center survey. Read More
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SNAP happy? Welfare, poverty, and well-being, revisited
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This is exactly what we are trying to prevent!
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Tom Booker and Emma Bradford were married at Walthamstow Chapel in 1955. So as not to sully their love, Emma refused to take her husband's name, with his agreement.
To preserve the purity of their union, they spent their honeymoon at their respective flats in Bow and Bethnal Green. Since then, they have communicated only once a year, via a mutual friend, to wish each other a happy wedding anniversary. Read More
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CDC: Fewer Single Young Men Becoming First-Time Fathers
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Fewer unmarried American men are becoming first-time fathers, according to a June data brief published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS).
To gain insight into fatherhood trends over the last 30 years, Gladys Martinez, PhD, of the NCHS in Hyattsville, MD, examined information collected by the National Survey of Family Growth in three time frames: 1980-1989, 1990-1999 and 2000-2009. Surveys involved interviews with men and women between the ages of 15-44. Read More
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The NARME Leadership Summit is almost here!!
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Pull out that suitcase, fill it with comfortable clothes and plan to be inspired, renewed - oh, and have fun, fun, fun while you are doing that! You will learn ways to push your team to the front of the line and all those special extras to move your proposal to the top of the pile! The awesome line up of plenary/workshop speakers, the networking and the proposal-writing tips are the extra boosts that help you and your team set your sights high and reach your goals!
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While the Summit hotel is full, there is still room for you! We have made sure there are hotel rooms available nearby!
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Remember, there are some fun surprises in store for you and the networking opportunities are invaluable to help you stretch and challenge your entire organization so make sure you are signed up for the networking event! Sometimes we have people wait till the last minute to sign up for the networking event and then they are disappointed when there are not spaces available! We don't want that to happen to you, so please be sure to sign up now!
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Join Us for Breakfast Monday Morning, June 15th for an Exclusive presentation of Grant Writing Tips!
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Whether you are preparing to apply for local, state or federal grants such as the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grants,NARME wants to play a supportive role in the process...Join us for breakfast on Monday morning, June 15 from 8:00am - 9:30am for "Write and Review a Winning Proposal", an exclusive presentation on grant writing tips as well as how to objectively review your grant for the maximum score you want and need. Patty Howell, President of Healthy Relationships California - the largest Healthy Marriage Grant recipient - will lead this session. Breakfast is $15 per person (this is our cost) and can be as part of the conference. You can register for this session when you register for the conference.
Additionally, we encourage you to connect with others at the conference on Tuesday, June 16th during our lunch session to gain additional insight and ideas. Peer to peer collaboration is vital when writing a grant to ensure that your approach is clear and concise. These opportunities are priceless, especially if this is your first time to apply! Take advantage of this great opportunity today, and register at www.narme.org
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Join Us for a Night of Fun!
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You won't want to miss the FUN at the networking event at Main Event. This is a playground for grown-ups complete with dinner, bowling, multi-level ropes course, billiards, arcade games and laser tag! A great chance to not only network with new faces, reconnect with old, but also an opportunity to do some team building with your colleagues if you come as a group! The cost is $50 per person and $10 for transportation for those that need it. Register now at www.narme.org
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Webinars offered to Help you with your Proposal!
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The Office of Family Assistance (OFA) hosted a series of pre-application webinars to provide an overview of the published Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Funding Opportunity Announcements. Recordings of these events as well as Frequently Asked Questions and presentation materials are now available.
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Family Wellness curricula Survival Skills for Healthy Families has been evidence-based for more than thirty years and is now included in the SAMHSA 'best practice' list.
For thirty-five years we've been hearing from consumers that one of the many advantages of utilizing Family Wellness Associates curricula is that we grant you permission to replicate individual pages from the curricula and to include other material which resonate with your community. You also have our consent to 'mix and match' topics from our seven programs to 'personalize' your presentation for your audience. One last factor that providers have been extremely pleased with is that there is no mandatory cost for additional materials, etc. once you've completed the three-day Certified Instructor Training.
Our curriculum is consistently praised by agencies and groups that work with minorities and other underserved groups (ethnic and otherwise). We have been the focus of study by many independent research projects. Notably, New Mexico State University recently conducted a five-year outcome study with strong results.We are very proud of our "Dads for Life" Fatherhood curriculum that was written by three fathers from a broad spectrum of parenting styles. Feedback from instructors and participants has remained consistently positive.
To ease this grant proposal process, please visit our website at www.familywellness.com to find the specific research, curricula, and validated Pre-/Post-Test inventories developed by New Mexico State University that further validate our Pre-Marriage, Marriage/ Couple, and Fatherhood curricula.Family Wellness Associates wish you and your organization the best of outcomes in your grant submission!
We are available to assist your organization's grant writer in any way we can to increase your opportunity of submitting a successful grant proposal. Just contact us toll-free at 888-543-3809 or e-mail
atmichelle@familywellness.com
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ELEVATE Curricula: Taking Your Relationship to the Next Level is a couples education curriculum that blends practical skills with an understanding of the physiology of human interaction (the heart-brain-behavior connection) to enhance healthy relationship knowledge and skills. ELEVATE aligns with the following healthy marriage promotion activities: Marriage & Relationship Education/Skills (MRES); Pre-Marital Education; and Marriage Enrichment.
ELEVATE is evidence-informed. This program is grounded in the National Extension Relationship and Marriage Education Model (NERMEM, seewww.nermen.org) explicitly built on the research on predictors of relationship quality and adapted from the Healthy Relationship and Marriage Education Training (www.hrmet.org) developed with funding from the Federal Children's Bureau. Also grounded in best-practices of family life education, two distinct characteristics of ELEVATE are (1) the practical strategies and tools taught and (2) the inclusion of mindfulness practice activities that help couples regulate their heart-brain response to stressful triggers. This 8-hour, hands-on training engages couples in learning and practicing the seven core principles and skills research has identified as essential to maintaining healthy and stable relationships. Pilot research has shown participants demonstrate significant reductions in negative couple interactions and enhancements in positive interactions, along with benefits to their individual well-being.
ELEVATE is low-cost. The curriculum and materials for participants are available on-line to download for FREE or you can purchase a hard copy of the complete program for only $60. The program includes a facilitator manual, fully scripted lessons plans, presentation slides, and videos. The cost for hard copy materials per couple (2 workbooks and the relationship wheel) is only $11.50.
Document Impact. Evaluation tools are now available online. Pre-, Post-, and Follow-up survey instruments were designed to measure change and document improvement in personal and relationship well-being.
To learn more, visit www.nermen.org/ELEVATE.php
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On Wednesday, June 10th, at 4:00 p.m. ET, learn why romantic relationships really are important for teens, and what determines the health of these relationships. Child Trends' 
Chapter six of the World Meeting of Families catechesis reflects on the fruitfulness of marriage. Couples without the visible fruit of children can take comfort in the fact that bond of marriage itself and service to the community are expressions of marital fruitfulness.
of the world's leading authorities on brain development, Dr. Dan Siegel, author of The Developing Mind: How Relationships and The Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are, will present our next NARME webinar on May 20. As a highly sought after speaker and teacher, we are very fortunate to have him share his wisdom with us and timing is certainly right to be able to include some of his important findings in grant proposals.