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- HEALTHY MARRIAGE MONEY REAUTHORIZED
- THE BIGGEST DIVORCE “DON’T” OF ALL
 


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- HEALTHY MARRIAGE MONEY REAUTHORIZED

The US House just passed TANF Reauthorization with $75 million for marriage and $75 million for fatherhood (HR4783) for 2011.  The Senate passed it 11/19/10.  Some are saying things like “now it will be permanent”.  Total amount for Marriage was reduced from $100 million to $75 million, but $75 million is nothing to sneeze at.  Bravo to the folks that worked so hard to lobby for this.  - diane
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- THE BIGGEST DIVORCE “DON’T” OF ALL
Michele Weiner-Davis
Nov 30, 2010  
Huffington Post

Here is Michele’s maiden piece on the new Huffington Post Divorce page.  See what I meant when I said that with bloggers like Michele (aka THE Divorce Buster) Huffington’s Divorce page is actually a Marriage page.  
http://tinyurl.com/3yrzn38
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Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education

…We, Government Leaders, invite colleagues and citizens from every political party to engage in renewed

efforts to pursue laws and public policies that promote the well-being of marriages and families…(Excerpt from http://www.hamptonu.edu/ncaamp/proclamation/)

 

Why Marriage Matters: 26 Conclusions from the Social Sciences
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Why Marriage Matters, 26 Conclusions from the Social Sciences

#1 Marriage increases the likelihood that fathers and mothers have good relationships with their children.

#26 A child who is not living with his or her own two married parents is at greater risk for child abuse.

http://center.americanvalues.org/?p=7

 

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