10) Strengthening Fragile Families
Brookings Institution
Most of the programs provide marriage education for low-income couples, but some conduct marriage education for high school students, others provide divorce ...
(Event http://www.brookings.edu/events/2010/1027_fragile_families.aspx )
9) NFL Wives Nuture Marriage to Reduce Cheating
ABC News
"We were wondering how we could keep this marriage fresh and fun and rewarding." The wives also want to create a haven for committed couples – so their ...
8) Assume Love: Marriage Central: Singapore Supports Its Marriages
Enjoy Being Married. Visit our marriage education resource guide; Learn about our free teleclasses · Archives. Select a Month...
And Younger couples working harder at marriages
AsiaOne
By Joy Fang YOUNGER newly hitched couples tend to want to work harder at their marriage than those who have been married much longer, a survey found. ...
7) Survey Reveals Dads Face Challenges Maintaining Health and Friendships
PR Newswire (press release)
CINCINNATI, Oct. 26, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- While fatherhood is a major developmental period for all men, a recent study reveals the extent to which younger ...
6) The marriage platform
Baltimore Sun
"Half of cohabiting couples said they were 'testing' the relationship or were in a 'trial marriage.' However, that's a myth. Cohabitation is more like a ...
5) The theme for the Spring issue of NCFR member magazine, NCFR Report, will be "Couples." Do you have some of your work as a researcher, practitioner or educator that you'd like to share? Please write the editor to talk about your idea and to obtain the submission guidelines at nancygonzalez@ncfr.org. The deadline is December 21, 2010.
4) I Am ME Edward Bastille New Hampshire « Fatherhood Channel ...
Marriage Education is touching the lives of couples families and children across the countryI Am ME profiles individuals and couples teaching relationship ...
fatherhoodchannel.com/.../i-am-me-edward-bastille-new-hamp...
3) The Mating Game
And Would you like a wife with that? McDonald's offers weddings | CNNGo.com
2) http://www.engagedmarriage.com/time-management/what-are-you-willing-to-give-up#comments
1)I was 8 when they last won the World Series http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/sf/history/index.jsp
Bill Coffin
Special Assistant for Marriage Education
ACF/HHS
370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, DC 20447
(202)260-1550(o);
…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/)
A Guide to Low-Cost Curricula and Resources: Marriage and Relationship, Fatherhood and Parenting,
and Financial Education available at http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/pdf/curricula_resources_guide_121509.pdf
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/healthymarriage/doc/ACF_Curriculum_Assessment_Guide.doc
http://learning.hhs.gov/elearning/cop.asp
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
For previous editions of HM Links & Clips see http://billcoffin.org
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When they began the program, they were on the verge of breaking up. "I had moved out of our home and was very angry. Although I had legitimate reasons for my anger, I had not realized how improperly we had been dealing with my feelings and the issues that arose within our relationship. Through the Marriage Resource Center we have been able to reconcile, move back in together, and are dealing with our issues in an adult-like fashion. After about four months of attending the Third Option class we are holding ourselves personally responsible for our individual decisions and actions, and are working together to make life better for the future." With a divorce rate as high as 73% in Southeast Michigan, Deniesha and Louis' story is a common one; but when the drama and destruction we see is as pervasive as it now seems we often ask, "Why should we care?...we can't really do anything about it." But the truth is that there is much that can be done, and there is an organization in Southeast Michigan that is doing it.
Founded in 2004 as a community-based 501(c)3, the Marriage Resource Center is making a significant difference in the lives of your neighbors and with families throughout the Greater Detroit area. Both daily visitors to our office and numerous workshop participants express how great the need is for the relationship-strengthening programs we offer, as well as thanking us for the impact MRC has already made on their lives.
"Your program helped save our marriage. We are now able to communicate better and are able to finally just enjoy each other without taking each other for granted." -Sara T., participant
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"Thanks for the work you perform at the Marriage Resource Center. We look forward to working with you to strengthen marriages and family." -Ken B., pastor
As trained educators, the Marriage Resource Center proactively assists people in finding solutions to their relationship challenges. Our programs are structured to teach couples open lines of communication, to handle money issues calmly, and to develop a balance between their personal and professional lives. Teens and singles learn how to develop healthy relationships from the start and to avoid situations that put them at risk of domestic violence. With appropriate funding, these programs are offered at low or even no cost to participants.
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Julie Bock
Julie Bock, CFLE, Certified Marriage Educator
Executive Director
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