Coffin Corner

10) http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columns/Republican-plan-ignores-the-American-family-crisis-1105436-104294993.html

And Marriage is antidote to poverty BizTimes
Consider marriage's economic power Marriage drops the poverty rate in America by about 80 percent among families with the same education level In Wisconsin ...

And Marriage shows the way out of poverty
Sacramento Bee
But does she know that having a baby outside marriage will put her and her child at serious risk of living in poverty? Last year, poverty in America grew ...

9) Marriages in Cecil could benefit from federal grant
Cecil Whig
CECIL WHIG PHOTO BY ADELMA GREGORY-BUNNELL One of several billboards designed by county students to promote the Cecil County Healthy Marriage Initiative is ...

8) Leading Change: A Plan for SAMHSA's Roles and Actions 2011 – 2014

and http://www.healthcare.gov/ and http://www.appsforhealthykids.com/

7) Relationship Help: Why Patience is a Marital Virtue ...
By Richard
Patience is essential to a healthy marriage/relationship. This article gives you specific skills to help make patience a regular part of your relationship.

6) Have you seen the marriagetweets daily?  http://t.co/7YyW9uN ...it changes daily

5) Marriage and Domestic Violence

4) http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org/recursos-en-espa-ol1

3) http://familyscholars.org/2010/10/04/on-divorce-and-the-mission/-3023

2) The AAMFT 2011 Annual Conference Call for Abstracts
“The Science of Relationships”
Fort Worth, Texas
September 22-25, 2011
Click here to submit an abstract

1) Washington-area federal workers can share bicycles for commuting and wellness initiatives.

Full story: http://www.govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=46258&dcn=e_gvet

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education

ACF/HHS

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, DC  20447

(202)260-1550(o);

Bill.Coffin@acf.hhs.gov

…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

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