Coffin Corner

10) A daunting children's divide

…America's tragic number -- tragic because it is difficult to conceive remedial policies -- is 70 percent. This is the portion of African American children born to unmarried women.

AndHealthy Marriage Semin - Reversing the Ripple Effect:
The Findings of the Philadelphia Healthy Marriage Project. Funded by the Administration for Children and Families. Introduction – Rita DeMaria, Ph.D. ...

9) http://www.uclarelationshipinstitute.org/d/practical-tools_main

8)  Marriage Check-up
Marriage Matters Resources and discussions for Healthy Marriages.
www.healthy-marriage.com/our-blogs/tip-of-the.../396.html

And  Education for 'Happily Ever After' Marriages
The Fatherhood Channel
That understanding highlights an important difference to marriage education built on a foundation of emotional literacy (the ability to understand, express, ...

7) Workshops - Harris County Premarital Workshop
Premarital and Marriage Education for Couples. Please note this is an ongoing workshop that meets every Monday evening beginning Sept. ...
www.togetherhouston.net/component/option.../view,details/

6) Birthrates, Marriage Rates and Divorce Rates Fell in 2009
New York Times (blog)
The marriage and divorce rates also fell in 2009. The center estimates that there were 6.8 marriages per 1000 people in 2009, after a rate of 7.1 and 7.3 ...
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5) County gets almost $45000 for fatherhood program
The Enterprise Ledger
District Judge Paul Sherling announced that Coffee County has been awarded nearly $45000 from the state court system to fund a fatherhood initiative. ...

4) Do Spouses Grow Alike as Time Passes?
WebMD
The researchers say that husbands and wives followed over time did not become more alike with more years of marriage. So contrary to popular belief, ...

3) The seven secrets of a happy life
Financial Times
The calculation of prices of various non-marketable goods such as the joy of friendship or marriage, first put forward in the early 1990s by the University ...

2) My what-if question is this: what if my parents hadn't saved their ...
By Noel Meador
So, my what-if question is this: what if my parents hadn't saved their marriage? Realizing how close I was to missing out on that has taught me the value of a healthy relationship between parents, and the huge impact it has on kids. ...

1) Family Expectations Report Executive Summary:  Please see http://www.publicstrategies.com/default1.asp?ID=90.  It’s at the bottom of the page.

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