Call for Presenters - NARME Healthy Marriages, Healthy Families Conference

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NARME “Healthy Marriages…Healthy Families Conference”

Houston, Texas 

June 27-30, 2011

Presenters Wanted!

The National Association for Relationship and Marriage Education (NARME) is currently seeking qualified, professional speakers – experts in their field - to present at the 1st Annual Healthy Marriages…Healthy Families Conference.  This conference will offer an array of topics geared towards “Building Strong Marriages, Fathers, and Families”.  In preparing for a successful event, we realize that our sessions are only as effective as our presenters.

Staying in line with the mission of NARME, it is our desire to establish a conference that will foster education for healthy marriages, responsible fathers, and strong families.  We are seeking presenters and speakers that will join us in this endeavor to deliver quality sessions as well as enhance the overall conference experience.  As we begin to select speakers for this upcoming conference, we hope that this will become a lifelong partnership as we team up to become “Champions for Children”.   

Our Theme:  “Healthy Marriages…Healthy Families”

All seminars should tie into the theme of the conference.  Presenters are expected to provide insightful information that will enhance the abilities of organizations, practitioners, and/or individuals to provide services to couples, fathers, families, and youth and single adults from diverse backgrounds.  We are looking for presenters to provide information on effective programs for marriages, fatherhood and families, best practices, tools and resources, and research.    
Each session will be approximately 90 minutes in length and should be able to provide hands-on tools for the participants.  It is highly recommended that the session be interactive.  We are also offering one, two, or three day training programs that will start on Monday, June 27th and run the indicated number of days.  Workshop sessions will be scheduled on any of the dates from Tuesday, June 28th - Thursday, June 30, 2011.   

If you are interested in presenting, please visit http://www.narmeconference.com/ to complete a Presenter Application.  Submit via email ONLY a proposal for each workshop that you desire to present.  Proposals must be received no later than 5:00 pm on Monday, January 31, 2011.  Do not submit any physical paperwork or payment until notified to do so. 

Before submitting an application, please read the Presenter Agreement ( found on page 8 of the application). Proposal selections will be made by Friday, February 18, 2011 and presenters will be notified via e-mail.  The presenters that are selected will be given right of first refusal for an exhibit booth.  Submit applications and questions via email to: presenter-applications@narmeconference.com.      

Thank you in advance for your consideration.  We hope to see you at NARME’s 1st Annual “Healthy Marriages…Healthy Families Conference”!

Best Regards,

Maggie Russell
NARME 2011 Conference Chair

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Dear Marriage CoMission Family,

The LOVE IS campaign is kicking off next week with a huge national media opportunity through the generosity of our friends at Walmart and Proctor and Gamble.  On Saturday January 8th, the LOVE IS Campaign will launch with a featured 60 second spot during the national airing of CHANGE OF PLANS (Family Movie Night) primetime movie on FOX (8pm EST).  

We want to inform and engage you, while inviting your prayer and input as we begin to steward this exciting opportunity for the Marriage Movement. The LOVE IS campaign has been designed to serve as a platform and catalyst for the Marriage Movement, reaching the public and then connecting them to resources for help...through organizations like yours! 


We are excited for the LOVE IS campaign to partner with Walmart and P&G on this unique opportunity.   These two companies are leading an amazing initiative to develop primetime TV entertainment for families to enjoy together.  CHANGE OF PLANS has an expected viewership of 7 million people!    This is a wonderful opportunity to reach the broad public with the message of hope and help for families and marriage!


Immediately following the movie, WinShape has organized a live online chat and webcast from a New York studio.  Invite your friends to watch the film and join the conversation on adoption: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184573828236681

What you can do?

1.  PROMOTE the film and webcast on adoption to your

social and community networks

(CHANGE OF PLANS on January 8th at 8pm EST on FOX)

                                                                                                                                  

2.  PASS THE WORD to your church community:  CHANGE OF PLANS is a family film about adoption.  This is a great way to build interest in an increasing important topic.

 

3.  SHARE YOUR STORY:  The LOVE IS campaign wants to feature your community's stories of hope for marriage and life-long love!  LOVEISHERE.com is a community platform to share stories of hope (site will be live by Saturday, January 8!).

 

If you have any questions or would like to become a Love Is Partner, please email Andrea Lee at  Andrea.Lee@loveishere.com.   Let's work together in 2011 to impact our culture! 

 

Blessings,

Jeff Fray and the LOVE IS Team

 

PS  We will be partnering with Family Movie Night on their upcoming movie Dear Annie as they integrate the LOVE IS campaign into the storyline of the show.  We'll keep you posted! 

If you have any questions or needs, please contact Andrea Lee at

andrea.lee@loveishere.com or 404-775-8808.

Thanks!
Marriage CoMission

FW:National Marriage Week USA: Please Post Your Events Now

From: Sheila Weber [sheila@marriagewebinar.ccsend.com] On Behalf Of Sheila Weber [sheila@letsstrengthenmarriage.org]
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 10:20 PM
To: Coffin, Bill (ACF)
Subject: [MARKETING EMAIL]National Marriage Week USA: Please Post Your Events Now

National Marriage Week USA
National Marriage Week USA / Let's Strengthen Marriage / February 7-14, 2011

PLEASE POST YOUR NATIONAL MARRIAGE WEEK EVENTS NOW.

Kindly POST any events you have planned from February 7 to 14 at our www.NationalMarriageWeekUSA.org since National Marriage Week USA will be running a full-page national newspaper ad a few days prior to that week.

We want to make sure anyone who sees our national ad CAN LOCATE YOUR EVENT or class when they plug in their home state at NationalMarriageWeekUSA.org

Please take a few seconds to easily list your event at the RED BUTTON marked POST EVENT at this link: http://www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org/events/

Please collaborate with others one week a year as we seek to elevate marriage as a national issue. We must all work together to strengthen marriage

Warmest thanks,
Sheila Weber
Executive Director, National Marriage Week USA
Sheila@letsstrengthenmarriage.org
www.NationalMarriageWeekUSA.org
 

 

        

Could you help spread the word?!

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From: Sheila Weber <sheila@letsstrengthenmarriage.org>
Date: Tue, Jan 4, 2011 at 5:18 PM
Subject: Could you help spread the word?!
To: billcoffin68@gmail.com


Kindly POST any events you have planned from February 7 to 14 since National Marriage Week USA will be running a full-page national newspaper ad a few days prior to that week.  We want to make sure anyone who sees the ad can locate your event or class when they plug in their home state at NationalMarriageWeekUSA.org

 

Please take a few seconds to easily post your event at the red button marked POST EVENT at this link: http://www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org/events/#

 

Please collaborate with others one week a year as we seek to elevate marriage as a national issue. We must all work together to strengthen marriage!

 

 

Warmest thanks,

Sheila Weber

Executive Director, National Marriage Week USA

Sheila@letsstrengthenmarriage.org

www.NationalMarriageWeekUSA.org

 

 

 

 

 

HM Links and Clips (12/30/10)

10) Marriage And Work Problems Literature Review - Infospace.com Web ...

And Couple Relationships

Literature Review... Social Work in Education, 15(4), 225-232 .... citnews.unl.edu/marriage/help/research.html

 

 9)

 

The Happiness Project: Twenty-Three Phrases to Help You Fight Right.

 

 

 

   8)Latino Marriage and Relationship Educator
Sufficient work in relationship education or marriage education along with some college considered. • Bicultural and Bilingual English and Spanish required ...
http://portland.craigslist.org/clc/npo/2135219116.html">portland.craigslist.org/clc/npo/2135219116.html

 

And Culturally Relevant Relationship, Marriage Education Curricula For ...
Developing Culturally Relevant Relationship and Marriage Education Curricula for …

 

 

 

7) NWA Healthy Marriages | Gary Smalley's Love & Laughter
Join Gary Smalley for a special 1-day marriage event as he presents his “Love & Laughter” seminar. Gary will reduce all of his marriage research and ...
www.nwamarriages.com/event_reg/eventinfo_vday.php

 

And http://www.nationalmarriageweekusa.org/events/

 

 

 

6) http://www.bettermarriages.org/?historyofacme and

 

 

A Marital Spark: 6 Principles For More Passion And Energy In Marriage | zen habits

 

 

 

 

5) The New Dad: Exploring Fatherhood within a Career Context, the Boston College Center for Work & Family http://www.bc.edu/cwf

 

And Taking the Child Out of Child Support
By Vincent DiCaro
As the nation's leading fatherhood organization, we often receive promotional materials for books about fatherhood. It's great to see more people writing …

 

 

4) Delaying Sex Might Strengthen Marriage
BusinessWeek
Waiting until marriage to have sex had the strongest correlations with positive outcomes. The study was controlled to eliminate the influence of factors ...
See all stories on this topic »

 

 

 

3) Supporting Healthy Marriage Evaluation: Early Lessons from the ...
M uses a rigorous research design to test the effectiveness of a new approac ...
www.ntis.gov/search/product.aspx?ABBR=PB2011103050

 

Or it’s free here http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/whats_new.html

 

 

 

 

2) Quotes For Love
Time, effort, and imagination must be summoned constantly to keep any relationship flourishing and growing. ~Jim Rohn ~ Families are the compass that guide ...
www.squidoo.com/quotes-for-love

 

 

 

1)

 

Married to a college football fan? I feel your pain | Deseret News

 

 

 

 

I hope to see some of you next summer here Healthy Marriages - Healthy Families Conference

  or here http://www.bettermarriages.org/?register

 

 

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education, retired

ACF/HHS

301-625-7737(h) billcoffin68@gmail.com

 

…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

 

 Note: Most of these links still work

Be sure to visit www.healthymarriageinfo.org frequently for the most current information and resources on healthy marriage. Do you know someone who would enjoy our e-mail alerts? Pass it along and share the healthy marriage knowledge. Sign up now.

http://www.futureofchildren.org/futureofchildren/publications/journals/journal_details/index.xml?journalid=37

http://www.camarriage.com/home/index.ashx?nv=2

http://www.marriedwithspecialchildren.com/  

http://www.extension.iastate.edu/marriage/

http://www.aahmi.net/files/mapping.html

http://www.arfamilies.org/family_life/marriage/default.htm

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/grantees/list10-06.htm 

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ofa/hmabstracts/index.htm

http://www.healthymarriageinfo.org

http://www.foryourmarriage.org/interior_template.asp?id=20398706

http://www.smartmarriages.org  http://www.smartmarriages.com/app/Newsletter.Subscribe

http://www.smartmarriages.com/conferencedetails.html

http://fatherhood.hhs.gov/Marriage/index.shtml

http://center.americanvalues.org

http://www.bettermarriages.org

http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/H/HE-0829/HE-0829.pdf

http://www.peerta.acf.hhs.gov/index.cfm?event=viewTopic&sectionTopicId=14#marriage

 

http://www.marriagesavers.org/sitems/index.htm

http://www.usrelationships.org/

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/project/projectIndex.jsp#strengthen

http://www.afterschool.ed.gov/programs/opre/strengthen/compreh_frmwk/reports/comp_frmwk/comp_frmwk_toc.html 

http://www.religion-online.org/showbook.asp?title=1900

http://www.buildingstrongfamilies.info

http://www.supportinghealthymarriage.org/index.html

http://marriagecalculator.acf.hhs.gov/marriage/

http://www.marriagemagazine.org

http://www.couplecare.info/CcareAbstracts.htm

http://www.okmarriage.orghttp://www.familiesok.org

http://www.f4agm.blogspot.com/

 

http://unlforfamilies.unl.edu/

http://www.healthymarriagesgr.org/

http://futuronow.org/

 

http://www.helpourmarriage.org/

http://flweb211.myflorida.com/list_need.asp?id=19

 

http://www.uga.edu/prosaam/index.html

http://www.thecompassionatecommunity.com/issues/marriage.php

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/marriage/interviews/horn.html 

http://www.beechacres.org/family/home.asp 

http://www.familyfacts.org/results.cfm?Key=7

http://www.addictionandfamily.org/

 

http://www.hec.ohio-state.edu/eseminars/RME

http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=34927&pf=3&page=1

http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/opre/strengthen/serv_delivery/reports/systematic_rev/sys_intro.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/19/health/psychology/19coup.html?ex=1163048400&en=1e292c472107459b&ei=5070

http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1741-3729.2006.00418.x

http://www.familiesok.org/

http://www.familyministries.org/FirstYearsForever/archive.htm

http://www.childtrends.org/Files/CT_HealthyMarriage.pdf

http://www.gcmarriage.org/

http://www.winst.org/princetonprinciples/contents.html

http://aspe.hhs.gov/hsp/06/OMI/rb.pdf

http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/intimate/table/wommar.htm

http://www.brookings.edu/events/2008/0516_healthy_marriage.aspx

http://www.rd.com/openContentCategory.do?contentCategoryId=703

http://marriage.rutgers.edu/

http://www.hhs.gov/children/index.shtml#family

http://www.americanvalues.org/index.html#marriage

http://www.anthemnorthtexas.org/

http://www.wyofams.org/

http://www.alabamamarriage.org/

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/17/fashion/weddings/17FIELDBOX.html?ex=1186290000&en=f3ad001932193004&ei=5087&excamp=mkt_at4

http://www.familybridgeschicago.org/

 

http://www.foundationformarriage.org/

http://ssw.unc.edu/jif/

http://www.marriedandlovingit.org/

http://www.strongbonds.org/skins/strongbonds/display.aspx

 

http://www.nrepp.samhsa.gov/programfulldetails.asp?PROGRAM_ID=86

http://healthymarriagetips.com/Money.htm

HM Links & Clips (12/29/10) #161

 

10) High Plains Coalition: Academic Achievement
THE CASE FOR MARRIAGE EDUCATION AS CRITICAL FOR SCHOOL ACHIEVEMENT: Children from divorced homes perform more poorly in reading, spelling and math and ...

 

 

9)

Divorce Research: Top Findings of 2010

 

 

8) Kent Bush: Tell other couples you're not perfect We all could do better reaching out to our friends who are having trouble in relationships instead of comparing notes about what we have heard on the grapevine. Showing another couple the mountains you've climbed can make their molehills seem less daunting. http://www.timesreporter.com/archive/x1882974303/Kent-Bush-Tell-other-couples-youre-not-perfect

 

7) Benefits in Delaying Sex Until Marriage
WebMD
... was in marriage ...” Sign up today for WebMD's Sex & Relationships newsletter and get trusted information that will help keep your relationships healthy ...
See all stories on this topic »

 

6) Study of twins confirms marriage reduces bad behaviour http://www.ionainstitute.org/index.php?id=1196

 

5) http://www.womansday.com/Articles/Family-Lifestyle/Relationships/The-5-Stages-of-a-Marriage.html

 

4) The Four Horsemen | in Chapter 16: SFL | from Psychology: An Introduction by Russ Dewey

And

 

How to Fight Fair in Marriage

 

3) http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2010/12/29/expertnet-wiki-update and http://foryourmarriage.org/

 

2) Marriage Proposal | Engagement Video | Rockefeller Center | Christmas (Wonder if they have the skills to survive and thrive in marriage—BC)

 

1) Couples Grow Old, Happy and Sad Together
Fox News
 "There are all kinds of changes in perception that occur over the course of a marriage that make you look at it ...

 

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education

Billcoffin68@gmail.com

 

For previous editions of HM Links & Clips see http://billcoffin.org

 

HM Links & Clips (12/28/10) #160

10) Penn State Live - Relationship-strengthening class improves life ...

  … "Parents should not underestimate the importance of the types of support they provide for one another for their child's welfare," said Feinberg. "The fact is that children's well-being is dependent on parents' interactions."

 

And PDF of Family Foundations Overview - Summary

 

 

9) On Forgiveness (NYT)
By CHARLES L. GRISWOLD In order to forgive others, victims must put aside revenge. But what are the other conditions of true forgiveness?

 

 

8) 2010 December « The Black Wives' Club
To our knowledge, ProSAAM is the first major marriage education curriculum to so thoroughly focus on prayer as a fundamental element of what is taught. ...

 

 

7) My New Year's Resolution: Save Marriage
Huffington Post (blog)
All the women in my life urged me to keep my marriage together. "Relationships have ups and downs," my sage girlfriend Lisa would counsel. ...

 

 

6) Project focusing on fatherhood
Buffalo News
By Jay Rey A local video producer and radio personality is going public with an issue he believes needs to be discussed in the black community: fatherhood. ...

 

And Fathers in the News - Top Fatherhood Stories of 2010
Many fathers have been in the news during 2010, and a number of important stories about fathers and fatherhood have appeared in the news as well.

 

 

5) http://www.markmerrill.com/2010/12/28/10-ways-to-push-your-spouse-away/#

 

 

4) Register now: Mastering the Mysteries of Love Communication Training
... the marriages and relationships of our church members, as well as others. This course is great to incorporate in a Marriage Education Ministry. ...
www.uts.edu/faculty/287.html

 

 

3) Yes, That's So Wrong
Kathryn Lopez, Townhall.com

 

 

2) http://www.allprodad.com/top10/marriage/10-creative-ways-to-spend-more-time-with-your-wife#

 

And

 

35 Gifts Your Children Will Never Forget | Becoming Minimalist

 

1.                              And one for your parents A Tribute: The Best Gift You Can Give Your Parents - FamilyLife.com

Over the last decade, hundreds of people have written to describe how they took my advice and wrote a special Tribute to their parents. ...
www.familylife.com/site/apps/nl/content3.asp?c=dnJHKLNnFoG&b...

 

 

 

1) Gregory Kane: In praise of Daniel Patrick Moynihan 45 years later

Read more at the Washington Examiner: http://washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/columnists#ixzz19RdPK1YM

 

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education

ACF/HHS

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, DC  20447

(202)260-1550(o); email address starting next week is billcoffin68@gmail.com

 

…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

#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

 

 

From: 33questions@aweber.com on behalf of Michael Webb
[33questions@theromantic.com]
Sent: Monday, December 27, 2010 9:07 PM
To: Coffin, Bill (ACF)
Subject: [MARKETING EMAIL]Michael Webb's Secrets of Blissful
Relationships

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Secrets of Blissful Relationships


from Michael Webb, the web's #1 relationship author and expert


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Love, Marriage and Sex
by Michael Webb

The other day a friend was sharing with Athena and me that when their first son was born they were so excited at the new adventure that they did some things they later regretted. One of those things was to begin feeding him solid foods when he was only two months old. Practically every authority recommends that you wait until a baby is at least five or six months until they begin eating foods.
Their digestive systems aren't typically mature enough to handle solids and you greatly increase a child's chance of having allergies and other problems if you introduce food too soon.

Now here is some advice many of you probably don't want to hear about what you shouldn't do early on in your relationship and I'll probably get a lot of nasty mail because of it. But I don't write on tough issues to be popular. I write it to help people have blissful relationships.

If you want to have a blissful relationship, don't ruin the chances by introducing things into your relationship until you are ready for it.

I'm constantly bewildered when people can't figure out why they keep having failed relationships when they muddle them with physical intimacy. It's fairly common for couples to kiss on their first date, begin caressing soon afterwards and start a sexual relationship within a few weeks or months of knowing each other.

While I'm not going to tell you how long you should wait to begin kissing, hugging and making non-sexual contact, I'm going to boldly state that our bodies and minds are not designed for sexual relationships until marriage/life-time commitment. The two go hand and hand and to try to separate them causes a lot of emotional turmoil in our relationships.

The average American has ten sexual partners before they are married. They either think each partner is "the one" or they think sex is so wonderful they don't want to miss out on the opportunity.
Sex is indeed wonderful and very special and saving it for the wedding night is treating it as something special. Sharing it with practically everyone you date makes it rather ordinary.

Here are just a few of the emotional problems pre-marital sex can
cause:
* When you sleep with someone you aren't married to, they begin to get concerned with how many other people you have slept with. * If you are willing to have sex with someone you aren't married to, will you feel the same after you are married? Rates of affairs are dramatically higher with those who engage in lots of pre-marital sex compared to those who were virgins when married.

* One has a tendency to compare themselves with their mate's previous conquests. Since sexual relationships were designed for married couples, your mind naturally begins pushing the relationship further along than where you might be.

* You might not even know the person you are sleeping with but you start forming an emotional attachment to them. Many couples who really shouldn't be together are married because a pre-marital sexual relationship "bonded" them together when they wouldn't have bonded without being physically intimate.

I've talked with quite a few people who waited to begin a sexual relationship until they were married and none of them have regretted it. I've chatted with numerous people who began a sexual relationship before the wedding and practically all of them had regrets. Now, I am NOT advocating that you blindly marry someone without knowing their thoughts, ideas, dreams and wishes are regarding sex.
My 1000 Questions for Couples has 100s of questions about sex that should be discussed prior to marriage. You can get it here:
http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=Cm0Sd&m=1ppK_KGheTyje1&b=3Tr3Y_Xzf3CFz8yYGbIMww While waiting to have sex until you are married won't guarantee a blissful relationship, it will certainly cause your mate to honor and respect you much more than if you didn't.

Love, marriage and sex -- let's keep them in that order.

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82% Give THIS For Christmas

I was reading a survey the other day that 82% of couples report that lovemaking was one of the *gifts* given for the holidays.

**FOR LADIES**
If you want to shock and delight your man then read these smokin hot tips from Jill Rilla.
She is phenomenal!!!!

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W H O I S M I C H A E L W E B B Michael Webb is: Athena's loving husband. Best-selling author (over a dozen books). Media Celebrity (over 500 TV & Radio appearances). Founder, TheRomantic.com. Founder, National Resurrect Romance Week (2nd week in August). Founder, Love One Another Charitable Foundation

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Sent: Tuesday, December 28, 2010 5:32 AM
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Ozarks Marriage Matters

In This Issue:
  • Sit Back, Relax, and Take a Minute ...
  • Merry Christmas from the Operation Us Staff
  • One Hour Host Training for Individuals or Couples January 5, 2011
  • Getaway Together Marriage Retreat - January 14-15, 2011
  • Keep an Eye Out for Our New Billboard Series 
  • Ask Your Relationship Questions
      
OMM News & Notes: Promoting Healthy Relationships December 28, 2010
Just in Case You Missed It . . . We're Repeating Last Week's Newsletter!
 
Sit Back, Relax and Take a Minute . . .
by Dr. Jennifer Baker  

Man_Relaxing_in_ChairWe know you're busy. It's that time of the year, but today we hope you'll take just a few minutes to sit back, relax and listen to area folks talking about the impact Operation Us has had in their lives and the lives of people they know and serve. All you need to do is click on the links below to hear firsthand from people who've worked with the Operation Us project and seen the benefits. -->

If you still have some doubts about how valuable it can be for your faith community to be involved with the work of Operation Us and Ozarks Marriage Matters, click on the link below to hear 417 area clergy talking about the impact Operation Us has had in their church and community.

HM Links & Clips (12/27/10) #159 (same # as 2008)

 

10) http://www.assets4families.org/index.html and Register Now - Region VI Family Strengthening Summit

 

 

9) Marriage keeps you healthy: study - Silobreaker
Marriage keeps you healthy, even though it can make men fat, U.S. government researchers said on Wednesday. Married people are less likely to smoke, ...

 

And The Middle Class Constantly Seeks Stability
Barbara Dafoe Whitehead, New York Times “Room for Debate” blog, 12/23/10

 

 

 

8) 2010-12 Winter Newsletter
At Healthy Marriages, you can find opportunities to reach out and help another .... If you would like to host a Healthy Marriage event, give us a call! ...

 

And Effective Family Strengthening Interventions | PDFChaser | Best ...
The focus of OJJDP's Family Strengthening Series is to provide assistance to ongoing ... to repli-cate these findings and to further explore the elements of ...

 

 

 

7) Give kids happy, healthy marriage
Monroe News Star
Say you don't have a healthy marriage? Do something in 2011 to change that. Attend a marriage retreat. Read a marriage book. There are dozens of excellent ...

 

And The B.E.S.T. (Building and Enriching Stronger Tennessee) Families ...
implementing the marriage education program. From this information, the .... respondents felt people should be required to take a marriage education course ...

 

 

 

6) New Webinar: Planning and Applying for Fatherhood Funding | Alliance1
This webinar is in response to the federal government's recent authorization of $75 million for fatherhood programming in the 2011 fiscal year. ...

 

And National Partnership for Community Leadership (NPCL)
Purchase copies of The Fatherhood Development Curriculum at reduced rates. ... The NPCL Fatherhood Development Curriculum has the distinction of being the ...

 

And Integrating Healthy Marriage Skills in Responsible Fatherhood Programs

 

 

5) Healthy Relationship | PDF Finder | PDF Search Engine
Appealing to Teens to Participate in Healthy Marriage/ Relationship Education Appealing to Teens to Participate in Healthy Marriage/Relationship Education ...

 

And NIHMP BROCHURE - gt I Nbrak
American communities about the value of healthy marriages ... l would like to introduce the Nebraska Indian Healthy Marriage. Project and the NIH MP Staff. ...

 

 

 

4)  Michele Weiner-Davis: Terri, Thanks for writing such a thoughtful ...
But good marriage therapy and marriage education can radically change a marriage . Seeking help rather than an affair partner, is my preferred solution. ...
www.huffingtonpost.com/.../the-state-of-affairs_b_795993_71...

 

And Google Answers: Granular statistics on US divorce rate.

 

 

 

 

3) High Plains Coalition: Get Involved
Attend a Marriage Education or Relationship Skills class, and tell your friends ... Receive training to become a facilitator of a Marriage Education or ...

 

 

 

 

 

 

2) About 7000 more Iowans to qualify for food assistance
Radio Iowa
The flyer cites a variety of statistics, noting that spouses in a healthy marriage are less likely to drink heavily or use marijuana and their children ...

 

And Should Parents Fight In Front Of Kids?
WDSU New Orleans
Fights meant divorce in my mind. My parents generally argued over money and the stress associated with it, along with daily issues such as the laundry and ...

 

 

 

1) Smart Marriages®: Time and Hax / Worst Relationship Songs / Famili ...
By Diane
Fatherhood and Marriage Leadership Institute ----------------------------------- -------- - FOR INFORMATION about how to post to the Smart Marriages® newslist; subscribe or UNSUBSCRIBE, or an archive of all past posts: ...

 

And Smart Marriages®: Without Daddy/ Cast in America/ Top 10 / Eclipse ...
By Diane
Doing Without/ You Saved Me · Invitation to be Part Marriage Education history . .. FAQs / Twilight Toll on Marriage (really?) / Child... NPR Link / Innovations in divorce prevention / NYS... On NPR today / Fundraising and Partnerships ...

 

Bill Coffin

Special Assistant for Marriage Education

ACF/HHS

370 L’Enfant Promenade, SW Washington, DC  20447

(202)260-1550(o);

 Billcoffin68@gmail.com (new email address starting in Jan)

 

For previous editions of HM Links & Clips see http://billcoffin.org

HM Links & Clips (12/14/10) #151 - Coffin Corner
4) Links - Mississippi Healthy Marriage Initiative ... Another seeming contradiction to working at a healthy marriage nonprofit is that I am the product of ...

 

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National Marriage Project Newsletter

National Marriage Project Update                    December, 2010
Mission
The National Marriage

Project (NMP) is a

nonpartisan,

nonsectarian,

and interdisciplinary

initiative located at

the University of

Virginia. The Project's

mission is to provide

research and analysis on

the health of marriage in

America, to analyze the

social and cultural forces

shaping contemporary

marriage, and to identify

strategies to increase

marital quality and

stability.
 
 
 

New Research:
When Marriage Disappears
On Monday, Dec. 6, 2010, the National Marriage Project and the Institute for American Values released the latest edition of The State of Our Unions. This year's edition offers an essay entitled, "When Marriage Disappears: The Retreat from Marriage in Middle America." The report chronicles the waning fortunes of marriage in Middle America, as well as the cultural, economic, and religious roots of the retreat from marriage in Middle America. It also explains why marriage is getting stronger among highly educated and affluent Americans. http://www.virginia.edu/marriageproject/ -->
In the News:
The National Marriage Project was featured in a recent New York Times "Room for Debate" roundtable on cohabitation and remarriage:
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