African American Healthy Marriage Conference June 19-21

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hosts its annual African American Healthy Marriage Initiative (AAHMI) Conference on June 19-21, 2007.  This year’s theme is “Healthy People, Healthy Families: Connecting Marriage Research to Practice”.

The African American Healthy Marriage Initiative is an outreach effort to promote and strengthen the institution of healthy marriage in the black community.  ACF has partnered with national, civic, faith-based and community organizations to offer marriage education services to Americans who may not have such opportunities in their neighborhoods.

Sessions during the conference include good news about African American fathers; the three anchor institutions of family, education and faith; and military couples with children and the impact of separation on their relationships.  Speakers scheduled to appear include Ronald Mincy, Ph.D., of Columbia University, School of Social Work; Robert Franklin, Ph.D., presidential distinguished professor of social ethics at Emory University; Wilson Goode, Sr., director of Amachi and former mayor of Philadelphia; and Jerry Regier, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, ASPE, HHS. 

WHO:                        Diann Dawson, ACF Office of Regional Operations
                                  
WHAT:                      African American Healthy Marriage Conference

WHEN:                    June 19-21, 2007
                       
WHERE:                    University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill
                                  (Friday Center)

To schedule an interview with ACF’s Diann Dawson, contact Tara Wall at
202-401-9215 or tara.wall@acf.hhs.gov.

 

 

 

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