Healthy Marriage Matters to ACF

President Bush has proposed a Healthy Marriage Initiative to help couples, who have chosen marriage for themselves, gain access to services where they can acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to form and sustain healthy marriages.

Recognizing the research that indicates that two-parent, married families represent the ideal environment for raising children, Congress included marriage, family formation, and fatherhood as key elements in the PRWORA of 1996 (welfare reform legislation, TANF).

HHMI Mission

The HHMI is a focused strategy within the Healthy Marriage Initiative. The goal of the HHMI is to address the unique cultural, linguistic, demographic, and socio-economic needs of children and families in Hispanic communities.

HHMI Documents

• Fact Sheets
  • Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative (HHMI)
    
    • Spanish Version

      Inciativa para Matrimonios Hispanos Saludables
      

  • Healthy Marriage Matters to ACF
    
    • Spanish Version

      Matrimonios Saludables Son Importantes Para ACF

  
  
• Hispanic American Marriage Statistics
  • Is a Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative Relevant to the Hispanic/Latino Community?
    
    Spanish Version
  • Es aplicable para la comunidad Latina llevar a cabo una Iniciativa de Matrimonios Saludables en la Población Hispana?
    
    
    
• Resources for Healthy Marriage Programs
  
  • Working Papers
    
    The following documents are working papers. They are intended to provide support to program administrators as they expand or implement new marriage education services for Hispanic couples. These working papers contain the most current information available but are not intended to provide a comprehensive review of the issues. Additional documents will be added to this website as promising practices emerge and the field of marriage education in the Hispanic community continues to grow.
    
    • Resources for Researchers, Evaluators, and Program Directors
      
      • Measuring Program and Marital Satisfaction Among Hispanic Couples
      • The Importance of Faith and Religion in Delivering Marriage Education Services to Hispanic Couples
      • Cultural Adaptation and Relationship Dynamics
      • Gender Norms and the Role of the Extended Family
    • Resources for Program Developers and Staff
      
      • Summary of Issues to be Considered in Program Recruitment
      • Summary of Issues to be Considered in Curriculum Adaptation
      • Special Issues to be Considered in Marriage Education Curricula Adaptation
      • Summary of Issues to Be Considered in Program Implementation
      • Working with Recent Immigrants
      • Summary of Issues to Be Considered for Program Leadership
    • Tips for Healthy Marriage Programs
      
      • Tips Sheet for Program Recruitment
      • Tips Sheet for Marriage Education Curriculum Adaptation
      • Tips Sheet for Working with Recent Immigrants
      • Tips Sheet for Program Leaders
    • HHMI Research Meeting Participants
    • HHMI Research Meeting Participants
• Additional Material 

• HHMI Resource List New!
• HHMI listserv
• Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative: Literature Review on Hispanic Families
• How Other States Use TANF dollars
• Spanish/English Marriage Education Curriculum



Spanish Version
Pongamos término a la inequidad social en el matrimonio