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) (pdf)
- Spanish Version
- Healthy Marriage Matters
to ACF
- Spanish Version
- Hispanic Healthy
Marriage Initiative (HHMI) (pdf)
- Hispanic American Marriage Statistics
- 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 (pdf -1042 KB)
- The Importance of Faith and Religion in Delivering Marriage Education Services to Hispanic Couples (pdf - 1024KB)
- Cultural Adaptation and Relationship Dynamics (pdf - 865 KB)
- Gender Norms and the Role of the Extended Family (pdf - 1,029 KB)
- Resources for Program Developers and Staff
- Summary of Issues to be Considered in Program Recruitment (pdf - 774 KB)
- Summary of Issues to be Considered in Curriculum Adaptation (pdf - 774 KB)
- Special Issues to be Considered in Marriage Education Curricula Adaptation (pdf - 919 KB)
- Summary of Issues to Be Considered in Program Implementation
- Working with Recent Immigrants
- Summary of Issues to Be Considered for Program Leadership (pdf - 1,230 KB)
- Tips for Healthy Marriage Programs
- HHMI Research Meeting Participants
- Resources for Researchers, Evaluators, and Program Directors
- Working Papers
- Additional Material
- HHMI Resource List (pdf-784kb)New!
- Hispanic Healthy Marriage Newsletter (doc-89kb)New!
- Hispanic-Targeted Healthy Marriage Programs (pdf-79kb)
- HHMI listserv
- Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative: Literature Review on Hispanic Families
- How Other States Use TANF dollars
- Spanish/English Marriage Education Curriculum (pdf-192kb)
Spanish Version
Pongamos término a la inequidad social en el matrimonio (pdf)