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

      Inciativa para Matrimonios Hispanos Saludables (pdf)
      
      

  • Healthy Marriage Matters to ACF
    
    • Spanish Version

      Matrimonios Saludables Son Importantes Para ACF (pdf)

  
  
• Hispanic American Marriage Statistics
  • Is a Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative Relevant to the Hispanic/Latino Community? (pdf)
    
    Spanish Version
  • Es aplicable para la comunidad Latina llevar a cabo una Iniciativa de Matrimonios Saludables en la Población Hispana? (pdf)
    
    
    
• 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
      
      • Tips Sheet for Program Recruitment (pdf - 486 KB)
      • Tips Sheet for Marriage Education Curriculum Adaptation (pdf - 478 KB)
      • Tips Sheet for Working with Recent Immigrants
      • Tips Sheet for Program Leaders (pdf - 494 KB)
      • Tips Sheet for Building Confianza - Trust in the Latino Community (pdf-272 KB)
    • HHMI Research Meeting Participants
    • HHMI Research Meeting Participants (pdf - 1,255 KB)
• 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)
• Web-Based Program Planning for Healthy Marriages Grants
  
  
  Spanish Version
  Pongamos término a la inequidad social en el matrimonio (pdf)