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Office of Family Assistance
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| Name of Grantee: | Beech Acres Parenting Center |
| Federal Project Officer: | Phyllis Carroll (202) 401-4701 |
| Target Population: | Students, singles, married and unmarried couples |
| Federal Award Amount: | $799,999 |
| Program Name: | Building Strong Marriages and Relationships Program |
| Budget Period: | 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012 |
| Project Period: | 9/30/2011 – 9/29/2014 |
Allowable/Authorized Activities (AA): (AA II) Education in high schools on the value of marriage, relationship skills and budgeting; (AA III) Marriage education, marriage skills and relationship skills programs that may include parenting skills, financial management, conflict resolution and job and career advancement; (AA IV) Pre-marital education and marriage skills training for engaged couples and for couples or individuals interested in marriage; (AAV) Marriage enhancement and marriage skills training programs for married couples; (AA VI) Divorce reduction program that teach relationship skills; (AAVII) Marriage mentoring programs which use married couples as role models and mentors in at-risk communities.
Organizational Description: Beech Acres Parenting Center has served children and families in Greater Cincinnati for 160 years. With a mission of Strengthening Families for Children, Beech Acres Parenting Center’s programs are based on the guiding principle that parents, and other dedicated adults filling that role, all want the best for their children, and all need education, support and guidance in raising their children to achieve their unique potential. Beech Acres Parenting Center connects parents to resources, tools and support, peers and experts so they can enhance their parenting knowledge, skills and capabilities.
Use(s) of ACF Grant Funds: Grant funds will be used to increase awareness of the value of marriage and provide meaningful and effective opportunities for person who choose marriage or committed cohabitation to strengthen their relationships, thereby directly improving the potential outcomes for their children. Grantee will also incorporate case management, supportive services and job and career advancement in order to increase the ability to address the issues and barriers facing target populations. Several curriculums will be used including Love U2, PREP, Within Our Reach, Within My Reach, How to Avoid Marrying a Jerk, Beech Acres Families in Conflict, 12 Conversations for Mentoring Couples, etc.
| Grantee | |
| Contact Person: | Nathaniel Lett |
| Address: | 6881 Beechmont Avenue |
| Cincinnati, OH 45230-2907 |
| Name of Grantee: | Center for Self-Sufficiency |
| Federal Project Officer: | Rosalind Ginyard (202) 401-4989 |
| Target Population: | Individuals and couples |
| Federal Award Amount: | $1,779,393/year |
| Program Name: | Vow to Succeed |
| Budget Period: | 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012 |
| Project Period: | 9/30/2011 – 9/29/2014 |
Allowable/Authorized Activities (AA): The allowable activities to be implemented in the program are Allowable Activity (AA) II: Education in high schools on the value of marriage, relationship skills, and budgeting; AA III: Marriage education and relationship skills, including parenting skills, financial management, conflict resolution, and job and career advancement services; AA IV: Pre-marital education and marriage skills training for engaged couples and for couples or individuals interested in marriage; AA V: Marriage enhancement and marriage skills training programs for married couples; AA VII: Marriage mentoring programs, which use married couples as role models and mentors in at-risk communities and AA VIII: Programs to reduce the disincentives to marriage in means-tested aid programs.
Organizational Description: Center for Self-Sufficiency Inc. (CFSS), is a non-profit organization with 14 years of experience in developing, operating and evaluating programs to strengthen families in the areas of healthy marriage and relationship education, teen pregnancy, workforce development and welfare reform.
Use(s) of ACF Grant Funds: ACF funds will be used to provide the following services: AA II: Relationship education using the evidence-based curriculum Love U2: Relationship Smarts PLUS to high school youth; AA III and AA IV: marriage and relationship education to individuals and couples using the PREP-Within My Reach curriculum, AA V and AA VII: marriage and relationship education for married couples using PREP-Within Our Reach. Other services provided will be training and job placement for ex-offenders and other individuals, relationship education for incarcerated individuals and case management.
| Grantee | |
| Contact Person: | Angela Turner |
| Address: | 4465 N. Oakland Avenue |
| Milwaukee, WI 53211 |
| Name of Grantee: | Community Marriage Builders, Inc. |
| Federal Project Officer: | Keyon Smith (202) 401-4716 |
| Target Population: | Low-income singles, premarital couples, married couples, parenting couples, and distressed couples |
| Federal Award Amount: | $799,799/year |
| Program Name: | Southwestern Indiana Healthy Marriage Initiative |
| Budget Period: | 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012 |
| Project Period: | 9/30/2011 – 9/29/2014 |
Allowable/Authorized Activities: Community Marriage Builders (CMB) will aim to promote healthy marriages and relationships through the following allowable activities: Allowable Activity III: Marriage Education, marriage skills, and relationship skills programs that may include parenting skills, financial management, conflict resolution, and job and career advancement; Allowable Activity IV: Pre-marital education and marriage skills training for engaged couples and for couples or persons interested in marriage; Allowable Activity V: Marriage enhancement and marriage skills training program for married couples; and Allowable Activity VI: Divorce Reduction program that teach relationship skills.
Organizational Description: CMB was founded in 1998 after a United Way Needs Assessment revealed that the number one problem facing our community was the break-down of the traditional two-parent family. In response, a dedicated group of church and community leaders formed CMB, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, to work within the community to build and strengthen marriages.
Use(s) of ACF Grant Funds: Allowable Activity III: CMB will use ACF funds to provide skills-based marriage and relationship education, along with financial literacy and career advancement services to low-income individuals, parenting couples, and single parents. CMB will use Strengthening Families Program curriculum to support project activities under Allowable Activity III.
Allowable Activity IV: CMB will use ACF funds to provide skills based marriage and relationship education to individuals and/or couples preparing for marriage. CMB will use the following curricula to support project activities under Allowable Activity IV: PAIRS and P.I.C.K. (Premarital Interpersonal Choices and Knowledge) a Partner
Allowable Activity V: CMB will provide skills based marriage and relationship education to married couples looking to achieve greater levels of intimacy. CMB will use the following curricula to support project activities under Allowable Activity V: PAIRS, Marriage LINKS (Lasting Intimacy through Nurturing Knowledge and Skills) and the 8 Habits of a Successful Marriage.
Allowable Activity VI: CMB will help stepparents move from the brink of divorce through skills based marriage and relationship education. CMB will use The Stepfamily Foundation Life Series to support project activities under Allowable Activity VI.
| Grantee | |
| Contact Person: | John Phillips |
| Address: | 1229 Bellemeade Avenue |
| Evansville, IN 47714-1863 |
| Name of Grantee: | Elizabeth’s New Life Center |
| Federal Project Officer: | Charles M. Sutton (202) 401-5078 |
| Target Population: | Individuals and couples |
| Federal Award Amount: | $2,500,000/year |
| Program Name: | Healthy Marriage Promotion |
| Budget Period: | 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012 |
| Project Period: | 9/30/2011 – 9/29/2014 |
Allowable/Authorized Activities (AA): Marriage Works! Ohio will undertake the following six allowable activities: (AA I): Public advertising campaigns on the value of marriage and the skills needed to increase marital stability and health; (AA II): Education in high schools on the value of marriage, relationship skills, and budgeting; (AA III): Marriage education, marriage skills, and relationship skills programs that may include parenting skills, financial management, conflict resolution, and job and career advancement; (AA IV): Pre-marital education and marriage skills training for engaged couples and for couples interested in marriage; (AA V): Marriage enhancement and marriage skills training programs for married couples; and (AA (VI): Marriage mentoring programs which use married couples as role models and mentors in at-risk communities.
Organizational Description: Elizabeth’s New Life Center (ENLC) is a 501(c)(3) faith-based organization that specializes in the development and implementation of new and innovative programs addressing the issue facing fragile families. Established in 1989, Elizabeth’s New Life Center has delivered marriage education services in Southwest Ohio.
Use(s) of ACF Grant Funds: Elizabeth’s New Life Center’s (ENLC) Marriage Works! Ohio collaborative will utilize skill-based curricula in a broad based community intervention to promote marriage and healthy relationships in order to increase the number of two-parent, healthy married families, workforce ready individuals, and parents with improved parenting skills with corresponding reductions in the rate of co-habitation, divorces, out-of-wedlock childbirths, domestic violence, and child maltreatment.
Marriage Works! Ohio will offer comprehensive educational services that will include marriage and relationship education for high school students, engaged and married couples, as well as parenting education and job and career advancement services.
| Grantee | |
| Contact Person: | Greg Schutte |
| Address: | 359 Forest Ave, Ste 203 |
| Dayton, Ohio 45405-4559 |
| Name of Grantee: | Fathers and Families Resource/Research Center |
| Federal Project Officer: | Rosalind Ginyard (202) 401-4989 |
| Target Population: | Low- income individuals and couples |
| Federal Award Amount: | $1,780,000/year |
| Program Name: | It Starts With You! |
| Budget Period: | 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012 |
| Project Period: | 9/30/2011 – 9/29/2014 |
Allowable/Authorized Activities (AA): The allowable activity to be implemented in the It Starts With You! Program is Allowable Activity III, which is marriage education, marriage skills, and relationship skills programs that may include parenting skills, conflict resolution, financial management, and job and career advancement.
Organizational Description: The Fathers and Families Resource/Research Center, Inc., is a 501(c)(3), community-based agency, with two facility locations in Indianapolis/Marion County, Indiana. FFC is recognized locally and nationally for strong work in the areas of fatherhood (6,000 fathers served since 1993), workforce development, healthy marriage, ex-offender re-entry, and child welfare. FFC’s mission is to build a noble legacy of fatherhood – improving the life chances of children by assisting fathers in achieving self-sufficiency and in strengthening parental involvement. FFC’s commitment to the well-being of children has garnered FFC’s selection for several national efforts: the Partners for Fragile Families (PFF) Demonstration Project, Welfare to Work, the Quality Improvement Center for Non-Resident Fathers (QIC-NRF), and a DOL beneficiary-choice initiative for ex-offenders.
Use(s) of ACF Grant Funds: ACF funds will be used to: provide marriage and relationship education using PREP-Within My Reach for single individuals and PREP-Within Our Reach for couples. Job readiness training, GED preparation and testing, financial management classes, advanced training referrals, job placement and retention assistance, case management and supportive services. Additionally, ex-offender participants who complete FFC’s healthy marriage curriculum and job readiness training will be afforded subsidized employment through a transitional jobs partnership with the Indianapolis Mayor’s Office of Offender Re-Entry.
| Grantee | |
| Contact Person: | Robert Ripperger |
| Address: | 2835 North Illinois Street |
| Indianapolis, IN 46208 |
| Name of Grantee: | Marriage Resource Center of Miami Valley |
| Federal Project Officer: | Charles M. Sutton (202) 401-5078 |
| Target Population: | 1400 high school students, 220 adults, and 175 couples in the Miami Valley Region of Ohio |
| Federal Award Amount: | $798,380/year |
| Program Name: | Healthy Marriage Promotion |
| Budget Period: | 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012 |
| Project Period: | 9/30/2011 – 9/29/2014 |
Allowable/Authorized Activities (AA): The allowable activities to be implemented in The Commitment Project are: (AA I): Public advertising campaigns on the value of marriage and the skills needed to increase marital stability and health; (AA II): Education in high schools on the value of marriage, relationship skills, and budgeting; (AA III): Marriage education, marriage skills, and relationship skills programs that may include parenting skills, financial management, conflict resolution, and job and career advancement; and (AA VII): Marriage mentoring programs which use married couples as role models and mentors in at-risk communities.
Organizational Description: MRCMV was founded in January, 2004, at the initiative of JFSCC and the Turner and Nehemiah Foundations, and has demonstrated capacity to successfully work in partnership with government, community-based organizations and the local faith community to impact marriages and families in a tangible way.
Use(s) of ACF Grant Funds: The Commitment Project seeks to positively impact the lives of children and families in the Miami Valley Ohio region (Clark, Champaign and Greene Counties) by providing programs and services that support: (1) Committed, Healthy Marriages and Relationships; (2) Committed, Parenting; and (3) Increased economic stability and self-sufficiency of families served.
| Grantee | |
| Contact Person: | Ronda Nissley |
| Address: | 616 North Limestone Street, Suite 3 |
| Springfield, Ohio 45503-4161 |
| Name of Grantee: | Meier Clinics Foundation |
| Federal Project Officer: | Tanya R. Howell (202) 205-8714 |
| Target Population: | Low-income Adults and Adolescents living in Northern Illinois |
| Federal Award Amount: | $2,500,000/year |
| Program Name: | Family Bridges, Healthy Marriage Initiative (MCFB) |
| Budget Period: | 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012 |
| Project Period: | 9/30/2011 – 9/29/2014 |
Allowable/Authorized Activities (AA): The Meier Clinics project will implement the following activities: (AAI) Public Advertising Campaign; (AAII) Education in High Schools on the Value of Marriage, Relationship Skills and Budgeting; (AAIII) Marriage Education, Marriage Skills, and Relationship Skills programs, that may include parenting skills, financial management, conflict resolution and job & career advancement; (AAIV) Pre-marital Education and Marriage Skills Training; (AAV) Marriage Enhancement and Marriage Skills Training Programs for Married Couples; and (AAVI) Divorce Reduction Programs that Teach Relationship Skills and( AAVII) Marriage Mentoring Programs which use Married Couples as Role Models and Mentors in At-Risk Communities.
Organizational Description: TheMeier Clinics, Family Bridges, Healthy Marriage Initiative (MCFB) is a state agency that provides a range of services to families, the elderly, the disabled, and individuals who need assistance in maintaining or achieve their full potential for independent living and self reliance. Programs that meet basic needs including food, shelter, economic support, and health care are administered through eleven offices located throughout the State.
Use(s) of ACF Grant Funds: TheMeier Clinics, Family Bridges, Healthy Marriage Initiative (MCFB) ACF funds will be used to increase: knowledge about marriage healthy relationships; effective communication skills between partners and/or parents; knowledge about conflict resolution; commitment to healthy marriage/relationships and/or co-parenting; financial literacy and budgeting skills; working income; child support payments; and ability to secure and retain employment. The following curricula will be used to support project activities: Love U2, Welcome to the Real World, Money Matters, Strong Parents Strong Communities, Healthy Relationships Healthy Employers; Family Wellness; The Couple as the Strongest Link, Within Our Reach, PICKS, and PREPARE/ENRICH.
| Grantee | |
| Contact Person: | Alicia LaHoz |
| Address: | 2100 Manchester Road |
| Wheaton, IL 60187 |
| Name of Grantee: | Operation Keepsake, Inc. |
| Federal Project Officer: | Keyon Smith (202) 401-4716 |
| Target Population: | Low-income high school youth |
| Federal Award Amount: | $798,054/year |
| Program Name: | Marriage is for Keeps |
| Budget Period: | 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012 |
| Project Period: | 9/30/2011 – 9/29/2014 |
Allowable /Authorized Activities (AA): Operation Keepsake will aim to promote healthy marriages and relationships through the following allowable activities: (AA II): Education in high schools on the value of marriage, relationship skills, and budgeting; and (AA III): Marriage Education, marriage skills, and relationship skills programs that may include parenting skills, financial management, conflict resolution, and job and career advancement.
Organizational Description: Founded in 1988, Operation Keepsake, Incorporated is a community-based, non-profit 501(c)(3), whose mission is to challenge young people to develop to their fullest potential in life. Operation Keepsake’s offices are located in Twinsburg and Youngstown, Ohio.
Use(s) of ACF Grant Funds: (AA II): Operation Keepsake will use ACF funds to provide skills based marriage and relationship education to high school students throughout Ohio’s Cuyahoga and Mahoning counties. In addition, Operation Keepsake aims to help students understand the importance of managing their personal finances. The following curricula will be used to support project activities under (AA II): Love Doesn’t Have a Dark Side. Prepare/Enrich/Inspire for teens, and Money Habitudes.
(AA III): Operation Keepsake will use ACF funds to provide skills based marriage and relationship education, along with job and career advancement training to low-income (TANF eligible) high school/college-aged youth and parenting adults. The following curricula will be used to support project activities under Allowable Activity II: Love Doesn’t Have a Dark Side, Prepare/Enrich/Inspire for teens, and P.I.C.K.
| Grantee | |
| Contact Person: | Ms. Peggy Pecchio |
| Address: | 10568 Ravenna Road, Suite 9 |
| Twinsburg, OH 44087-1654 |
| Name of Grantee: | SGA Youth & Family Services |
| Federal Project Officer: | Phyllis Carroll (202) 401-4701 |
| Target Population: | Low-Income Couples and Individuals |
| Federal Award Amount: | $794,180 |
| Program Name: | SGA |
| Budget Period: | 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012 |
| Project Period: | 9/30/2011 – 9/29/2014 |
Allowable/Authorized Activities (AA): The allowable activities to be implemented in the program are: (AA III) Marriage education, marriage skills, and relationship skills programs that may include parenting skills, conflict resolution, financial management, and job and career advancement; and (AA V) Marriage enhancement and marriage skills training programs for married couples.
Organizational Description: Founded in 1911, SGA Youth & Family Services supports the emotional and social development of Chicago-area adolescents and young adults by providing therapy, prevention, case management and other supportive services for individuals and families.
Use(s) of ACF Grant Funds: ACF funds will be used to provide the following services:
(AA III) parenting skills; conflict resolution; marriage enhancement services; domestic violence and child maltreatment; job readiness, financial management and literacy; and (AA V) marriage and relationship education, commitment and problem solving. The following curricula will be used to support project activities: PREP and Within Our Reach (WOR).
| Grantee | |
| Contact Person: | David Patton |
| Address: | 11 E. Adams, Suite 1500 |
| Chicago, IL 60603 |
| Name of Grantee: | Toledo Area Ministries |
| Federal Project Officer: | Rosalind Ginyard (202) 401-4989 |
| Target Population: | Low-income Individuals, couples and youth |
| Federal Award Amount: | $799,999/year |
| Program Name: | Keeping It Together |
| Budget Period: | 9/30/2011 - 9/29/2012 |
| Project Period: | 9/30/2011 – 9/29/2014 |
Allowable/Authorized Activities (AA): (AA III): will provide marriage education and marriage/relationship skills, including parenting skills, financial management, conflict resolution, and job and career advancement; (AA IV): will provide pre-marital education and marriage skills training for engaged couples and individuals interested in marriage; (AA V): marriage enhancement and marriage skills training for married couples; and (AA VIII): will provide services that reduce the disincentives to marriage in means-tested aid programs and promote healthy marriage.
Organizational Description: Toledo Area Ministries (TAM) has been in continuous existence since 1886 and has grown to become the largest and oldest ecumenical organization in Ohio. TAM’s services are made up of nine core programs which are designed to address specific needs in the Community. These nine programs are: Managed Care Advocacy (senior health care), Coalition for Quality Education (public school reform), Food Stamp Outreach (SNAP enrollment), TAM Clearinghouse (intensive case management and referrals), Toledo Urban Missions (services for at-risk youth), House My People (housing), Suitably Attired (work clothing and employability services) and Feed Your Neighbor Ministry (14 food distribution locations and emergency supplies), and Second Chance (services for victims of sex trafficking and prostitution).
Use(s) of ACF Grant Funds: ACF funds will be used to: help individuals and couples of all ages with communication skills, awareness of the components of healthy relationships, empathy and emotional understanding, conflict resolution, problem solving skills, knowledge of the benefits of marriage, affection and intimacy, expression and discussion of negotiation skills, self-esteem building and assertiveness, financial management, stress and anger management and parenting skills. Intensive case management and employment services will also be provided. The following curricula will be used to support project activities: Basic Training for Couples and Nurturing Parenting.
| Grantee | |
| Contact Person: | Avis Files |
| Address: | 444 Floyd Street |
| Toledo, Ohio 43620 |
