Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood

This webpage provides resources to support TANF programs in supporting positive outcomes for families by providing strategies to align and partner with Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) programs.
Young daughter with her mother, father and dog, enjoying together in park.

Compendium of Curricula: National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse

Stakeholder Resource

The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse offers a comprehensive compendium of fatherhood curricula designed to support responsible parenting, healthy relationships, and economic stability. These evidence-informed and promising program…

TANF and the Oregon Child Support Program

Profile / Case Study

Oregon offers an example of how coordination between Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and child support programs can improve services for families. This resource explains how the two programs work together in practice, including…

FATHER Project, a program of Goodwill/Easter Seals Minnesota

Innovative Programs

Horizon Communities in Prison

Innovative Programs

Using Active Listening to Build Stronger Two-Parent Households and Improve TANF Participant Outcomes

Video

This is the first video in a three-part series that aims to help Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs incorporate communication skill-building techniques from Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) programs that can…

Using Relationship Agreements to Build Stronger Two-Parent Households and Improve TANF Participant Outcomes 

Video

This is the second video in a three-part series that aims to help Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) programs incorporate communication skill-building techniques from Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) programs that…