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.
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The Welfare Peer Technical Assistance (TA) Network sponsored a multi-State TA event on July 15-16, 2003, in Oklahoma City, OK. This event was co-coordinated with Public Strategies, the public relations firm that manages the Oklahoma Marriage…

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Authored by David J. Fein. This paper has been produced as part of the Supporting Healthy Evaluation being conducted by Abt Associates.

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The Rockefeller Institute of Government's Roundtable on Religion and Social Policy recently hosted a panel discussion on healthy marriage on June 28, 2004. The following report is a transcript of the event. Speakers include Richard P. Nathan,…

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Authored by Hope Corman, Rider University, National Bureau of Economic Research; Nancy E. Reichman, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; and Kelly Noonan, Rider University, National Bureau of…

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To support further progress in this area, ACF is sponsoring a large-scale, comprehensive demonstration and evaluation of programs designed to strengthen relationships and support the marital aspirations of unmarried couples expecting a child: the…

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Authored by Robert E. Rector and Melissa G. Pardue, this research report by the Heritage Foundation provides a comprehensive overview of the research pertaining to healthy marriages and President Bush's Healthy Marriage Initiative. The report…