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.
Webinar / Webcast

This web conference was hosted on November 6, 2019 by Prevent Connect, a national project of California Coalition Against Sexual Assault, and sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The web conference introduced…

Policy Announcement / Memoranda

The Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) seeks public comment on potential changes to performance measures for the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) program. Developed in 2014, the program’s current metrics include…

Stakeholder Resource

This blogpost, authored by the Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families, highlights the agency’s work in promoting and supporting healthy marriages through 45 grantee organizations. The blogpost also identifies how…

Stakeholder Resource

This Administration for Children and Families blogpost, authored by the Senior Advisor of the Office of Child Support Enforcement, presents key highlights of the Fatherhood Summit that occurred in June 2019. Many Summit presentations noted that…

Stakeholder Resource

This National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse data set analyzes statistics on substance use, misuse, and abuse among resident fathers. The data analysis examines tobacco, marijuana, alcohol use, binge and heavy drinking, medication and inhalant…

Research-To-Practice Brief

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation issue brief covers ongoing Administration for Children and Families (ACF) research and evaluation projects regarding the Responsible Fatherhood grant program, noncustodial parents, and fathers and…