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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This blogpost summarizes findings from two new nationally representative studies under the Couple Relationships and Transitions Experiences (CREATE) study that examines the importance of marital interventions in early marriage. The interventions…

Research-To-Practice Brief

The Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP), a key program of the Family and Youth Services Bureau of the Administration on Children, Youth and Families, was created to address teen pregnancy. PREP grantees are required to include the…

Dataset

This Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation report provides data that assesses the third cohort of Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) grantees following their grant award in 2015. Data snapshots cover client recruitment and…

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This annotated bibliography offers resources to practitioners and researchers within the Healthy Marriage and Relationship Education (HMRE) field that may help them adapt, develop, and test new or refined strategies for working with diverse…

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The “Success Sequence” is a proven formula to help young adults succeed in America. The three steps are

  1. get at least a high school degree; then
  2. get a full-time job; and lastly,
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The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse Virtual Collaborative Community is an online platform for fatherhood practitioners to engage in dialogue around topics relevant to responsible fatherhood. Participants of the community can engage…