DEADLINES - Tapping federal marriage funding - Tapes - 7/02

Tue Jul 23 13:59:32 EDT 2002

subject: DEADLINES - Tapping federal *marriage* funding -  Tapes - 7/02

from: Smart Marriages

Many of you have asked for information about sources of funding for marriage
support activities.  As you know, the $300 million marriage-strengthening
legislation is stalled in the US Senate. Thus the need to focus on
alternative funding sources.

Go to the smartmarriages.com web site and click on Marriage Reports for the
info on current federal funding streams and DEADLINES.

At the Smart Marriages conference, leaders from the Administration for
Children and Families at the Department of Health and Human Services
(ACF/HHS) presented on the initiative and on alternative funding streams.  I
encourage anyone interested, to purchase the tapes of the sessions. The
tapes make clear that the feds are interested in collaborative,
community-based efforts that provide services for at-risk populations. This
will also be the federal interest if and when congress appropriates
significant money for marriage-strengthening activities. If you don't have
time to meet the current deadlines, you should get the tapes and begin to
work on developing community-wide marriage initiatives for future
applications.

The crucial tapes are Wade Horn's keynote #752-002 "Marriage Matters"
and Chris Gersten's session #752-320 "The President's Marriage Initiative".

Horn lays out the rationale for govt involvement in marriage-strengthening
activities - everyone who is working at strengthening marriage in the
community needs to memorize this one. He describes the need for marriage
strengthening programs in a fashion that almost everyone can support.
Understanding his approach will help you make new allies and build capacity
for marriage support in your communities.

In a follow-up session #320, Gersten, Horn's principle deputy,  presents
strategies for connecting to Regional ACF offices across the country;
describes available money that allows for marriage strengthening
initiatives; provides info on research, application deadlines - one DEADLINE
is August 6 and another is Aug 13th; but most important describes the kinds
of capacity-building, community efforts that the govt wants to encourage.

Order the tapes at 800-241-7785 or FAX: 770-447-0543.  While your at it, I
suggest that if you are interested in organizing at the community level, you
get the complete "Movers and Shakers - Community" series.

16-tape MOVERS AND SHAKERS - COMMUNITY SERIES:

752 - 002 - Marriage Matters - Wade Horn (available on audio or video)
752 - 320 - The President's Marriage Initiative - Gersten

752 - 003  In the Community keynote featuring Julie Baumgardner, Rick Marks
and Bill Doherty with Continuum of Care, First Things First, and Citizen
Marriage. (available on audio or video)
752 - 201 - Oklahoma: Leading the Way - Hendrick; Ooms; Stanley; Myrick
752 - 202 - State of Our Unions 2002 - Popenoe; Whitehead
752 - 305 - Welfare Reform and Marriage - Rector; Steisel; Oooms
752 - 307 - Fragile Families - Dion; Jones; Carlson
752 - 312 - Community Marriage Policies - McManus
752 - 314 - The Michigan Mediation Project - Sheridan; Brown; Posthumus
752 - 407 - Teen Sex Ed: The Missing Link - Maynard; Sonenstein; Pearson;
Ooms
752 - 410 - Building Marriage Communities in Congregations - Doherty; Von
Weiss
752 - 503 - Research You Can Use - Stanley; Markman; DeMaria
752 - 506 - How to Talk to State Legislators - panel
752 - 508 - Changing a Culture: First Things First - Baumgardner; Slack
752 - 712 - Marriage Movement: Generation Next - Krafsky
752 - 813 - Transforming Communites Grassroots Style - Brown; Slack;
Baumgardner; Barlow; Doherty; Sheridan; Krafsky; Muhammad

For the 16 audiotape set, ask for ad code #752-M - $129.00

For 14 audiotapes plus the Horn and Community keynotes on video tape, order
ad code #752-MV - $169.

These prices are 25% off.  Add $7.50 for shipping/handling to all orders.

Or, order individual audio tapes at $11 each.  Videos at $25.

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