Pamphlets from NHMI //Cecil County Maryland receives $2.5 Million- 10/18/06

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- NHMI MARRIAGE PAMPHLETS
- $2.5 MILLION GRANT TO HELP CECIL ENSURE HEALTHIER MARRIAGES

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- NHMI MARRIAGE PAMPHLETS

The National Healthy Marriage Institute (NHMI) is giving organizations and
individuals the right to reproduce their Healthy Marriage Pamphlet Series in
written and/or electronic format AT NO COST.

The series teaches basic relationship skills and knowledge to form and
sustain a healthy marriage. Topics include: Respect, Time, Forgiveness,
Persistence, Time-Out, Affection, Agape, Prayer, Service, and Appreciation.

The pamphlets can be used to educate the public and as marketing tool to
bring more people into your workshops. The back middle panel of each
pamphlet can be customized with your contact information.

To view and print the pamphlets visit
http://healthymarriage.org/pamphletseries.htm

Email Aaron Larson, NHMI Director, at <mailto:aaron at healthymarriage.org> to
receive the text only files for use in your newsletters or other methods
of distribution. OR, request the full color files if you plan to customize
them yourself.

If you don't want to print your own pamphlets you can buy them
from the NHMI for 18¢ per copy. Call 866-818-5530.

Researchers from The Ohio State University have found written materials
to be a very effective method of teaching marriage education. In their
recent study, 100% of respondents reported reading the marriage
education newsletters sent to them. 94% used the information in their
relationship and 87% taught the information to others!

Visit the NHMI booth at the Smart Marriages Denver conference to see
additional pamphlet topics and community marriage tools.

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- $2.5 MILLION GRANT TO HELP CECIL ENSURE HEALTHIER MARRIAGES
Cecil Whig 
Thursday, October 19
Eugene Paik 

Cecil County, known for quick and easy weddings in Elkton, is looking to
show that local nuptials can be healthy as well.

The county is one of only three recipients in Maryland to receive a Healthy
Marriage Initiative grant, with the county being awarded $500,000 in federal
money to promote strong marriages this year.

³Marriage is the best defense against poverty, child abuse and elder abuse,²
said Nick Ricciutti, county director of social services.

County social services officials said Wednesday that the grant, totaling
$2.5 million over five years, is expected to fund marriage-education
seminars and activities.

Last year, the department held pro-marriage events before federal funding
was available, holding a billboard contest and a marriage summit using its
own money.

The proactive approach, an official said, helped the department win the
funding, an amount similar to the money received by Ohio¹s Cuyahoga County.
Known for Cleveland ‹ its county seat and largest city ‹ the county was
awarded $533,730.

³By having these things, we had a lot of things set in motion,² said Diana
Klusak, human services coordinator for the department. ³I believe it gave us
a leg up on the competition.²

The state¹s other recipients are Northwood-Appold United Methodist Church in
Baltimore and Rockville¹s Aish HaTorah of Washington.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that
124 grantees across the nation received more than $75 million in funding.

The money, combined with a separate grant promoting responsible fatherhood,
was authorized this year by Congress under the Temporary Assistance for
Needy Families program.

³We¹re trying to promote healthy parenting so that the divorce rate declines
and the rate for unwed mothers declines,² said Sandy Lewis, executive
assistant to Ricciutti.

The county saw 182 divorces in the first quarter of 2006, Lewis said.
Meanwhile, 402 marriages were recorded in Cecil County.

In the past three years, the county averaged about 369 divorces, according
to the state Department of Health and Mental Hygiene.

Also, she said that cases of domestic violence in Cecil County have seen a
noticeable increase this year.

In 2004, the county reported 158 victims of domestic abuse, with 140
reported in 2005. As of June 2006, 171 people have reported being abused by
a spouse, Lewis said.

³We want to reach troubled parents and engaged couples about to get
married,² she said.
http://www.cecilwhig.com/articles/2006/10/19/news/02.txt


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