Responsible Fatherhood & Marriage
You are in the Responsible Fatherhood & Healthy Marriage section section of the Casey Foundation Knowledge Center, which offers resources that are either published or funded by the Casey Foundation. The following resources address policies and programs that support the healthy development of children in two-parent families whenever possible.
See also Our Work: Responsible Fatherhood & Healthy Marriage, an overview of Casey's investment in this issue.
Building Bridges Between Healthy Marriage, Responsible Fatherhood, and Domestic Violence Programs
2008
For some time, the people working in the fields of domestic violence, healthy marriage, and responsible fatherhood had very little interaction and limited understanding of other clients' experiences, perspectives, philosophies, values, and activities. Social service providers and policymakers will benefit from the information included in this guide, developed from the "Building Bridges" conference, which brought together 30 individuals from these fields to discuss ideas and experiences designed to increase cooperation and collaboration between their programs. Included in this guide are promising practices that aim to help these programs work together.
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Bringing Together Faith & Community Leaders: 2006 Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative National Conference
2006
This document highlights presentations and lessons learned from Casey's "conference within a conference" at the 2006 Hispanic Healthy Marriage Conference. Participants included 15 guests from
Making Connections sites representing the fields of faith, community, nonprofits, and other practitioners in the areas of child welfare, domestic violence, and responsible fatherhood. Participants transcended barriers in dialogue by constructively confronting issues of family violence and bureaucratic and cultural differences so that systemic change can take place.
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The New Kid on the Block: What is Marriage Education and Does it Work?
2005
This policy brief, from the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP), describes marriage and relationship education in light of the Dept. of Health and Human Services Healthy Marriage Initiative. Best practices, and their potential benefits, are explained.
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Marriage and the TANF Rules: A Discussion Paper
2005
In this monograph, the Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) puts forth a “Marriage Plus” perspective in which two goals should be paramount in designing public benefits programs. First, the state should seek to develop rules that do not discourage marriage. Second, these rules should not disadvantage children who live in single-parent families.
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Healthy Marriages in Low-Income African-American Communities (Part 2)
2005
This publication further explores partnerships between faith communities and the marriage movement.
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