Strengthening Marriages and Families

Overview

In 1990 -- the last year the government recorded divorce rates by race -- black men and women were 20 percent to 30 percent more likely to divorce than white men and women, according to the National Center for Health Statistics. Despite economic benefits, statistics indicate African Americans are the least to become or remain married than any other ethnic group. This factor is among those which is likely to limit the ability of blacks to save for the future and that of their children and grandchildren.

Resources
Strengthening Marriages and Families (PDF, 0.9 MB)

Til Death Do Us Part is the latest addition to the PEN OR PENCIL Series. A by-product of the NAFJ’s National Taskforce Initiative on Crime Prevention, Education, and Intervention. The course approaches marriage education by contrasting sound recommendations with detriments to relationships and marriage when influenced by crime, pressure, or infatuation. It targets teens and pre-teens and is ideal for interactive seminars where married and dating couples of all ages can learn and grow. Consistent with other PEN OR PENCIL components, the course, in part, (8 modules) uses history by incorporating some of the published trials and triumphs of three couples; Dr. And Mrs. Martin L. King, Jr., Matthew and Mae Bertha Carter; John Freeman and Jane Walls, to:

Discuss the impact, challenges, and risks to marriage and relationships when a partner is engaged in crime; (Death By Conspiracy)
Provides marriage education which incorporates financial literacy (Death By Debt)
Parental Readiness (Death By Impulse)
Offer sound recommendations for choosing a mate (Death By Choice)
Healthy relationships (Death By Pressures)
Address domestic violence (Death By Control)
Bi-racial relationships (Death By Differences)
Education (Death By Illiteracy)