Family Strengthening Programs: Where Do We Go From Here?

Anne Jones University and Pajarita Charles - Journal of Family Strengths

This paper describes a study that examined the economic challenges faced by low-income, unmarried parents in the United States who participated in the Strong Couples - Strong Children (SC - SC) program, a federally funded initiative intended to help strengthen relationships of fragile families by providing relationship education programs. The article provides a policy background and literature review, describes the SC-SC program, explains the focus and methodology of the study, offers data analysis and findings from the study, highlights the strengths of the SC-SC program participants, and concludes with a discussion of the findings.

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