The Healthy Marriage Initiative is a government funded program which was begun in 2005, providing funding of 150 million dollars each year for the promotion of healthy marriages and fatherhood.
The program was prompted by Congressional findings in 1996 that stated marriage is the foundation of a successful society. It further found that marriage is an essential institution of a successful society which promotes the interests of children. The act encourages States to strengthen marriages. Read the rest of this entry
