Marriage for Keeps exists to serve married couples in an effort to strengthen marriages and create positive outcomes for parents and child. It is an educational program. This is not counseling or therapy. Marriage for Keeps provides classes and case management that help couples learn skills and tools to strengthen the marriage. This program is for all types of marriages – stable, healthy marriages as well as marriages that are experiencing distress, all can benefit.

Classes

Marriage for Keeps provides 13 weeks of marriage enrichment education classes (including communication, problem solving, stress management, and commitment to name some major topics covered). These classes meet one a week. We provide a meal, and the materials. There is also limited childcare and transportation assistance. There is no cost to the couple.

Family Support Specialist

The family specialist provides case management for couples that need extra help with understanding and implementing skills and concepts covered in class. The family specialist is in contact a minimum of one a week outside of class with the couples, while they are attending class. She also is able to refer the couple or a spouse to other services that may be needed, such as drug and alcohol services, or marital counseling. She can help complete paperwork for benefits or locate other resources that the couple may need. There is no cost to the couple.

Extended Marriage Activities

This is a once a month activity for the couples that are in the program. The class may cover new materials or review topics that were covered in class. Material could include money management, step families, 10 Great Dates, and other topics that would be on interest to couples. There is no cost to the couple.