Twogether In Texas
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"...Finally, preliminary research shows that marriage education workshops can make a real difference in helping married couples stay together and in encouraging unmarried couples who are living together to form a more lasting bond. Expanding access to such services to low income couples, perhaps in concert with job training and placement, medical coverage, and other services already available, SHOULD BE SOMETHING EVERYBODY CAN AGREE ON." ~Barack Obama, President
Marriage Education
Research indicates that providing couples with marriage/relationship education and communication skills equips the couples to communicate more effectively, manage conflict better, and work in agreement with each other to improve the quality of family life. Strengthening parent or couple relationships and equipping engaged couples, or individuals, with tools and skills designed to promote successful relationships is expected to provide healthier environments for children to be raised.
Twogether in Texas
To encourage couples to access premarital education, The State of Texas enacted new legislation reducing the marriage license fee for couples who complete eight hours of research-based premarital education. The legislation also enabled the Texas Health and Human Service Commission to contract with Regional Intermediaries to build the capacity for healthy marriage services. These initiatives form the core of the “Twogether In Texas” program. The Legacy Group was selected to build capacity and manage the delivery of marriage education in the High Plains Region of Texas.
High Plains Region
The Legacy Group, through its office in Amarillo, Texas, is managing the delivery of healthy marriage education throughout the “High Plains” Region, covering 41 counties in northwest Texas - extending from Dallam andLipscomb counties in the north, to Yoakum and Garza counties in the southern part of the region, including Potter, Randall, Hale, and Lubbock counties. Delivery of premarital and healthy marriage education services is offered through a variety of community and/or faith-based organizations and through contracted service providers working in the area of healthy marriage development.
Joe MacInnis, Project DirectorThe Legacy Group Amarillo
1619 S. Kentucky St., Suite A-500
Amarillo, TX 79102
(806) 372-9700