The WAIT Training Colorado Healthy Marriage Project (CHMP) is a 5-year,
statewide initiative to provide leadership, education and support for healthy
marriages in Colorado. Our goal is to create a societal environment that values
marriage and promotes the formation of healthy families. The initiative is a
collaborative effort that coordinates the energy, expertise and passion of
community organizations including African American and Hispanic organizations,
religious congregations, the Colorado Department of Human Services, local
wellness and health organizations, marriage researchers, school districts and
faith/community-based youth serving agencies |
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The CHMP provides public trainings on the societal benefits of marriage,
pre-marital counseling, marriage enrichment classes and couple-to-couple
mentoring. Our services are designed to promote positive change for unmarried
pregnant couples, engaged couples, married couples and individual high school
and college students. By providing services to help in the formation and
maintenance of healthy marriages, CHMP is expanding the possibilities for
Colorado’s families and communities.
PREP, Inc. is a company formed by Dr. Howard Markman and Dr. Scott Stanley to
provide a vehicle for marital research and the dissemination of training and
products based on PREP and university based marital research. The Prevention and
Relationship Enhancement Program (PREPTM) is a research-based approach to
teaching couples (premarital or marital) how to communicate effectively, work as
a team to solve problems, manage conflicts without damaging closeness, and
preserve and enhance commitment and friendship. The PREP Approach is based on
over 25 years of research in the field of marital health and success, with much
of the specific research conducted at the University of Denver over the past 20+
years.
Rocky Mountain Family Council (RMFC) is a faith-based organization, founded
in 1991, that works with families, churches, community organizations and
government leaders to strengthen marriages and families in Colorado. As a
nonpartisan, nonprofit education organization, RMFC represents the traditional
family at the state legislature and publishes a weekly Legislative E-update
during the legislative session. RMFC serves as a bridge to connect churches,
organizations and individuals involved in pro-family efforts. RMFC also sponsors
workshops, seminars, and family events for churches and families
statewide.
WAIT Training, Inc. is an educational, nonprofit organization, founded in
2003, dedicated to the establishment of healthy relationships and strong
families. WAIT Training provides curricula, community-mobilization events,
teacher and community leader trainings, technical assistance and research and
news updates. WAIT Training products and services are designed to equip
community partners with a comprehensive suite of information, services and
resources to develop and implement medically sound and research-based
strategies. WAIT Training partners with individuals, school districts, nonprofit
youth-serving agencies and public health and human service agencies to
coordinate community-based collaborative efforts to provide relationship
education for every stage of life, including abstinence, pre-marital and
marriage education. The WAIT Training approach is based on over a decade of
relationship research conducted by organization president, Joneen Mackenzie RN,
BSN
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