7.1: Marriage and Family
Promote family formation and healthy marriages Other Information:
How We Will Accomplish Our Objective - Support research, evaluation, demonstrations, and technical assistance to develop and
disseminate best practices in supporting healthy marriages, family formation, and nurturing the positive development of children
and youth. - Encourage states to provide equitable treatment of two-parent married families under state TANF programs. - Provide
competitive matching grants to states, territories, and tribal organizations to develop innovative approaches to support healthy
marriages. - Provide grants to community and faith-based organizations to promote responsible fatherhood and help both custodial
and non-custodial fathers become more involved in the lives of their children. - Support international efforts to strengthen
families.
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