The Marriage Project comes from the knowledge that strong and stable families are the foundation of our communities. The project works with couples planning to get married. This initiative is structured to do several things some of which are as follows:
1. Asses the needs of low income and broken families
2. Put together an action plan for each
3. Match these families with faith based groups in their area for family mentoring
4. Oversee the progress
Our
main areas of concern are be the 3 E’s, Employment, Education, and
Empowerment (spiritual and psychological well being). Issues regarding
food, clothing, and shelter are addressed as needed. All of the couples
go through Premarital, Family, and Financial counseling. Once a couple
finishes their different phases of counseling they are paired up with
another married couple with a similar family structure as their to be
their marriage mentors. The mentors meet with their couples at least
once a month and call or email each other every week.
In doing our research we found most programs include a multitude of curriculum however they only work with the couples through the duration of the class. This program continues for three years after the couples get married.
This program is meant to help couples. All couples
who successfully complete the counseling will be eligible to use the
services of the affiliate partners for free and discounted services to
make there wedding day even more memorable and significant. Although
the wedding is one day and the marriage is a lifetime. The thought is
the more value and relevance we put on that day the more thought will go
into making the marriage work.
To participate in the program you must register by filling out the form here on the website. The fee is $150 per couple ( payment plan and scholarships available if needed). Now on to the good stuff!
The perks!! Every couple gets the following:
1. a goody bag with his and hers t-shirts, a complementary copy of a wedding magazine full of ideas, tips, and advice, a wedding planer guide, a planning calendar, and a compilation disk of pc wedding games to entertain educate and amuse.
2. a free engagement portrait
3. wedding planning workshops
4. pre-marital counseling/family counseling (6 classes)
5. financial planning
6. a marriage mentor
The competition:
Once
the counseling is done the competition begins! There will be 5
elimination rounds with awesome prizes for those who make it
through. The last couple will win a free intimate wedding and sit down
diner for 24 guest! Some of the prizes include gift cards to Lowes
AMC Theaters, dance lessons, and much more and a few big surprises!