The New Mexico Marriages First Project serves couples across all age groups and ethnicities in Bernalillo and Sandoval Counties. The Project goal is to provide culturally appropriate marriage education, marriage enrichment projects, and programs that explore positive relationship models to married couples, engaged couples, couples interested in marriage and teenagers, thus strengthening marriage and reducing the incidence of divorce. Through partnerships with community agencies, New Mexico Marriages First will help interested couples gain greater access to marriage education services enabling them to acquire skills to form and sustain healthy marriages.
The impact of divorce is obvious and enormous. Not only is it devastating to couples, but is particularly destructive to children. Children of divorced parents are twice as likely to drop out of school, three times as apt to have a baby out of wedlock and twelve times as likely to be incarcerated than those from intact homes. Sadly, the reported divorce rate in New Mexico is nearly double that of the national rate, with only four states reporting higher divorce figures. The good news is that research shows that relationship skills can be learned. Once learned, these skills can facilitate communication between marriage partners, helping them to avoid conflict and reducing domestic violence, child abuse, divorce and its impacts. New Mexico Marriages First promotes and delivers the skills and education needed to help all couples put marriage first. Through partnerships with community agencies, New Mexico Marriages First will help interested couples gain greater access to marriage education services – enabling them to acquire skills to form and sustain healthy marriages.
Allow us to assist you in learning new and refreshing ways to:
- Effectively communicate with your spouse and children
- Understand the differences between men and women
- Know where and when marital issues arise, and how to overcome potential disasters
- And so much more