What is the Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative (HHMI)?

President Bush has proposed a Healthy Marriage Initiative to help couples, who have chosen marriage for themselves, gain access to services where they can acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to form and sustain healthy marriages.

Recognizing the research that indicates that two-parent, married families represent the ideal environment for raising children, Congress included marriage, family formation, and fatherhood as key elements in the PRWORA of 1996 (welfare reform legislation, TANF).

HHMI Mission

The HHMI is a focused strategy within the Healthy Marriage Initiative. The goal of the HHMI is to address the unique cultural, linguistic, demographic, and socio-economic needs of children and families in Hispanic communities.

HHMI Documents

• Fact Sheets
  • Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative (HHMI) (pdf)
    
    
  • Spanish Version
    Matrimonios Saludables Son Importantes Para ACF (pdf)
    
• Hispanic American Marriage Statistics
  • Is a Hispanic Healthy Marriage Initiative Relevant to the Hispanic/Latino Community? (pdf)
    
    
  • Spanish Version
    Es aplicable para la comunidad Latina llevar a cabo una Iniciativa de Matrimonios Saludables en la Población Hispana? (pdf)
    
    
• Additional Material
  • Spanish Version
    Pongamos término a la inequidad social en el matrimonio (pdf)