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1. What is the Marriage Resource
Center?
The Marriage Resource Center is a community-based,
non-profit organization whose purpose is to promote healthy
marriages and relationships throughout Wayne County. It was
founded in 2004 by Julianne Bock to address a growing need in
the communities.
2. Does the Marriage Resource Center provide therapy or
marriage counseling?
No, the Marriage Resource Center focuses on the prevention of
relationship problems by offering marriage education and
enrichment classes.
3. So what is marriage education?
Marriage education is a process of teaching important knowledge,
skills and attitudes about relationships in general, and
marriage in particular. It focuses on building strengths and
equipping people to be successful in their roles as partners in
a committed relationship. Classes are taught in a group setting
by trained marriage educators who are often lay leaders, clergy,
and mental health professionals.
4. What types of marriage education classes does the
Marriage Resource Center provide?
Below is a list of the classes currently available:
- PICK a Partner:
A fun workshop for single adults and teens on how to
find Mr. or Ms. Right
- First Dance: A
video for engaged couples that helps relieve the
stress of planning a wedding
- FOCCUS:
Pre-marriage workshops for engaged couples
- PREP:
Enrichment and conflict-resolution sessions for
anyone in a relationship
- Smart Steps for Step
Families: A program for children and adults
in step families.
- Third Option:
An ongoing support group program for those
struggling in their marriages
- Connections: A
course that helps teens develop healthy dating
practices and life skills.
- Family Wellness:
Empowers families to manage their relationships in a
healthy way
- Active Relationships:
Powerful skills to create and maintain healthy
relationships.
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5. Is there a cost for these classes?
Classes are offered for a reasonable fee. We never turn away due
to lack of funds and if money is an issue, we accept what people
can pay.
6. Whom do we serve?
All married couples, as well as anyone in a serious
relationship, can benefit from the services we provide. The
Marriage Resource Center's clientele includes teens, single
people looking for a suitable partner, engaged couples,
long-married couples seeking marriage enhancement, struggling
couples, and step families.
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