Wisconsin Alliance for Healthy Marriage

Wisconsin Alliance for Healthy Marriage (WAHM) is a partnership which joins community based organizations, family resource centers and families to provide a Healthy Marriage Education Program in urban and rural areas located in eight Wisconsin Counties including Milwaukee. Research has shown overwhelmingly that children raised in married households fare better than children who grow up in other family structures. The vision of WAHM mirrors the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families’ mission: “To help couples that choose to marry gain greater access to marriage education services that enable them to acquire the skills and knowledge necessary to form and sustain healthy marriages.”

Our three goals are to:

Develop and strengthen the relationship between parents by providing Healthy Marriages education and training
Educate parents on financial management and pre-employment skills to support healthy marriage
Expand and strengthen parents knowledge of early childhood development focusing on age appropriate expectations

Our partners in this program and their service areas are:

Family Service Association of Northeast WI Family Resource Center Serving Outagamie and Winnebago Counties 1810 Appleton Road Menasha, WI 54952	The Parenting Network, Inc. Serving Milwaukee County 7516 West Burleigh Street Milwaukee, WI 53210-1030
Family Resource Center of Fond du Lac County Serving Fond du Lac County 104 S Main Street, Suite 302 Fond du Lac, WI 54935	La Causa Family Resource Center Serving Milwaukee County 804 W. Greenfield Milwaukee, WI 53204
Family Resource Centers of Sheboygan County Serving Sheboygan County 1209 A Eastern Avenue Plymouth, WI 53073	Family Resource Center for Eau Claire County Serving Eau Claire County 2105 Heights Drive Eau Claire, WI 54701
Next Door Foundation Serving the City of Milwaukee 2545 North 29th Street Milwaukee, WI 53210-3155
Click here to view WAHM documents

WAHM

- WAHM 2009 Annual Report
- Process Evaluation DRAFT

Parents Plus is the state's Parental Information and Resource Center, or PIRC. Our programs, funded through the US Department of Education, bring together parents, schools and communities to increase student achievement.

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-Therese Ahlers, MS, MPA
Director, WI Alliance for Infant Mental Health

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