The Colorado State University Extension (CSUCE; lead
agency), Adams County Social Services Department, Tri- County Health
Department and Alternatives to Family Violence, with additional
help from secondary partners Goodwill Industries, Partnerships for
Healthy Communities and Adams County Head Start, are proposing to
implement the Family Success in Adams County (FSAC) project. Project
FSAC will use its team of agencies to recruit participants, and
provide appropriate healthy marriage resources through standardized
assessments, relationship skills education and other training, case
management, referral to community resources and a two year follow-up
period.
Project FSAC will annually help 150 individual participants who
are unmarried expectant mothers or unmarried expectant fathers improve
their interpersonal relationship, conflict resolution, employment
skills and parenting skills; and 150 married couples who struggle
with conflict resolution and communication skills with tools and
resources to achieve greater success.
Of the 150 individual and 150 couple participants completing a relationship
skills course annually (all will also receive ongoing case management),
70% or more will report improved communication, reduced negative
conflict and anger episodes, and reduced violent behavior. Of individual
participants completing education and training in interpersonal
relationships, job training, and/or financial management courses,
75% will report improved parent-child communication, 70% will increase
their household income within 12 months, 80% will take steps to
improve their credit score and reduce consumer debt and 60% will
reduce the number of late payments and improve their credit rating.
Colorado State University Extension, U.S. Department
of Agriculture, and Adams County cooperating. Extension
programs are available to all without discrimination. Funding for
this project provided by the United States Department of Health
and Human Services Administration for Children and Families Grant
# 90FE0028
