Solutions & Interventions

Evidence-based programs, community initiatives, and policy recommendations for strengthening Black marriages

Practical Action Steps

For Individuals & Couples

  • Invest in premarital and marriage enrichment education
  • Prioritize shared faith and spiritual connection
  • Build strong communication and conflict resolution skills
  • Seek counseling early, before problems escalate
  • Connect with married couple mentors in your church

For Churches & Communities

  • Establish marriage ministry programs and support groups
  • Offer pre-marital counseling as a standard practice
  • Host marriage enrichment retreats and workshops
  • Partner with community organizations for broader impact
  • Celebrate and elevate healthy marriages as role models

For Policy Advocacy

  • Support criminal justice reform to reduce incarceration
  • Advocate for marriage penalty reform in benefits programs
  • Fund culturally responsive marriage education research
  • Invest in education and job training for economic stability
  • Support community healthy marriage initiatives (CHMI)