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New Mexico State University

NMSU STRENGTHENING FAMILIES INITIATIVE

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Mission:

Promoting healthier families and communities in New Mexico by strengthening parent-child and couple relationships, building self-sufficiency, and encouraging healthy behaviors

Overview:

To improve the lives of New Mexico's children, Strengthening Families Initiative provides three evidence-based intensive parenting and family education programs. Each class meets once a week for 2.5 hours for 12-20 weeks depending on the curriculum. The programs also provide a concurrent children's program and offer class series, materials, and evaluation in English and Spanish.


Target Audience

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The target audience is low income, at-risk families. We have served the following groups:

  • Teen parents.
  • Expectant unmarried parents.
  • Single parents.
  • Divorced parents.
  • Foster parents.
  • Grandparents raising grandchildren.
  • Abusive and neglectful parents.
  • Families involved with the criminal justice system.
  • Families dealing with substance abuse.