Program Overview
Families United is dedicated to reaching and educating the modern family. We are committed to serving and providing Healthy Relationship Educational Programs in the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County and East St. Louis region. Research has shown, on average, children who are raised in a healthier household have higher academic achievements fare better than children who grow up in unstable family structures. Programs sponsored by Families United will help strengthen and empower the family by providing educational opportunities to youth and families that promote healthy relationship skills, healthy marriage/relationship enhancement, parenting skills, conflict resolution, job readiness and financial fitness. In 2012 Families United launched the Healthy Families Initiative (HFI) workgroup. Between 2012 and 2017, HFI hosted six healthy marriage/relationship training conferences and retreats in the St. Louis region serving 1,000 of families. Additionally, HFI conducted the following workshops and seminars: Marriage/Healthy Relationships, Responsible Fatherhood, Winning the Workplace and Financial Fitness. Families United is dedicated and committed to reaching, building, communicating, and making families successful. It is the ultimate goal of Families United to reach out to every diverse segment of the community to foster a spirit of community development and improvement. Our desire, with Families United is to have an ongoing positive effect on all families reached.
The goal of Families United is to seek solutions for the crisis in the American family. Specifically, by providing an array of services to enhance the skill sets required to stabilize healthy families.
The goal of Families United is to seek solutions for the crisis in the American family. Specifically, by providing an array of services to enhance the skill sets required to stabilize healthy families.
Families United is a non-profit 501(c)3 community organization established to educate and uplift family’s. Families Untied Healthy Relationship Education Program has partnered with corporations, college/universities, high schools, community and churches/faith-based organizations, on strengthening families throughout the St. Louis area. For over 10 years we have provided programs that empower and strengthen youth and families in the St. Louis region. Families United is responsible for community outreach and managing community partners, recruitment of schools; program sites for youth and adults; innovative program methods; assisting with curriculum development and evaluation of the programs. Additionally, we are responsible for contract development and monitoring, database management and support, preparation of all grant-required applications and reports, budget oversight and facilitation of educational training. Families United is committed to reaching, building, communicating, succeeding families in the St. Louis metropolitan area.
