Lifeline heart program - lifeline services will implement the heart (helping every area of relationships thrive) program to provide marriage and relationship education services to adults in…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded Lifeline Services a $1.5 million Cooperative Agreement on September 30, 2025, under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086).

Lifeline Services will implement the HEART (Helping Every Area of Relationships Thrive) program to provide marriage and relationship education services to adults in Northeast Missouri. The recipient will deliver 12 hours of evidence-based Within My Reach curriculum workshops, one-on-one coaching sessions, premarital education, and supplementary parenting workshops to individuals who are pregnant, have a pregnant partner, or are parenting a child under five years old in Adair County and seven surrounding rural counties. The program targets at least 120 participants annually who complete the program with a 90% workshop completion rate, serving a total of 540 individuals over the five-year project period.

The award is obligated at $1,499,998. Performance and administration occur in Kirksville, Missouri. The period of performance runs from September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2030.

Lifeline heart program - lifeline services will implement the heart (helping every area of relationships thrive) program to provide marriage and relationship education services to adults in northeast missouri. The program will serve individuals who are pregnant, have a pregnant partner, or are parenting a child under five years old in adair county and seven surrounding rural counties. Lifeline will provide 12 hours of evidence based within my reach curriculum workshops, one-on-one coaching sessions, premarital education, and supplementary parenting workshops to strengthen relationships and improve family stability. The project will serve at least 120 participants annually who complete the program with a 90% workshop completion rate, for a total of 540 individuals over the five-year project period.