Showme healthy relationships - heart (please see attached award description) - the curators of the university of missouri will implement the show me healthy relationships program to provide premarital…

The Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families awarded the Curators of the University of Missouri a $2.5 million cooperative agreement on September 30, 2025, under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086) to deliver premarital education and marriage skills training to 1,724 unmarried adult individuals across Missouri over five years through September 29, 2030.

The University of Missouri will deliver a 12-hour group-based workshop using the Within My Reach curriculum, with at least 788 participants also completing supplemental workshops focused on parenting and coparenting skills, financial literacy, and stress management. Services will be provided through a collaborative network including the University of Missouri, MU Extension offices, and two community agencies, offering both in-person and virtual workshops to reach rural and urban communities. The program aims to improve relationship functioning, family stability, parenting skills, and economic well-being for participants.

Performance occurs statewide across Missouri. Two sub-recipients deliver direct program services. Central Missouri Community Action will employ a dedicated team including one Site Lead/Program Coach at 1.0 FTE, two Program Coaches at 1.0 FTE each, and administrative staff at 0.05 FTE to serve 92 participants in Year 1, 184 annually in Years 2–4, and 153 in Year 5. Cornerstones of Care will employ a Program Director at 0.20 FTE, one Site Lead/Program Coach at 1.0 FTE, and two Program Coaches at 1.0 FTE each to serve 70 participants in Year 1, 141 annually in Years 2–4, and 117 in Year 5. Both sub-recipients provide intensive coaching services and referrals to outside providers as needed, and coordinate regularly with MU leadership on recruitment, enrollment progress, and program delivery.

Showme healthy relationships - heart (please see attached award description) - the curators of the university of missouri will implement the show me healthy relationships program to provide premarital education and marriage skills training to 1,724 unmarried adult individuals across missouri over five years. The program will deliver a 12-hour group-based workshop using the within my reach curriculum, with at least 788 participants also completing supplemental workshops focused on parenting/coparenting skills, financial literacy, and stress management. Services will be provided through a collaborative network including the university of missouri, MU extension offices, and two community agencies, offering both in-person and virtual workshops to reach rural and urban communities. The program aims to improve relationship functioning, family stability, parenting skills, and economic well-being for participants.