Agape's becoming one supports memphis-area adults with relationship education, parenting, and financial skills to build healthy marriages, strengthen families, and improve community well-being

Agape Child & Family Services, Inc. received a $1.25 million Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Family Assistance under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086), awarded September 30, 2025, with a completion date of September 29, 2030. Through the "Agape's Becoming One" initiative, the Memphis-area nonprofit will deliver skills-based relationship education, parenting instruction, and financial literacy training to adults in the Memphis community. The program is designed to promote healthy marriages and relationships, strengthen family functioning, and improve overall community well-being through evidence-based curricula and comprehensive family support services.

The Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program, administered by the Administration for Children and Families, funds organizations nationally to provide relationship education, fatherhood support, and economic stability services across multiple population tracks. Agape's award represents one of 117 competitive awards issued in the September 2025 funding cycle, demonstrating the organization's established capacity to deliver federally-funded family strengthening services. No new competitive solicitations under this program are anticipated until 2030 absent congressional reappropriation, making this five-year funding cycle critical for sustained service delivery in the Memphis region.