Kinship and commitment program - the denver indian center, INC

The Denver Indian Center Inc. received a $749,900 Cooperative Agreement from the Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families under the Healthy Marriage Promotion and Responsible Fatherhood Grants program (CFDA 93.086) awarded on September 30, 2025. The award supports implementation of the Kinship and Commitment Program (KCP), which delivers evidence-based, skills-based healthy marriage, relationship, and economic stability support services to couples throughout the seven-county Denver metropolitan area. Over the five-year project period (through September 29, 2030), the program will serve 300 adult couples, with a performance target of at least 270 couples completing 90 percent of primary workshops.

The KCP curriculum comprises 24 hours of instruction utilizing two evidence-based models: Within My Reach and Living in Balance: Working Together Self-Determination Pathway. The program focuses on four core content areas: healthy communication, conflict resolution skills, emotional intimacy, and economic stability resources. As a nonprofit organization with established expertise serving Native American communities, the Denver Indian Center Inc. will deliver these relationship education services designed to strengthen families and support long-term relationship stability within the Denver metropolitan service area.

Will implement the kinship and commitment program (KCP) to provide evidence-based, skills-based healthy marriage, relationship, and economic stability support services to couples in the denver metropolitan area. The program will deliver 24 hours of curriculum through the within my reach and living in balance: working together self-determination pathway curricula, focusing on healthy communication, conflict resolution skills, emotional intimacy, and economic stability resources. The project will serve 300 adult couples over the five-year project period, with at least 270 completing 90% of the primary workshops, and will operate across the seven-county denver metro area.