Federal Cooperative Agreement Summary

Arbor Circle Corporation received a $675,865 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). The award was made on September 30, 2025, for a five-year project period ending September 29, 2030. Through its READY4Life project, Arbor Circle will deliver comprehensive relationship education and life skills programming to youth and young adults ages 14-24 across Kent, Ottawa, and Muskegon Counties in West Michigan, with a target of serving 1,680 youth over the award period, including 420 participants completing at least 90% of workshop sessions.

The organization will implement evidence-informed curricula including Relationship Smarts Plus 5.1, Youth Connections, and Project With to equip participants with tools for building healthy relationships and successfully navigating transitions to adulthood. Service delivery will occur through curriculum-based workshops, individualized case management, and community partnerships. This funding supports READY4Life's expansion of organizational capacity to address relationship skills development and life transitions support for a vulnerable youth population in the West Michigan region.