The love project: cultivating healthy relationships and futures for youth - the love project will deliver a 20-week curriculum to youth in prince george's county, maryland, using love notes 4.0 for…

Virtuous Boss LLC received a $750K Cooperative Agreement award 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), effective September 30, 2025, through September 29, 2030. The Love Project will deliver a 20-week, youth-focused curriculum to 445 participants in Prince George's County, Maryland, integrating relationship education through Love Notes 4.0, financial literacy training via Crusaders for Change's Financial Literacy Series, and career exploration technology through Transfer. Each youth participant will receive consistent mentorship from a designated "Trusted Marriage Mentor" throughout the program period.

The initiative directly addresses documented county challenges, including chronic absenteeism rates of 29% and youth disconnection, by building structured competencies in communication, financial capability, and career readiness. The program targets completion of at least 90% session attendance for 420 of the 445 youth participants over the five-year grant period, with the ultimate objective of supporting participants in developing healthier relationships and achieving economic self-sufficiency. This award exemplifies the Administration for Children and Families' portfolio approach to youth-oriented healthy relationship and economic advancement programming under the READY4Life track of the competitive grant cycle.

The love project: cultivating healthy relationships and futures for youth - the love project will deliver a 20-week curriculum to youth in prince george's county, maryland, using love notes 4.0 for relationship education, crusaders for change's financial literacy series, and transfer's career exploration technology. Each participant will be paired with a "trusted marriage mentor" for consistent support throughout the program. The project addresses significant needs in the county, including chronic absenteeism (29%) and youth disconnection through structured skill-building in communication, financial capability, and career readiness. Over the five-year grant period, the program will serve 445 youth, with 420 completing at least 90% of sessions, helping them build healthier relationships and achieve economic self-sufficiency.