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New Youth Activities

Upcoming training  & Events (link here)

10 Great Dates Leader luncheon Oct 23.  (link)

Stepfamily Conference with Ron Deal Feb 21, 2009 (link)

**NEW***  Marriage - Relationship Education in Workplace from THE WALL STREET JOURNAL  link here

Make Credit card donations or United Way giving code 6553 (link ) 

The State of Our Unions: 2008   link here for latest research

   Fireproof your marriage (link here)   

New Youth relationship skills education  based on Relationship Smarts now available. link

Take the ONLINE Couple Check up from PREPARE-ENRICH to assess your relationship strengths.   (Link here) 

Did you know: Divorce and unwed childbearing cost taxpayers in Virginia $776 million per year... not to mention the social and personal costs to families and children.  Find **NEW***April 15, 2008 report at our News page:  Link here

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United Way NEWS: as of 2006, you may now designate United Way gifts to code: 6553
www.yourunitedway.org code: 6553 for First Things First of Greater Richmond: 
Building Healthy Marriages and Strengthening Families for a Better Community
 
It takes one to tango 
Most people believe that it takes two dedicated people to make a troubled marriage have any chance of success. Michele Weiner-Davis, internationally known relationship expert and author of the best selling book Divorce Busting, disagrees.  She believes if just one partner will "tango" there is hope for a marriage.  
 
"Ninety percent of the marriages that are headed down the road to divorce can be saved," said Weiner-Davis.  "Even marriages where only one person is really interested in saving the marriage and the other person is out the door, having an affair or emotionally gone, there is hope." Link for full article