Other Resources: Coalition Building

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• A 6 Step Plan for Starting a Community Healthy Marriage Initiative. Developed by The Lewin Group, these steps will guide you in your efforts to build a Community Healthy Marriage Initiative (CHMI) in your community and help develop potential for receiving government resources.
   
• Coalition Building for Community Healthy Marriage Initiatives. Developed by The Lewin Group, this module describes suggested coalition members, outlines steps for establishing coalitions, and provides information on coalition building resources.
   
• Building Community Collaborations to Support Healthy and Stable Marriages. Presentation prepared for the Ohio State University Family Life E-Seminar on Relationship and Marital Enrichment Education (April 2006).
   
• Community Guide to Helping America's Youth. Helping America's Youth is a nationwide effort, initiated by President George W. Bush and led by First Lady Laura Bush, to benefit children and teenagers by encouraging action in three key areas: family, school, and community. The Community Guide to Helping America's Youth helps communities build partnerships, assess their needs and resources, and select from program designs that could be replicated in their community. It walks community groups through the steps necessary for building strong supports for youth.
  
  
• The Impact of Couple and Marital Relationships on Parenting and Child Outcomes: Going Further. Developed by University of Minnesota Extension and Iowa State University Extension, this 27-page lesson guide provides strategies to begin or strengthen current community efforts focused on healthy couple and marital relationships. This lesson guide is based on information shared during the 2005 Iowa State University Extension satellite broadcast.
   
• The National Network for Collaboration. The purpose of the NNCO is to expand the knowledge base and skill level of Cooperative Extension System Educators, agency and organizational partners, youth, and citizens by establishing a network that creates environments that foster collaboration and leads to citizen problem solving to improve the lives of children, youth and families. On-line resources are available to provide guidance in beginning, strengthening and sustaining collaborations that yield positive change.