The mission of the National African
American Relationships Institute (NAARI), a 501 (c) 3 non-profit community
development corporation (CDC) and communinty development financial institution
(CDFI) is to promote healthy relationships, marriages, families and
communities through education, support, partnerships, research and development.
Through
our workshops, lectures, classes and serving on panels, forums
and symposia, we provide educaction to help strengthen individuals,
couples, families and communities.
Support
NAARI support services includes training
& technical asistance, program evaluation and links to support
services.
Partnerships
The
goal of partnerships is to faciliate collaboration between local
civic, professional, community, faith-based, community organizations,
government agencies, corporations and financial institutions to
solve problems that affect the nations's most vulnerable including
at-risk youth, the unemployed, homeless, elders in need, those
re-entering society after incarceration those who are addicted,
those in need of affordable decent housing and others who are
in need assitance.
Research
The aim of research is to increase
understanding of social issues, help organizations evaluate the
impact of social programs, and inform social policy.
Development
Includes the development of tools,
people, organizations and communities with particular focus
on affordable housing development, that foster relationships,
marriage, family and community health.
Advocacy
NAARI focuses on advocacy in two
primary areas: (1) foster cared and adoption and (2) fatherhood.
Understanding that African American children are the most likely
to be under the care of the state, while they are least likely
to be taken into foster care or adopted, the goal is to increase
awareness of the need for African Americans children to be taken
into foster care and/or adopted. NAARI also recognizes that some
African American fathers do not participate in the development
of their children for reasons such as lack of economics resources,
lack of awareness of the need for their presence in the lives
of their children, incarceration and resistance from the mothers
of their children. The goal of fatherhood advocacy is to increase
awareness for both mothers and fathers of the imporance of fathers
in the growth and development of their chilren and provide links
to fatherhood education and support services.
Internships
& Volunteers
NAARI offers the opportunity
for youth and young adults to gain valuable experience and skills
they can take to the market place. Working with NAARI students
gain practical experience in business, public relations and outreach,
event coordination, public speaking, program development and research.
In addition, what students learn by working with NAARI helps them
in both their personal and professional development.
African American
Relationships & Marriage Strengthening Curriculum
is a historically and culturally
centered curriculum designed for African American relationships,
pre-marriage and marriage education. We provide training to organizations
interested in using AARMS and technical assistance for those interested
in developing their own curriculum.
Anna
Mae & Genie Dixon Fund
NAARI recognizes
that someties just a small amount of financial asistance is what
some individuals, couples or families need to get to the next
level, e.g. a means to get to work, education or training, a security
deposit for rent, assistance for their children, etc. The purpose
of the Anna Mae and Genie Dixon fund is to provide financial assistance
for needy individuals, couples and families with children.
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African American
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