The mission of the National African
American Relationships Institute (NAARI), a 501 (c) 3 non-profit corporation
is to promote healthy relationships, marriages, families and communities
through education, support, partnerships, research and development.
Through
our workshops and lectures, , serving on panels, forums and symposia,
and our AARMS
--African American Relationships and Marriage Strengthening
curriculum, we provide educaction to help strengthen individuals,
couples, families and communities.
Support
NAARI support services include: (a)
capacity building training & tecnical
asistance including program evaluation (b)
Life Coaching for individuals and couples
to help with dating and selecting a partner, conflict resolution,
relationship and marriage strengthening, and life goals (c) links
to support services.
Partnerships
The
goal of partnerships is to faciliate collaboration between local
civic, professional, community, faith-based and youth organizations,
and educational institutions, student groups, 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 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, incarceratin and resistance from the mothers
of their children. The goal of father hood advocacy is to increase
awareness for both mothers and fathers of the imporance of fatheirs
in the growth and development of their chilren regardless of their
economic or social status, while providing links to fatherhood
educational and support services.
Internships
& Volunteers
Through relationships with schools,
colleges and universities, NAARI offers the opportunity for 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 desinged 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 traiing, 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.
National
African American
Relationships Institute (NAARI)