Education

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.

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.

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

AARMS

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)

a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization

©2002-2007 NAARI

For Further Info

Phone: (770) 322-6007
Fax 770-322-6449

inquiries@aarelationshipsinstitute.com