Whether you are a parent, grandparent, or guardian, this part of the website has been designed with you in mind. Each area will help you as a parent to talk with your teen and to come up with ways to handle a multitude of situations. We invite you to explore the entire Relationship Matters website!
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Standing Together Reaching Our Next Generation
Whether you are a teenager in a dating relationship or an adult in a committed marital relationship, it seems that relationships truly do matter. Because our relationships are so important to us, they also have a great impact on our lives. And few relationships are as powerful and complicated as dating relationships and marriage.
PSC through Stark STRONG (Standing Together Reaching Our Next Generation) embarked upon a great venture. Stark STRONG is a collaboration between Community Services, Catholic Charities, and PSC which has been in existence since 2004. The collaboration was the recipient of a five year grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) from 2006-2011. With these and other funds, the collaboration developed a program entitled Relationship Matters (R/M). This program offered Healthy Relationship Education to high school-aged students in 3 different ways:
PSC through Stark STRONG (Standing Together Reaching Our Next Generation) embarked upon a great venture. Stark STRONG is a collaboration between Community Services, Catholic Charities, and PSC which has been in existence since 2004. The collaboration was the recipient of a five year grant, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and the Office of Family Assistance (OFA) from 2006-2011. With these and other funds, the collaboration developed a program entitled Relationship Matters (R/M). This program offered Healthy Relationship Education to high school-aged students in 3 different ways:
- Relationship Matters - A semester-long, credited, elective class taught by state-licensed teachers, who were trained on the curriculum. This curriculum was designed for 10-12 grade students.
- Relationship Matters: Healthy Relationships - Was an 8-10 hour course/seminar that was presented by a member of the Stark STRONG staff to local churches, group homes, alternative high schools, etc..
- Relationship Matters: Healthy Choices - Was a 10-session course presented in area high school health classes and was taught by members of the Stark STRONG staff.
A study found that the greatest fear among teens and young adults is the breakdown of the family. Interestingly, these same people also say that having a successful marriage is very important to them. So, while teens and young adults greatly desire healthy marriages, they also fear that they may never be able to develop and maintain such a relationship.
Both students and teachers highly praised the Relationship Matters programs.
Both students and teachers highly praised the Relationship Matters programs.
