Sacramento Healthy Marriage Project

"Attending The Healthy Marriage Project has taught us the following things. We have learned that good communication is key. We have learned to listen to each other’s wants and needs. We have also learned to put past failures and disappointments behind, and to move forward and not to allow those things to be a hindrance. We have learned to spend more quality time together as a family. We have learned to appreciate each other more.... Ultimately trust, communication, patience, and understanding is key to a healthy relationship, marriage, or family." -Sheldon and Deshawn, July 2009

I really enjoyed taking the Pick a Partner class. Having had a history of bad relationships ranging from violent to just downright not compatible, it was easy to say my picker was broken. This class taught me how to take everything into consideration, including family backgrounds and seeing what kind of issues my potential partner might have carried into adulthood based on how they grew up. Pick a Partner was also a very fun class with discussions about personal experiences. It showed me how I jumped into a relationship without having trust or any kind of knowing who the guy was. Now I know how to play detective and take a closer look at who I want my mate to be. I seriously recommend this class for everyone…Thank you.

-Amanda Moore (photographed with her son)

"Flourishing Families has helped our relationship by opening the communication between us. This program has helped us realize and understand what and how the other feels about certain situations. Even after 12 years, we have now discovered what bothers the other and how to handle the emotion behind it. The couples you meet are great and you really learn from them and vice versa. We would recommend this program to all couples." -Casey and Erica, July 2009

More Comments from Recent Flourishing Families Graduates

"They taught me about finances. I was even able to open a savings account for both of my kids."

"I learned to spend more quality time with my son. Its great. I can tell it makes a big difference in our relationship."

"It teaches you that family comes first. Nothing is more important."

"The teachers are great. They make you want to come back to class."

"It was a big change in our relationship to not fight anymore. It seems to make everything better."

"We learned to negotiate instead of arguing and making a big deal out of little things."

"There is less stress in our relationship because we both take care of the baby now. We are more like a team; instead of 'you do it' we help each other."