Strengthening Marriage and Families
Dr. M. Jeanne Dolphus Cotton is the National facilitator for strengthening marriages and families a component of the African American Healthy Marriage Institute (AAHMI).

The AAHMI promotes a culturally competent strategy for fostering healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood, improving child well-being and strengthening families within the African American Community.

A program developed in conjunction with the National Religious Affairs Association (NRAA) an affiliate of the National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice (NABJC) for Nation wide replication and demonstration.

Cultural orientation, traditions and practices form a diversity of beliefs, attitudes, interpersonal styles and behaviors. The program develop strategies and activities to rejuvenate the family by fostering healthy marriages; promoting responsible motherhood and fatherhood; and position children and family as the center of our culture.