The programs, for both married partners and engaged and dating couples, are funded with a $2.5 million, five-year grant that the nonprofit received last fall from the Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families.
The government grant funding also enabled Community Marriage Builders to hire 10 new employees.
The marriage enrichment classes, "Love for Life Lessons," and the premarital program, "Make it Last Lessons," are different from the ones that were previously being offered by Community Marriage Builders.
"These are brand-new programs, and there will be new levels added to them next year," said the group's executive director, Ann Gries.
Marriage enrichment classes are held on four consecutive weeks as follows:
Tuesdays from 6-9 p.m. at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton, Ind., beginning Tuesday
Wednesdays from 6-9 p.m. at
Alexandrian Public Library in Mount Vernon, Ind., beginning Wednesday
Mondays from 6-9 p.m. at the Community Marriage Builders office, 1229 Bellemeade Ave., beginning March 5
Tuesdays from 7-10 p.m. at St. Mary's Warrick Hospital in Boonville, Ind., beginning March 6
Fridays from 6-9 p.m. at The Women's Hospital in Newburgh, beginning March 16
Marriage preparation classes, which are a single four-hour session, will be held monthly on the following schedule:
Fourth Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon at The Women's Hospital in Newburgh, beginning today
Fourth Saturdays from 1-5 p.m. at Community Marriage Builders office, beginning today
First Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Oakland City library in Oakland City, Ind., beginning March 3
Second Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon at St. Mary's Warrick Hospital in Boonville, Ind., beginning March 10
Second Saturdays from 1-5 p.m. at Holy Angels Community Center in New Harmony, Ind., beginning March 10
Second Sundays from 5-9 p.m. at the Community Marriage Builders office, beginning March 11
Third Mondays from 6-10 p.m. at Gibson General Hospital in Princeton, Ind., beginning March 19
Fourth Sundays from 1-5 p.m. at Alexandrian Public Library in Mt. Vernon, Ind., beginning March 25.
The cost for either program is $25 per couple, and advance registration is required - call 477-2260 or (800) 443-8594.
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