Our Calling Ken and Stephanie have
been married for over 34 years and have two grown children, a
daughter-in-law and a granddaughter. Ken, as president of
Married 4 Keeps, has received 3 federally funded grants, one
foundation grant, was trained in 15 marriage education classes,
taken graduate studies in premarital preparation, marital
counseling, and pastoral counseling and has been
working full time providing/promoting healthy relationships for
over 3 years.
The Need
Healthy or unhealthy marriages effect much
more than the bride and the groom. It also effects the parents
of both and especially the children, if so blessed. But the
effects of unhealthy marriages on the children is both sad and
significant. "Children of divorce are three times as likely, as
those from intact homes, to be expelled from school or to have a
baby as a teenager, five times as apt to live in poverty and are
12 times more likely to be incarcerated according to the
Heritage Foundation" We believe that many unhealthy marriages
and its consequences can oftentimes be avoided by premarital
preparation.
Did you know
that divorce costs everyone?
Besides the cost to
the children and families who have been victimized by divorce,
divorce creates a huge financial burden on society. According to
Logan, UT: Utah State University, the average total cost of
divorce (including direct and indirect costs) is $30,000. In
Orange County we have approximately 1000 divorce filings per
month. That is potentially a cost of $30 million per month
(including child support enforcement, Medicaid, TANF funds, food
stamps, public housing, correctional facilities, unwed child
bearing, drug problems, delinquency, criminality, and other
social problems associated with divorce).
Testimonials
(see Engaged Couples, Leadership Training, Pre-marital Prep)
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