| Cultural Diversity Initiatives
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The Coalition has established four advisory committees to assess the specific needs of African-American, Asian, Hispanic and refugee couples in the area of marriage education, and to develop and establish culturally appropriate programming to meet these needs. Committee membership is open to any community member with an interest in representing these specific populations. Each advisory committee meets monthly
to plan services within its respective community. These advisory committees are
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| Role of the Healthy Marriage Initiatives within the Coalition:
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The Healthy Marriage Initiatives (HMI’s) are a critical component of the Coalition formed for the purpose of meeting the capacity needs of the Coalition to better serve Houston’s culturally diverse underserved communities. As advisory committees, anyone is eligible to serve as a committee member.
The Healthy Marriage Initiatives, using the collective expertise of its members,
- Assess the relevant needs the populations they represent.
- Propose services to meet those needs
- Explores funding opportunities to bring services to their community.
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For general information call Dr. Daphine Lambert at 713-867-7752.
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