In partnership with the Shelby County Schools, Families Matter has had the opportunity to reach a multitude of students since inception with engaging conversations about the seasons of life and the benefits of healthy families and relationships. Facilitators present upbeat, unconventional presentations, creating questions and giving answers to many unspoken struggles in teenager’s lives. Compelling discussions give step-by-step lessons in responsible decision making and lifestyle choices, so teens can avoid becoming another statistic and instead reach goals of an education first, career second, and marriage/family third. Teens learn how marriage and family works – both now and throughout their lives.

Connections provides an opportunity to enhance relationship skills by teaching young people relationship best practices by creating and sustaining healthy, meaningful relationships.  The skill-based program covers:  building on individual strengths, how family experiences shape relationship expectations, developing positive conflict resolution strategies, setting life goals, improving communication patterns, love, commitment, and even marriage.

Principles of Manhood teach twelve principles, created to support youth and young adults helping boys grow up to become good men.  The information is taught with the intention of helping the learner process, possess, and then practice the information.  Processing assists the student in understanding the concept of what is being taught.  Possessing teaches the student the concept of intellectual ownership.  When they possess knowledge, it belongs to them.  Practicing assist the student in using the information they learned.  In certain circumstances young ladies attend these sessions as well.  Some ask why “Principles of Manhood” is taught to young ladies.  The answer is simple.  If our young ladies grow up knowing how men should act, they are less likely to get involved with boys who cannot appreciate and take care of the responsibilities of a man.

Students have responded to Families Matter with enthusiastic welcomes and on-going invitations from students, teachers, school administrators, and parents. Families Matter has collaborated with Shelby County Schools in over 30 schools and our relationship continues to grow.

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