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Local churches could run government-supported marriage bootcamps for cohabiting couples with children in a bid to get them to formally walk down the aisle with the promise of a “wedding bonus” of up to $5,000, researchers suggest in a new report.
The report, "Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years," was published last month by the conservative public policy think tank the Heritage Foundation.
Highlighting the nation’s record low fertility rate, which was 1.6 births per woman in 2024, the report proposes ways to “remove the many obstacles blocking the formation of healthy families, to make marriage and family life easier, and to restore family to the center of American life in rhetoric and in reality.”
Among the suggestions to help, which is already drawing some criticism online, is the idea of government-supported marriage boot camps administered by local churches and nonprofits.
Before suggesting the marriage bootcamp as a solution to America’s family woes, the report makes it clear that the proposal isn’t completely new. It highlights that the federal government has been trying to support families through similar programs, such as the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grants, “to help couples to communicate better, manage conflict, and jointly support their children.”
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The report, "Saving America by Saving the Family: A Foundation for the Next 250 Years," was published last month by the conservative public policy think tank the Heritage Foundation.
Highlighting the nation’s record low fertility rate, which was 1.6 births per woman in 2024, the report proposes ways to “remove the many obstacles blocking the formation of healthy families, to make marriage and family life easier, and to restore family to the center of American life in rhetoric and in reality.”
Among the suggestions to help, which is already drawing some criticism online, is the idea of government-supported marriage boot camps administered by local churches and nonprofits.
Before suggesting the marriage bootcamp as a solution to America’s family woes, the report makes it clear that the proposal isn’t completely new. It highlights that the federal government has been trying to support families through similar programs, such as the Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood grants, “to help couples to communicate better, manage conflict, and jointly support their children.”
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Churches could run gov't supported ‘marriage bootcamps’ to 'save' America: report
Local churches could run government-supported marriage bootcamps for cohabiting couples with children in a bid to get them to formally walk down the aisle with the promise of a wedding bonus of up to
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