General Entries
National Council on Family Relations (NCFR)
The National Council on Family Relations (NCFR), founded in 1938, provides an educational forum for family researchers, educators, and practitioners to share in the development and dissemination of knowledge about families and family relationships, establishes professional standards, and works to promote family well-being.
Mid-Atlantic Council of Family Relations (MACFR)
The Mid-Atlantic Council on Family Relations (formally known as the Pennsylvania/Delaware Council on Family Relations) is the regional affiliate of the National Council on Family Relations (NCFR). Our membership includes family professionals in Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Maryland. Our purpose is 1) to plan and act together on concerns relevant to all forms of marriage and family relationships, 2) to promote and coordinate educational efforts to help and strengthen families, 3) to encourage research and dissemination of information on family issues, and 4) to further effective social action promoting strong, diverse and vibrant families. Click here to be linked to the MACFR brochure.
Smart Marriages
Smart Marriages is the coalition for marriage, family, and couples education. The Coalition for Marriage, Family and Couples Education is dedicated to making marriage education widely available – to getting the information couples need to create successful marriages out of the research labs and clinical offices to make it user-friendly, affordable, and accessible to the public. We believe that people can "get smarter" about marriage and that when they know better, they will do better.
The Groves Conference on Marriage and Family
The Groves Conference is timely and provocative with diverse and flexible foci. Unlike the traditional format of professional associations where many formal papers are presented, the Groves Conference seeks to limit the number of presentations and conducts its sessions primarily via seminars and workshops. This allows for the exploration of issues in depth, as well as free exchange of ideas, information, and experience between scholars and other professionals from the various disciplines concerned with the family.