About Model Cities -- El Paso

The El Paso Healthy Marriage Project is funded by a five year U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Children and Families grant awarded to Model Cities - El Paso in 2006. October of 2010 marks the start of our last year of funding for this project and we hope to continue serving the community as long as we have the volunteers and resources to do so.

Program Objective

The El Paso Healthy Marriage Project utilizes The Six Building Blocks of a Healthy Marriage curriculum. Equipped with an all-in-one manual/workbook/journal, the curriculum includes the tools to help strengthen marriages and relationships. These “Six Building Blocks” are designed to promote happy and successful marriages that last a lifetime.  Our objective is to better our community, one marriage at a time.

Class Hours and Details

Classes are provided all over the El Paso area. Monday through Friday classes have start times that range from 5pm to 7pm. Most of our classes are one night a week for 2 hours and run six weeks, equaling twelve hours. We do have 8 hour Saturday classes with the remaining 4 hours of curriculum taught early the following week.

All materials are provided FREE of charge, in English or Spanish. 

Select locations have donation based childcare. 

Completion of The Six Building Blocks 12 hour Curriculum will now qualify you for a $60 marriage license fee reduction!!  

Program Content

Our classes help couples and individuals learn to:

• Communicate effectively, utilizing both verbal and non-verbal communication.
• Identify the stages of marriage.
• Deal with marital stress.
• Share important marriage values.
• Analyze destructive and constructive elements in a marriage.
• De-escalate anger to help prevent domestic violence.
• Identify active and passive aggressive behaviors.
• Fight fairly.
• Develop and maintain a budget.
• Identify different money personalities.
• Distinguish between love and lust.
• Identify negative relationships.
• The dangers of pornography.
• Use "I" messages.
• Share important marriage values.
• Create a happy, healthy home and family.

Happy individuals improve productivity in the workplace; allow us to serve your employees and see the difference!

 Our program has made a positive difference in the relationships of many couples who are married, living together or dating. Change can even be seen in the lives of our single participants. We encourage you to schedule Model Cities - El Paso to come to your location and conduct free marriage classes to your organization, couples or individuals.