Marriage-strengthening becomes a priority

Pro-Family Groups Back Marriage-Strengthening Initiative

Plan calls for welfare savings to go toward marriage programs.

The president's healthy marriage initiative gained support this week from Concerned Women for America (CWA) and the Fatherhood and Marriage Leadership Institute. The groups are calling for welfare funds to be moved into marriage-strengthening programs.

Janice Crouse, a senior fellow with CWA, said welfare reform worked and she has an idea of what to do with the savings.

"Welfare roles are down 60 percent so we have all this money left over that has been designated for welfare payments," she said. "One of the things that we would like to do with that money is bring it over and strengthen marriage."

Full story at Citizen Link