The Alliance for Marriage (AFM) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit research and education organization dedicated to promoting marriage and addressing the epidemic of fatherless families in the United States. AFM exists to educate the public, the media, elected officials, and civil society leaders on the benefits of marriage for children, adults and society. AFM also exists to promote reforms designed to strengthen the institution of marriage and restore a culture of married fatherhood in American society.
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We founded the Alliance for Marriage (AFM) in 1999 to confront the alarming fact that over 25 million American children -- more than one of every three -- were being raised in a broken home. This is not only a disaster for these children; it’s a disaster for our society. Our most serious social problems — from youth crime to dropout rates — track far more closely with family breakdown than they do with other social variables like race or poverty.
AFM’s mission was -- and is -- to see more children raised in a home with a mother and father. We’ve worked for adoption tax credits, for the elimination of the marriage tax penalty, and for other common sense reforms to help strengthen families in America. At the time of our founding, amending the U.S. Constitution to protect marriage was something that no one dreamed would be needed.
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