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Key Findings:

• The couples in the two Healthy Marriage programs in PACT enrolled primarily to improve their roman­tic relationships, which led to moderately high rates of participation in the marriage and relationship skills workshops, particularly at the El Paso Center for Children. Some couples also faced economic instability, a challenge that the programs attempted to address.
• The need for and interest in job and career advancement services likely depends on the population served by the program. Compared with the El Paso Center for Children, more participants at University Behavioral Associates needed jobs and were more likely to attend the job and career workshops. The vast majority of couples at the El Paso Center for Children had at least one partner who was employed, which might have limited their interest in those services.
• On average, couples in each program received about 17 hours of services, mostly in the marriage and relationship skills workshop. University Behavioral Associates spent more time covering the topic of economic stability than did the El Paso Center for Children. At University Behavioral Associates, about one-fifth of the time couples spent in program activities—about 3.5 hours—was focused on economic well-being.