Persons of similar circumstances can provide social support to each other.

Increased stability in the marriage will foster greater leadership in families with children.

With greater leadership in families with children, many existing maladies present among African-American families will be positively affected.

Families headed by a thriving, healthy, sacramental marriage have greater capacities to be involved in activities that benefit the community.

Families headed by a thriving, healthy, sacramental marriage are less likely to need instrumental support from the government, church and community.

Children from families headed by a thriving, healthy, sacramental marriage are less likely to be involved with drugs, gangs and adolescent pregnancies.

Children from families headed by a thriving, healthy, sacramental marriage have more positive role models.  Therefore, they are more likely to have better mate selection and continue the positive trend.