We are proud to say that we have served over 650 couples over the last fifteen years. 99% of the couples report that the program has helped them in their relationships in better managing conflict and bill paying together. Individuals also report feeling less stressed as a result of improved stress management skills. We believe that when partners have healthy communication and work on their finances together they can build stronger families.

The workshops are facilitated by a couple’s expert and a financial expert. The couple’s expert is a licensed marriage and family therapist or a professional counselor who has experience working with couples. The financial expert has professional experience working with finances and is usually an accredited financial counselor.

Each workshop series occurs over six consecutive weeks, once a week, and on the same day and time each week. In the case of a planned holiday observance, we will skip that week and continue on the following week so that each of the six sessions is completed. Each workshop session is 2.5 hours long, except the final session. The final session is 3 hours long. Given that these are workshop series, couples should only sign up for one series/one date on Eventbrite.

Couples can choose the day and time that works best for them! We offer workshops on weekday evenings (Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday) from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. OR Saturday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.

Couples will continue to have access to their case management services AND the opportunity to participate in three monthly 1-hour “refresher sessions.” After the third refresher session, couples graduate from the program and case management services come to an end. Couples take new skills and knowledge with them and have access to the TOGETHER Program online community with continued tips and updates through a mobile app, email, and social media.

Both types of sessions are facilitated by a couple’s expert and a financial expert. The sessions during the 6-week workshop are longer and follow a specific curriculum while the refresher sessions are shorter and meant as refreshers of the workshop curriculum as well as a place for questions that may have come up for our couples after the completion of the workshop.  Research shows that couples who “boost and refresh” their skills on a monthly basis have more positive results in the future. Our workshops aim to provide skills and tools that will last a lifetime.

There are usually 5 to 10 couples participating in each workshop. This is a great opportunity to get to know other couples in the local area. Workshop cohorts in the past have bonded over shared experiences that have led them to pursue friendships after their time in the program. We pride ourselves on fostering a safe, confidential, and accepting environment.

Each workshop session includes topics that build upon each other. Sessions 1-3 focus on building couples’ skills like healthy communication, stress management and problem solving. Sessions 4-6 focus more on building financial management skills.

There are a few requirements to participate in the TOGETHER Program. These workshops are for couples, so both partners must be willing to participate and must attend the first session together. Each individual must be 18 years of age or older, able to read, write, speak or understand either English OR Spanish, and have an address in the DMV (DC, Maryland, and Northern Virginia) area.

The TOGETHER Program is funded by the University of Maryland, College Park. Therefore, all of our services are free of charge! We are able to continue providing our workshops for free THANKS to your participation in workshop sessions and the feedback that you provide in your surveys.