What Is ACME?
With a national office in Winston Salem, N.C., the Association for Couples in Marriage
Enrichment is an international, non-profit, non-sectarian organization whose purpose is to promote
better marriages by providing enrichment opportunities and resources that strengthen couple
relationships, increase intimacy, and enhance personal growth, mutual fulfillment, and family
wellness.
ACME consists of married couples dedicated to enriching their own marriages and other marriages in their communities. Trained lay-couples facilitate various types of events throughout the United States, Canada, and several other countries. Professionals in marriage enrichment and related fields are also members.
What is Marriage Enrichment?
Marriage Enrichment seeks to promote effective communication between marriage partners, helping couples to deal with differences and to work toward common goals. Marriage Enrichment focuses on the positive aspects of the relationship and draws from the strengths of each partner. The result is a growing and deepening relationship.
How Does Marriage Enrichment Work?
Couples get together and learn new skills and new resources. For example, couples can improve their ability to express feelings and thereby avoid possible misunderstandings. They learn techniques for clearing up disagreements and conflicts. Couples discover ways of changing their behavior so they can cooperate in decision making, in time and money management, in becoming more effective parents, and in having fun together.
Couples working together:
- Supporting each other in improving their own marriages
- Offering and leading retreats, conferences, and enrichment groups
- Working for public acceptance of marriage as a relationship which nurtures personal growth and provides mutual fulfillment