It may be a worthy goal, but I have my doubts about the efficacy of having what is mostly a national advertising campaign to recommit our country to the worthy institution of marriage as a function of the federal bureaucracy.
A report available at www.acf.hhs.gov offers proof, by way of case studies, that federal dollars can and do save marriages and prepare couples for committed family life. The report showcases only "select" grantees with "promising" results, but hey, it's close enough for government work.
We may be up to our eyeballs in debt, but at least we're borrowing against our children's future so that we can shore up their parents' relationships.
The problem is, there is other research the government seems to ignore. For example, studies prove that men who are churchgoers are more likely to remain married and to be involved with their children than are unchurched men, and that couples whose relationships include a strong religious component are more likely to establish solid, traditional family homes.
Try as we might to avoid the truth, there's no getting around the fact that family life that is centered on God is simply more stable and more successful.
Rather than spend our tax dollars on ad campaigns, our federal government might do more to eradicate threats to family well-being such as crippling unemployment, burdensome taxes, benefits for remaining unmarried and the scourge of pornography that rots men and marriages from within.
Not as much fun as an ad campaign, but perhaps more effective in the long term.