Donation Opportunities

Welcome to the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University! We are a large and complex School. We have over 1,000 undergraduate students who major in Family Life, with a declared emphasis in either Human Development or Family Studies. Some students major in Family and Consumer Sciences Education, which prepares graduates to teach in junior high and high school. In addition, we offer masters and doctoral degrees in Marriage and Family Therapy, as well as Marriage, Family, and Human Development. We have faculty within the School who represent five different disciplines: Family and Consumer Sciences, Family Finance, Family Studies, Human Development, and Marriage and Family Therapy

Within all of this organizational and disciplinary complexity, the faculty, students, and alumni of the School of Family Life share a passion for understanding and strengthening families, as well as the children and adults that live within families. It is this common mission that unites us all.

As you are aware, we live in a troubled world that has dangers, challenges, and temptations at nearly every turn. The family, which for centuries has stood as a fortress against these threats, has weakened significantly in recent decades. There is a clamor of voices speaking out about the contemporary family, some applauding the decline of strong, value-based families. Other voices are loud, yet lacking reliable and principles-based information.

In the midst of this multitude of voices that are meant to help families, what is needed is a strong voice, a clear voice, a respected voice that can provide accurate information about healthy family relationships that can shape the public dialogue about how to strengthen families. We need that voice to influence the development of programs that are based on rock solid research and time-honored values. We don’t need more voices that promote different lifestyles or dilute the role of the family in our society. We need a voice that will stand tall against the worldly winds of public opinion and provide information about family life that will guide parents and spouses as they strive to establish and maintain healthy, happy homes and that lead to the development of programs that will truly strengthen families. In the mist of the confusing array of voices speaking out about families issues, it is timely—and vital—for the School of Family Life to rise and assume a leadership role in strengthening families.

You are invited to participate in helping Brigham Young University’s School of Family Life fulfill its potential as a leading institution of family scholarship to strengthen families throughout the world. Your contribution towards the School’s $20 million funding priority is vital to ensure that there is a clear, strong, voice that that will strengthen families.

With your support, the School of Family Life at Brigham Young University will become that desperately needed voice.

The School of Family life is seeking partners-those concerned enough about preserving families-who are willing to lend individual support to a worldwide effort. We invite your participation.

Warm regards,

Rick Miller

Dr. Richard Miller, Director
School of Family Life
2086 JFSB
Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602
(801) 422-9094