The Center for Relationship Education

Name

The Center for Relationship Education

Legal name

The Center for Relationship Education

Website

https://myrelationshipcenter.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Relationship Education Training

NAICS

Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Interpersonal & Relationship Skills (EDABAMAB)

Keywords

• Relationship education
• Curriculum certification
• Marriage retreats
• Corporate workshops
• Family skills training

Headquarters

HQ city

Denver

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Curriculum Sales: The organization sells REAL Essentials curriculum products directly through its e-commerce website. Curriculum is available in multiple tiers and languages (English and Spanish). Prices range from $399 for curriculum-only options to $1,200 for certification bundles. This is a one-time revenue stream per curriculum license purchase.
2. REAL Essentials Certification Training: Certification training fees are bundled with curriculum purchases or sold separately. Certification prices range from $399 to $1,200 depending on the curriculum track. Training is offered in-person across multiple U.S. cities. Scholarships are mentioned as limited availability.
3. Corporate Workshops: On-site corporate workshops offered to organizations as 2-hour training modules or full-day experiences. Organizations can request a proposal for customized workplace relationship skills training. Revenue is generated through service fees for the training delivery.
4. Responding to Relationships Retreats: RTR retreats are offered free of charge to military and first responder couples. The program is funded through federal grants (Family and Youth Services Bureau), donations, and local sponsors/partners. This represents a cost center subsidized by grant funding rather than a revenue-generating activity.
5. Donations and Grants: The organization actively solicits tax-deductible donations with options to support specific programs (Military & Emergency Responders, Teachers & Students). Monthly and one-time donation options are available. Federal grant funding from the Administration for Children and Families (Family and Youth Services Bureau) supports the Up2You program.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Center for Relationship Education (operating as My Relationship Center) develops and licenses the REAL Essentials suite of relationship skills curricula for grades 4-12, college/adult, motherhood, workplace/couples, and military/first responder audiences. The organization also delivers train-the-trainer certification, on-site corporate workshops, the RTR retreat series for military and first responder couples, and the Up2You school-based program for Colorado students.

Product overview

The Center for Relationship Education operates as a curriculum and training organization offering the REAL Essentials suite of relationship skills programs. The portfolio includes six distinct curriculum products (REAL Essentials Starting Point, Advance, Life, Motherhood, Connect, and Respond) serving audiences from middle school students through adults, including specialized programs for military families, first responders, and corporate teams. The company also delivers the Responding to Relationships (RTR) weekend retreat program and the Up2You school-based program. All REAL Essentials curricula are supported by a train-the-trainer certification model, with pricing ranging from $399 to $1,200 for certification that includes curriculum materials. The company also offers on-site corporate workshops and grant program support for community organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• REAL Essentials: Relationship skills curriculum and certification program
• Responding to Relationships (RTR)
• Up2You
• Ready2Relate
• Livin' the Dream

Products and services

• REAL Essentials Starting Point Relationship skills curriculum for 4th-8th grade students featuring 59 lessons on self-discovery, healthy friendships, communication, and decision-making skills; sold with certification at $849 or curriculum-only at $399.
• REAL Essentials Advance Comprehensive relationship education curriculum for 9th-12th grade students with 86 lessons covering communication, dating, commitment, and leadership.
• REAL Essentials Life College-to-adult curriculum with 45 lessons focused on self-discovery, foundations for dating, love, commitment, and future vision planning; certification with curriculum priced at $399.
• REAL Essentials Motherhood Curriculum for single or co-parenting mothers with 34 lessons covering healthy self-concept, communication strategies, stress management, and co-parenting; Spanish version Liderazgo para Mamás available.
• REAL Essentials Connect Workshop curriculum for adult individuals, workplace teams, and couples with 24 lessons on understanding self, healthy communication, stress management, and conflict navigation; certification with curriculum priced at $1,200.
• REAL Essentials Respond Specialized curriculum for emergency responders and military personnel with 39 lessons addressing the relationship impact of the job, boundaries, stress, and conflict navigation.
• Responding to Relationships (RTR) Retreat Series Weekend retreat series providing transformative relationship skills training specifically designed for U.S. military personnel, veterans, guard, reserves, and emergency responders and their partners; offered free of charge, funded through grants, donations, and local sponsors.
• Up2You Program Relationship skills education program for Colorado middle and high school students featuring activity-based learning across seven thematic areas covering healthy relationships with self, family, friends, and dating partners.
• Corporate Workshops On-site workplace training workshops providing communication modules and soft-skill content for organizations in 2-hour modules or full-day experiences, customizable to organizational needs.
• REAL Essentials Certification Training Two-day in-person train-the-trainer certification for educators and facilitators to deliver REAL Essentials curricula, with sessions available across multiple U.S. locations and bundled with curriculum purchase ($399 to $1,200).

Quantifiable outcome

• Employee turnover at Arapahoe County Health and Human Services dropped from over 33% to 4% after implementing CRE training, saving taxpayers nearly $450,000. Every $1 spent on CRE training generated $27 in savings from reduced turnover.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

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API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Local Sponsors and Partners (RTR Program)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal sponsors and partners support the Responding to Relationships (RTR) retreat series. These partners help fund the free retreats for military and first responder couples, enabling CRE to provide the program at no cost to participants. Partners are referenced on the RTR 'Stronger Together' page but specific partner names are not listed in the source material.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• The Gottman Institute: Provides research-based relationship education, couples therapy training, and a network of certified Gottman therapists; closely comparable to CRE as a relationship-skills training and certification organization serving couples and clinicians.
• PREP (Prevention and Relationship Enhancement Program): Offers evidence-based relationship skills curricula and certified leader training for premarital and marital education; one of the most direct competitors in relationship-skills curriculum licensing and trainer certification.
• The Dibble Institute: Publishes relationship education curricula used in schools, community programs, and youth-serving organizations; comparable in delivering licensed relationship-skills content with a youth/education focus similar to CRE's REAL Essentials.
• Smart Marriages / Smart Education Group: Operates conferences, directories, and resources for the marriage and relationship education field; comparable as a community/curriculum convener intersecting CRE's certification and retreat segments.

Others

• National Healthy Marriage Resource Center (ACF/HHS): Federal clearinghouse supporting healthy marriage and relationship education programs; comparable as a funder/curator in the same federal-grant ecosystem that CRE's Up2You program operates within.

Emerging players

• Love Is Respect (National Domestic Violence Hotline): Provides youth-focused healthy-relationship education and outreach; comparable in target audience (grades 4-12 students) but operating as an awareness resource rather than a licensed curriculum like CRE.
• Power of Relationships Project (RELATE / BYU): Community-facing initiative promoting healthy relationships education, closely comparable to CRE's community/mission-driven training model for individuals, couples, and families.

Broad incumbents

• Second Step (Committee for Children): One of the most widely adopted K-12 social-emotional learning curricula, directly overlapping with the in-school relationship-skills goals of CRE's Up2You and REAL Essentials Starting Point / Advance programs.
• Healthy Marriages Healthy Relationships Initiative (Search Institute): Search Institute develops widely adopted youth-development and relationship research and frameworks; a broader incumbent in relationship/healthy-relationships education with deeper research infrastructure than CRE.

Regional players

• PAX Good Behavior Game (Kernels for Peace): Sells evidence-based school programs with certified-trainer networks for K-12 socio-emotional outcomes; comparable as a research-backed, trainer-scaled education model targeting overlapping school buyers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/myrelationshipc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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