CURRENT INITIATIVES
Defending the "Family" - an institution under attack
It is a sad commentary that, before advancing policies to help families be more successful, the first battle for Idaho Families Inc. (IFI) is simply to keep the idea of "family" alive.
Those who delight in tearing down society have rightly found a perfect way to do it -- destroy the fundamental starting point for all societies, the family. One leading social change website (now known to be infused with Marxist ideology) boldly proclaimed it among their chief objectives that:
"We disrupt the Western-prescribed nuclear family structure."
The National Council for Family Relations recently offered continuing education credit for a course taught by Critical Race Theorists. The "woke" academics proclaimed "family privilege is a structural mechanism 'hidden' within our white supremacist society that creates systemic barriers to equal opportunity and justice for all" and that we should "dismantle family privilege in family science scholarship, teaching, practice, and policymaking."
IFI stands diametrically opposed to this insidious lie. A healthy functioning family, whether genetic or adopted, IS a privilege that every child deserves We support all efforts, from empowering grandparents to improved foster and adoption programs, as needed to get children into the loving nurturing environments they deserve.
CURRENT INITIATIVES
Ending the Marriage Tax Penalty
Ending the Marriage Tax Penalty
Ending the Marriage Tax Penalty
Chief Justice Marshall said "The power to tax is the power to destroy." There should never be a tax penalty for two people getting married.
Beating Addiction
Ending the Marriage Tax Penalty
Ending the Marriage Tax Penalty
Whether opioids, methamphetamine, alcohol or tobacco, the consequences of addiction fall hardest on the family. Addiction prevention and recovery is an investment that pays huge dividends.
Combating Inflation
Ending the Marriage Tax Penalty
Combating Inflation
Food, clothing, fuel for the car, the monthly power bill . . . when the cost of living escalates out of control, the family is who suffers. Governments should adopt anti-inflationary fiscal policy.
Idaho Families Inc. Board of Directors
Trent Clark, Chair
Trent Clark is owner and CEO of Customalting LLC, served as Vice-Chair of the Idaho Humanities Council, and a former chair of the Idaho Republican Party. He is a father of four.
Damond Watkins, Vice-Chair
President of Stelvio Strategies, Commissioner on the President's Commission on White House Fellowships, former RNC National Committeeman for the State of Idaho, from Idaho Falls.
Wendy Horman
Wendy Horman is co-chair of the Joint Finance and Appropriations Committee of the Idaho Legislature, dedicated to improving education options for families in Idaho. She is a mother of five and grandmother of two.
John Keenan
Idaho Deputy Attorney General and lay Dominican Prior of the Blessed Margaret of Castello Chapter in Boise, Idaho.
Mary Souza
Fmr. State Senator Mary Souza of Coeur d’Alene, critical care RN and nursing instructor, business co-owner for 37 years, mother of 4, doting grandmother.
Steve P. Thayn
Former chair of the Idaho State Senate Committee on Education, author of eight books, including the Parent’s Guide to Idaho Education, lives in Emmett, Idaho.
Debbie Kaufmann
Twin Falls County Clerk for 16 years, dedicated community volunteer, proud mother and grandmother.
Mike Duff, President
President and owner of Duff Land & Livestock, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Agriculture, Mike also served as National President of United Families International. He works from his home in Blackfoot, Idaho.