American Blended Family Association serves demographic

Blended Family wave moves throughout the nation

For Immediate Release                                                                                         Contact: Dan Snell
                                                                                                                               202-527-9407

 Kansas City, MO August 21, 2008 – In a potentially election shaping announcement, a demographic formerly ‘under the radar’ with a voting block of over 50 million voters has emerged.   The American Blended Family Association (ABFA) distributed an “Open Letter to the 2008 Candidates” for the purpose of placing into the national political debate a unique set of governing issues impacting this growing demographic.  ABFA released the letter prior to the upcoming political party conventions and placed it on their website www.usabfa.org

Research shows that during the term of the next U. S. President, blended family households will become the most common form of family residence in America.  More Americans are part of step-family situations today - over 110 million people - than voted in the last presidential election.

“To protect family life, children, marriage, and single parents, we believe that our elected leaders must act to support and strengthen the family,” cited Dan Snell, CEO of ABFA. “People don’t enter into marriage ever thinking they will fail, and have to start over again.  Yet if they do, the dynamics, especially when children are involved, can be life shocking.  Our association seeks to unite, serve and advocate for this 100+ million population, and create a sense of community.”    

Snell and ABFA President Robert J. Sherwood are finalizing plans to further their presence in Washington DC in order to better address and impact national debate, and issues, that affect blended families. “It is vital that with more than 40% of elected leader’s constituency walking through these dynamics, that consideration for understanding step-family dynamics exist.  Blended Families statistically clearly are a ‘large new voting block’ in the political arena,” Snell shared.

ABFA is working to engage, enlist and encourage blended families, single parents, families with adoptions, widows and divorced citizens who may need various forms of resources and support.  ABFA will educate elected officials at all levels of government, and in the business community, to recognize the size, scope and dynamics of the demographic.  

At the current rate of membership growth, ABFA leadership expects the association to have a ‘surprising impact on election day 2008’ and ‘corporate buying power in the market’ according to Snell.

For more information, go to usabfa.org or call their Washington DC phone at 202-527-5407.

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