Learning Venture Workshops are a learning venture in that they are engaging, dynamic, dependent on real life scenerious to offer practical and effective solutions while discovering communication patterns that lead to stronger relationships.  Workshops are hosted across multiple community and church sites throughout the Chicagoland Metropolitan Area.  They are scheduled during weekends or weekly in the evenings. Participation is encouraged for the duration of the workshops, which may mean a committment of three weeks in some sites or up to eight weeks in other sites. The duration depends on the site where the workshop is hosted or the curriculum that is used.  Participants have testified to the benefits gained in participating in the groups explaining how they have gained a renewed sense of hope, support, and skills to help them move forward in forming and sustaining healthy relationships. WHAT DO PARTICIPANTS SAY ABOUT OUR WORKSHOPS? "I learned that we aren't the only ones that have problems and that above all when we do have them, we can learn to listen to one another in order to move forward." "I really liked that we discussed problems with real solutions that are possible to succeed in." "Excellent classes, my husband and I learned to apply these to our relationship. The dynamic and tools learned have been very useful and helpful." "This has helped us give our marriage a chance. I attended these trainings as a last opportunity because I needed hope." "This has been of tremendous help for us."