▁PA IR S ▁Foundation , ▁Inc ., ▁develop s ▁exper ient ial ▁learning ▁curr ic ula ▁and ▁programs ▁designed ▁to ▁recon cile ▁married ▁cou ples ▁and ▁prevent ▁divor ce . ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁not - for - pro fit ▁ 5 0 1 ( c )( 3 ) ▁corpor ation ▁based ▁in ▁Brow ard ▁County , ▁Florida . ▁The ▁company ▁was ▁originally ▁established ▁in ▁Virginia ▁as ▁PA IR S , ▁Ltd . ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁and ▁as ▁The ▁PA IR S ▁Foundation , ▁Inc . ▁in ▁Florida ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁PA IR S , ▁Ltd . ▁formally ▁merged ▁into ▁The ▁PA IR S ▁Foundation , ▁Inc . ▁ ▁PA IR S ▁Foundation ▁own s ▁copy right ▁to ▁marriage ▁and ▁relationship ▁education ▁programs ▁that ▁are ▁taught ▁by ▁instruct ors ▁world wide ▁who ▁are ▁trained , ▁cert ified ▁and ▁lic ensed ▁by ▁the ▁foundation ▁and ▁to ▁the ▁tra dem ark , ▁ ▁" sk ills ▁for ▁successful ▁relationships ". ▁ ▁Mission ▁ ▁PA IR S ▁Foundation ' s ▁mission ▁is ▁to ▁" te ach ▁those ▁att itudes , ▁emot ional ▁understand ings , ▁and ▁behav iors ▁that ▁n urt ure ▁and ▁sust ain ▁health y ▁relationships ▁and ▁to ▁make ▁this ▁knowledge ▁broad ly ▁available ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁a ▁sa fer , ▁san er , ▁more ▁lov ing ▁world ." ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁The ▁PA IR S ▁ 1 2 0 - hour ▁sem ester ▁course ▁was ▁▁ ▁developed ▁in ▁