Boone Center for the Family

Strong families, stronger communities

Founded in 1996 by M. Norvel and Helen Young, and later endowed by Pat and Shirley Boone in 2006, the Boone Center for the Family was created to strengthen families and care for communities through faith-based support and practical relationship resources. As an extension of the Pepperdine mission, the Boone Center provides impactful seminars, trainings, and resources that help couples, parents, young adults, church leaders, and professionals cultivate healthier relationships and stronger communities rooted in faith, purpose, and service.

The Boone Center for the Family is a relationship training and resource center that uses sound theology with the best of modern psychology. Serving as a vital resource, the Boone Center provides transformative programs like RelateStrong and Relationship IQ. This specialized work is urgently needed today because healthy relationships do not happen by accident. We need proactive, practical tools in a culture facing widespread relational fractures, high anxiety, and shifting family dynamics. By equipping students, church ministries, and community leaders with the emotional regulation and relational skills necessary to navigate modern challenges, the Boone Center addresses the root of the issues our culture faces today.

The transformative work at the Boone Center for the Family is designed to build deeper, healthier, and more resilient relationships for couples navigating marriage, parents raising children, or young adults trying to find their footing in a complex world. Because of its faith-based principles, it is also a vital lifeline for pastors, ministry leaders, and mental health professionals who need practical, proven frameworks to support the people they serve.