Coaching Boys into Men, Family Violence Prevention Fund, San Francisco, CA.

Domestic Violence and Fatherhood, Center for Family Policy and Practice – in collaboration with other national organizations, the Center is addressing the issue of domestic violence and its intersection with fatherhood policy, Madison, WI.

Emerge Counseling and Education to Stop Domestic Violence, founded in 1977, Emerge was the first abuser education program in the nation. Since its creation, Emerge has been a national leader in working to end violence in intimate relationships. The mission is to eliminate violence in intimate relationships. In working toward this goal, Emerge seeks to educate individual abusers, prevent young people from learning to accept violence in their relationships, improve institutional responses to domestic violence, and increase public awareness about the causes and solutions to partner violence. With the development of parenting education groups for fathers, Emerge has recently expanded its mission to include a goal of helping men to become more responsible parents, Cambridge, MA.

Ending Men's Violence, United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women – gender based violence and efforts to prevent it are widespread. A  collaborative research programme to encourage a more holistic and collective response. The programme specifically supported violence prevention initiatives through on-line communication, sharing and partnership building, Santo Domingo, DO.

Founding Fathers Campaign, started on Father's Day 2003, when 350 men, from all walks of life, united to make history; to change the world by creating a new society – one where decency and respect require no special day on the calendar, where boys are taught that violence does not equal strength and where men stand with courage and lead with conviction to stop violence against women and children, Family Violence Prevention Fund, San Francisco, CA.

Funk, Rus Ervin (NCDSV Board member) –- organizer and trainer for social, gender, sexual and racial justice, Louisville, KY.

Kivel, Paul – Violence Prevention Educator – this website offers you Paul's articles and books, links and exercises, bibliographies and videographies, all to support personal growth, community education, progressive activism, and effective organizing, Oakland, CA.

MVP Strategies, the Mentors in Violence Prevention (MVP) Model is a gender violence, bullying, and school violence prevention approach that encourages young men and women from all socioeconomic, racial and ethnic backgrounds to take on leadership roles in their schools and communities. The training is focused on an innovative "bystander" model that empowers each student to take an active role in promoting a positive school climate. The heart of the training consists of role-plays intended to allow students to construct and practice viable options in response to incidents of harassment, abuse, or violence before, during, or after the fact. Students learn that there is not simply "one way" to confront violence, but that each individual can learn valuable skills to build their personal resolve and to act when faced with difficult or threatening life situations, Long Beach, CA.

Mainely Men Against Violence & Sexism is here to help men help each other: to end the violence that permeates our culture, and to support one another in that work.

Men Against Sexual Assault, University of Rochester, is an organization that educates the University and the general public about sexual assault, Rochester, NY.

Men Against Sexual Assault, The University of Texas at Austin, dedicated to raising awareness of issues of sexual assault.  We aim to accomplish this through education with a special emphasis placed on male responsibility.  This is done with the intent of preventing all types of sexual assault, Austin, TX.

Men Against Sexual Assault and Rape, Haverford College, a group of men dedicated to making rape and sexual assault not only a women’s issue, but a men’s issue as well. We believe that men can stop rape, but that before that goal can be achieved, we must educate ourselves and our friends about what we as individuals can do. We must not only be “anti-rape”, but we must also “do” anti-rape, Haverford, PA.

Men Against Sexual Violence, Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape – is a forum designed to engage males in actively working together with women to eliminate sexual violence. MASV will ask men to personally pledge to never commit, condone, or remain silent about sexual violence and to use their resources to support change, Enola, PA.

Men Against Violence Webring (some links on this site are out of date) the sites in the Webring give examples of how men can get involved in the struggle to end rape and sexual assault. Sites are by men and women who recognize that rape and sexual assault are not merely a ‘Woman’s Issue’ but everyone’s issue. Men are perpetrators, survivors, and friends of survivors, and need to get involved.

Men Can Stop Rape – mobilizes male youth to prevent men’s violence against women.  We build young men’s capacity to challenge harmful aspects of traditional masculinity, to value alternative visions of male strength, and to embrace their vital role as allies with women and girls in fostering healthy relationships and gender equity, Washington, DC.

Men Ending Violence, Sexual Violence Prevention Program of the Virginia Department of Health –- this website focuses on involving men in the reduction of sexual violence through education, training, funding, and resources, Richmond, VA.

Men Stopping Rape, Inc. – since 1983 has provided a forum for men who are interested in ending violence in their community and in their own lives. We provide workshops and trainings on sexual assault, dating violence, masculinity, homophobia, and rape culture from the perspective that since men statistically have perpetrated the vast number of acts of violence in our culture, they must be involved in its eradication, Madison, WI.

Men Stopping Violence (MSV) was founded in 1982 based on the premise that men can work together with women to end men's violence against women. When MSV opened its doors, there was little being done to change the behavior of men who battered women. Over the years, MSV's methodology was carefully developed, tested, reviewed, and refined. This careful approach has established Men Stopping Violence as a national leader in the field of ending men's violence against women. While Men Stopping Violence works with individual men who batter, we are a social change organization. We know that lasting change involves challenging and changing the social norms and institutions that actively or implicitly condone and promote violence against women, Decatur, GA.

Men’s Initiative of Jane Doe – is a collaboration of men’s outreach projects throughout the state of Massachusetts organizing support from men in their communities for Jane Doe Inc. statewide and its member agencies locally.  Its purposes are to 1) promote men’s role in ending violence, abuse and oppression; 2) link, support and encourage men’s projects to end violence; and 3) build partnership with Jane Doe Inc. through its member organizations, Boston, MA.

Men’s Nonviolence Project, Texas Council on Family Violence – focuses on men’s violence towards women, Austin, TX.

Men’s Resource Center for Change – the mission is to support men, challenge men’s violence, and develop men’s leadership in ending oppression in our lives, our families, and our communities, Amherst, MA.

Men’s Resources International – promoting positive masculinity and ending men’s violence. Their approach is to support the development of men’s programs in diverse communities, and build a global network of these organizations working in alliance with women to prevent violence and promote peace, Springfield, MA.

Mentors in Violence Prevention Program, Northeastern University – a leadership program that motivates student-athletes and student leaders to play a central role in solving problems that historically have been considered “women’s issues”: rape, battering, and sexual harassment, Boston, MA.

MyStrength.org / MiFuerza.org, California Coalition Against Sexual Assault – this campaign centers on the theme of “My Strength is Not for Hurting,” and is designed to raise awareness of sexual violence among youth and highlight the vital role that young men can play in fostering healthy, safe relationships, Sacramento, CA.

National Association of Men and Women Committed to Ending Violence Against Women – Our Vision: to shift social norms that define manhood in our culture; Our Mission: to galvanize a national movement of men committed to ending all forms of violence against women; and Our Purpose: to influence change in men's behavior through a re-education and training process that challenges sexism, Valley Stream, NY.

National Organization of Men's Outreach for Rape Education (NO MORE) – a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to prevent rape by the thoughtful application of theory and research to rape prevention programming. NO MORE provides presentations, training, and technical assistance to men and women, with a focus on all-male programming targeted toward colleges, high schools, the military, and local community organizations. We also serve as an umbrella organization and support system for all-male sexual assault peer education groups who call themselves “One in Four.” We distribute educational videos to organizations nationwide. In addition, we sponsor the “One in Four” national tour, whereby professional peer-educators travel nationwide to present rape prevention programs to boys and men, Williamsburg, VA.

One in Four, University of Virginia – an all-male sexual assault peer education group, Charlottesville, VA.

Online Toolkit for Working with Men and Boys to Prevent Gender-Based Violence – a comprehensive resource for practitioners to work with men and boys to prevent violence, Family Violence Prevention Fund and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Violence Prevention, San Francisco, CA.

Sports Leadership Institute – Violence Prevention Program, Adelphi University, SLI programs focus on the causes and prevention of violence in academic settings and in the community. Specific programs focus on these key areas: school violence (bullying and teasing) and community-based violence (sportsmanship, parental behavior). In addition to creating and implementing programs, SLI "trains trainers" to lead programs in their own school or community, Garden City, NY.

There is No Excuse Public Awareness Campaign, South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault – the campaign features 3 football coaches to engage men as partners in creating solutions to prevent domestic violence. To reverse the disturbing statistics in South Carolina, we must seek to create meaningful impact that will lead the citizens of South Carolina to take steps to save the lives of our women and girls, Columbia, SC.

White Ribbon Campaign, men working to end men’s violence against women, Toronto, Ontario, CA.

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