Communities & Individuals
Courageously committed to ending male violence and self-harm while advancing gender equity.
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Youth Served
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Adults reached
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Training Institute Graduates
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Introductory Workshop
Understand how we work with youth and youth-serving adults to build safer communities.
Training Institute
Learn how to lead our Reducing Sexism and Violence Program (RSVP®) curriculum in your community.
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Our Mission
Reducing Violence
Our mission is to end all forms of male violence and self-harm and to advance gender equity by supporting the development of self-aware, empathetic boys and men.
Testimonials
Making An Impact
Youth
This is an opportunity to explore about very important topics that don't get talked about or addressed anywhere else.
Working with Maine Boys to Men's Youth Council has made me more aware of issues and how I can help in even a moderate way. My involvement has taught me how to have an open and accepting mind.
adults
In this workshop, I met parents who showed up as their purest, most vulnerable selves. We learned about healthy masculinity and how it's vital to youths' growth. I thank Maine Boys to Men for creating a safe place to learn from other men and create productive conversations for our day-to-day lives.
The workshop leaders created an environment to share with boundaries, but in a way that encouraged me to let my guard down and be open to learning different views and perspectives. This program exceeded my expectations."
Community partners
MBTM's work is so powerful and we remain grateful for our working relationship.
researchers
“By focusing on positive expressions of masculinity, this program helps boys find positive ways to prevent violence and cope with violence to which they may have already been exposed.”
schools
We brought the Educators & Coaches workshop to staff, teachers, and coaches from five districts and it was the most valuable professional development we had received in years. Following the training, three teachers started a professional learning team to implement pieces of RSVP® into our work with students. We left the workshop motivated to enact changes and equipped with the resources to do so.
We’ve attended trainings that promised inclusion and diversity but that weren’t engaging or useful, especially for experiential education. We really appreciated the facilitators' engagement, data, and positive communication. The modular design gives us many ways to incorporate these tools into our programming and better equips us as educators to facilitate conversations with students.
Press
The United States would have much less violence if there were more programs that share the mission of organizations like Maine Boys to Men.
Research suggests [that programs like MBTM's] can be key to encouraging healthier emotional expression in young people, breaking down gender stereotypes and ultimately reducing violence.