Men play an important role in our nation’s efforts to stop violence against women. All men have the opportunity to serve as role models for other men and boys in regard to the treatment of women and girls. Boys need to be taught at a young age that using violence against women is wrong and will not be tolerated. Men are in a unique position to communicate this message in a strong, compassionate, and meaningful way. Working in partnership, men and women together can make enormous strides toward changing attitudes and perceptions around domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

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On this page you will find links to organizations and institutions around the country that are addressing the role of men in ending violence against women. This is not an exhaustive list, but a sampling of groups at the local, state, and federal levels. If you are aware of other resources and would like to let us know about them, send an email to askvawo@ojp.usdoj.gov. You may also use this email address to send questions and comments regarding the links offered on this page.

• Adelphi University Sports Leadership Institute
  Adelphi University Sports Leadership Institute’s mission is to provide training, to individuals and athletic organizations, on leadership and issues relating to sport and youth development. Their Executive Director is ex-NFL quarterback, Don McPherson who also serves on the national advisory committee of the Family Violence Prevention Fund’s Men’s Campaign.
• Coaching Boys into Men
  Coaching Boys into Men is a nationwide media campaign put forward by the Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF) which encourages men to teach boys that violence against women and girls is wrong. The FVPF is partnering with the National High School Athletic Coaches Association to encourage coaches to become active partners in this effort, and in September, the FVPF is co-hosting a "Strike Out Violence Campaign" with the San Francisco Giants, San Francisco Sheriff's Department, and Blue Shield of California.
• Department of Defense Domestic Task Force on Domestic Violence
  The Department of Defense has made a substantial commitment of resources over the past two decades to address domestic violence in the military. The Task Force focuses on systemic, not case specific, changes required to strengthen the Department of Defense's comprehensive domestic violence program.
• Emerge - Counseling and Education to Stop DV
  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. Emerge is a Massachusetts certified batterer intervention program.
• Founding Fathers Campaign
  The Founding Fathers Campaign (also a component of the Family Violence Prevention Fund) is made up of 350 men from all walks of life committed to ending violence against women. Despite different ideologies, political persuasions and lifestyles, they are united in their commitment to finding a solution to ending the violence. The "founding fathers" campaign is striking a chord with men from across the country because it challenges them not with blame, but with hope and the opportunity to be part of the solution to end the violence.
• Men Against Sexual Violence
  Men Against Sexual Violence (MASV), sponsored by the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR), is a forum designed to engage males in actively working together with women to eliminate sexual violence. MASV asks men to personally pledge to never commit, condone, or remain silent about sexual violence and to use their resources to support change.
• Men Can Stop Rape
  Men Can Stop Rape empowers male youth and the institutions that serve them to work as allies with women in preventing rape and other forms of men’s violence. Through awareness-to-action education and community organizing, they promote gender equality and build men’s capacity to be strong without being violent.
• Men Ending Violence - Virginia Department of Health
  Men Ending Violence focuses on involving men in the reduction of sexual violence as part of the Virginia Department of Health's Sexual Violence Prevention Program. The goal of Men Ending Violence is to invite men to participate in efforts to reduce sexual violence and to be a resource for those looking to end men's sexual violence.
• Men Stopping Violence
  Men Stopping Violence (MSV) is a social change organization dedicated to ending men's violence against women. They work locally and nationally to dismantle sexist belief systems, social structures, and institutional practices that oppress women and children and dehumanize men themselves. They also offer several different programs to hold men accountable for their abusive behavior.
• MVP Strategies
  MVP Strategies was designed by nationally known activist and lecturer Jackson Katz. MVP Strategies provides gender violence prevention training and materials to high schools, colleges, fraternities, athletic organizations, the U.S. military services, law enforcement agencies, community organizations, and small and large corporations. Their primary mission is to empower men who are not abusive toward women to confront men who are.
• N.O. M.O.R.E. (National Organization of Men’s Outreach for Rape Education)
  No More is an organization of men and women united for the purpose of educating men about rape using the most effective methods known by scientific research studies. No More includes members who are higher education administrators, book authors, faculty, graduate and undergraduate students, current and graduated members of affiliated educational programs in colleges and universities, rape crises center workers, and others who are just interested in helping the cause.
• One in Four - University of Virginia
  One in Four is an all-male sexual assault peer education group at the University of Virginia. Their main activity is presenting the program “How to Help a Sexual Assault Survivor: What Men Can Do” to sports teams, residence hall students, student organizations, fraternities, and off campus groups. There are also One in Four Chapters at Central Michigan University, Colgate University, College of William and Mary, Franklin and Marshall College, James Madison University, Lynchburg College, University of Newfoundland, and Washington University in St. Louis.
• White Ribbon Campaign
  The White Ribbon Campaign is one of the largest efforts in the world of men working to end men's violence against women. They are an educational organization that encourages reflection and discussion that leads to personal and collective action among men. Wearing a white ribbon is a personal pledge never to commit, condone nor remain silent about violence against women. White Ribbon Week commences on November 25 in Canada.