★ Registered 501(c)(3) Nonprofit
Empowering Boys & Men for Safer, Stronger Communities
Maine Boys to Men envisions a world where all people are equally valued, respected, safe, and celebrated.
Maine Boys to Men envisions a world where all people are equally valued, respected, safe, and celebrated.
Empowering boys and men to embrace and reimagine their own masculinity and build safer, stronger communities.
We address the development of boys in the context of their relationships, socialization process, and cultural environments. We believe it is not the boys but rather the culture in which they live and grow that is in need of repair.
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Our unique experiential workshops empower all people to notice and intervene in potentially harmful situations long before they become violent.
One of the most comprehensive gender-based violence prevention programs in the nation, developed with the US Department of Justice.
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A year-long mentorship experience for high school boys committed to disrupting narrow patterns of masculinity.
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Learn to lead our RSVP® program in your own community with our professional development training.
Learn More →Research shows the urgent need for programs that address masculinity and violence prevention among youth.
We are the only organization in Maine that specifically engages men and boys in advancing gender equity and creating safer communities for all. Over the years, we have reached thousands of youth and adults with our unique and effective prevention programs.
Former Executive Director, Maine Boys to Men
Beginning at very early ages, boys are bombarded by narrow, confusing, and often destructive messages about masculinity. While holding boys and men to a higher degree of individual accountability, we also put an appropriate level of focus on the environment.
Partnering with schools to deliver evidence-based prevention programs.
Engaging families and community organizations as agents of positive change.
Empowering youth to challenge harmful norms within their own peer groups.
We know that every boy has the potential to become an emotionally healthy, respectful, non-violent man. We also see many social and cultural pressures pulling boys in exactly the opposite direction.
It is critically important that we examine the elements of our culture that cause boys and men to detach emotionally and engage in self-destructive and violent activities. When we all stand together as leaders, we can all play a role in the solution.
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There are many ways to support our mission and help build safer communities for all.
Join over 300 adults who can now bring RSVP® to their schools, youth organizations, and communities.
We've trained teachers, school administrators, counselors, after-school program staff, parole officers, parents, domestic violence advocates, athletic coaches, and many more.
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Students at Camden Rockport Middle School continue to benefit from our multi-year partnership with Maine Boys to Men. Middle school is such a critical time to guide boys toward a healthy version of masculinity and this is some of the most valuable learning they can do.
(Former) Assistant Principal, Camden Rockport Middle SchoolThis training made me realize how much of today's violence and trauma is rooted in boys not being allowed to be fully human. This might be some of the most important work of our time.