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General Resources
Men's Gatherings
Men's Centers
Anti-Violence Programs
Lists of Anti-Violence Resources
Fathers Facing Divorce and Custody Concerns
The Draft, the Military, and Conscientious Objection
Resources for and about Survivors of Abuse and Trauma
GBQT Resources
General Resources
Building Sustainable Masculinity
Workshops, coaching, conferencing around nonviolent masculinity
Menstuff
Menstuff is a national men's resource with large archives on many different men's issues
Men's Resources International
Educational and consulting organization supporting the development of new and existing men's programs
XY Magazine Online
XY, based in Australia, is a website focused on men, masculinities and gender politics
Dads and Daughters
Dads and Daughters is the national education and advocacy nonprofit for fathers and daughters. DADs provides tools to strengthen father-daughter relationships and transform pervasive cultural messages that value daughters more for how they look than who they are.
The ManKind Project
The Mankind Project assists men in "reclaiming the sacred masculine for our time through initiation, training, and action in the world." The ManKind Project organizes New Warrior Trainings around the world.
Men's Gatherings
Following is a list of men's gatherings throughout New England. They are generally participant-organized and participant-led.
Connecticut Men's Gathering (COMEGA)
Granite Men's Gathering (New Hampshire)
Mainely Men
Massachusetts Men's Gathering (MMG)
Rhode Island Men's Gathering
Men's Centers
Web Editor's Note: Each of the Men's Centers listed below are independent and may differ in philosophy, approach, and programming from the Men's Resource Center for Change. The MRCs of Northern New Mexico and South Texas, and the Central Massachusetts and Monadnock MRCs all have received training and/or consultation from us. We encourage you to visit the websites listed, learn what they do and how they think about men's issues, and make your own decision about whether they can meet your own needs.
The Austin Men's Center (Austin, Texas)
The Men's Center (Minneapolis, Minnesota)
Men's Resource Center of South Texas (Harlingen, Texas)
Men's Resource Center of West Michigan (Grand Rapids and Holland, Michigan)
Monadnock Men's Resource Center (Keene, New Hampshire)
The Raleigh Men's Center (Raleigh, North Carolina)
The Redwood Men's Center (Santa Rosa, California)
Saskatoon Men's Resource Centre (Saskatoon, Saskatchewan)
The West Coast Men's Center (Los Angeles, California)
Individual Anti-Violence Programs
National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS)
NOMAS promotes the cause of gender equality and social justice for everyone through its principles of pro-feminism, gay-affirmation, anti-racism and enhancing men's lives.
NOMAS Boston Chapter
Gay Men's Domestic Violence Project
Provides community education and direct services to gay, bisexual, and transgendered male victims and survivors of domestic violence.
The Institute on Domestic Violence in the African-American Community
Providing leadership to end/reduce violence in the African-American Community
Mainely Men Against Violence and Sexism
Men Against Sexual Assault
Men Can Stop Rape (MCSR)
Men Stopping Violence
Men United Against Sexual Assault (MUASA) - University of Wisconsin - La Crosse
Contact: (Sam Marcum)
Men Stopping Rape - Penn State
Moving Forward Domestic Violence Program
Moving Forward (formerly Men Overcoming Violence, or MOVE), a program of the Men's Resource Center for Change, includes domestic violence groups and anger management classes.
The National Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence
Works to promote understanding, sustain dialogue, and generate solutions to move toward the elimination of domestic violence affecting Latino communities.
The National Latino Fatherhood and Family Institute
Brings together an integrated team of nationally recognized leaders in the field of Latino health, education, social services, and community mobilization to address an important area: Latino fathers and families.
Sacred Circle National Resource Center to Stop Violence Against Native Women
Offers
culturally specific materials addressing
family violence in tribal communities
Contact them by e-mail
SafeSpace
An LGBTQQ anti-violence agency in Burlington, Vermont serving survivors of physical, sexual and hate violence.
Student Advocates Against Sexual Violence (SAASV) - College of St. Benedict and St. John's University
Students Empowering Women Against Violence (SEWAV) - University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Tulane University Men Against Rape (TMAR)
The White Ribbon Campaign
Lists of Anti-Violence Programs
Domestic Abuse Helpline for Men and Women
Initially founded to serve male victims, this New Hampshire-based organization offers assistance to all victims of domestic violence. The hotline number is (888) 743-5754.
Family Violence Treatment and Education Association
Founded by a group of Batterer Intervention Providers in the San Francisco Bay Area, FAVTEA is dedicated to providing clinical services and education within a gender-inclusive conception. Members meet quarterly, sponsor training conferences and publish a newsletter, the FAVTEA Bulletin, twice a year.
The Men Against Violence Webring
Men's Nonviolence Project
The thrust of the site is to provide information for men about violence and nonviolence, show examples of men taking action, focus on prevention and inspire us all to further action. There is also a Discussion section for posting comments, ideas etc. Sponsored by the Texas Council on Family Violence
MCSR's List of Anti-Violence Programs
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Stop Abuse for Everyone (SAFE)
A web-based organization providing information and resources, in the United States and several other countries, for male, female, gay, lesbian and transgender victims; and has links to gender-inclusive research and nationally-known speakers on family violence.
For Fathers Facing Divorce and Custody Concerns
American Coalition for Fathers and Children
Divorce Source
Center for Successful Fathering
DivorceCare
Divorced Dads
Divorce Headquarters
Divorce Wizards
Fathers & Families
Dad's Rights
Hampshire County (Mass.) Probate and Family Court Divorce Information
This site provides a wide range of information about the divorce process, including definitions of legal terms, downloadable sample divorce and separation agreements, and links to mediation and other services in Hampshire and Franklin County, Massachusetts
National Center for Fathering
National Fatherhood Initiative
The Draft, the Military, and Conscientious Objection
American Friends Service Committee
The
national office of the AFSC has a Youth
and
Militarism program with
information on the draft and related issues.
Western
Massachusetts AFSC
has a Military Recruitment Education program
and links to many other sites with information for youth concerned
about the draft and recruitment.
Administer the Fund for Education and Training for those who have not registered for Selective Service. Has information on schools that provide alternative funds for those who do not register.
CCCO / Central Committee of Conscientious Objectors
Q&A about draft registration, getting the military out of schools, etc.
Committee Opposed to Militarism and the Draft
Helpful information and resources; check their Draft Notices.
G.I. Rights
Helps members of the armed services who are seeking conscientious objector status or facing other issues around opposition to war.
Traprock Center for Peace and Justice
Trains draft and service counselors; provides resources on conscientious objection, such as interviews with C.O. experts; and organizes workshops.
Resources for and about Survivors of Abuse and Trauma
The links below open Excel files listing websites that provide resource and referral information for the support of men who have experienced childhood abuse (sexual, physical, emotional, etc) or sexual assault as an adult, as well as for battered men and partners, family members, and friends of male survivors of those experiences. You can open an extensive list with 75 sites or an abbreviated list with 11 of the sites that we feel are most useful. At the tops of the columns you will find the headings for Organization, Phone, and Website, followed by categories of information:
- Who is served by this site?
- What kind of information is available on this site?
- What will I find on this site?
The top row and first column of the spreadsheet are frozen so you will always know what organization and topic are referred to.
follow this link to open the full survivors' resource file (75 sites)
follow this link to open the abbreviated survivors' resource file (top 11 sites)