The grants to engage men and boys as allies in the prevention of violence against women and girls program supports projects that develop and implement strategies that create educational programming…

The Sexual Assault Resource Agency (SARA) received a $315,000 Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women under the Consolidated And Technical Assistance Grant Program to Address Children and Youth Experiencing Domestic and Sexual Violence and Engage Men and Boys as Allies (CFDA 16.888). This 36-month grant will enable SARA to implement the Coaching Boys Into Men and PACC-Men programs in Charlottesville, Virginia. The key products and services to be delivered include: 1) increasing bystander intervention among men and boys; 2) strengthening connections and support among men to address violence against women and girls; 3) enhancing knowledge and skills for men to recognize, understand, and regulate their own emotions; 4) training organizations to deliver the Coaching Boys Into Men curriculum; and 5) recruiting and working with local schools, sports clubs, and men's organizations to empower men in leadership roles to prevent violence against women and girls.

The grants to engage men and boys as allies in the prevention of violence against women and girls program supports projects that develop and implement strategies that create educational programming and community organizing to encourage men and boys to work as allies with women and girls to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, stalking, and SEX trafficking. With this funding, the sexual assault resource agency (sara) will implement the coaching boys into men and pacc-men programserving youth and young adults who are impacted by sexual violence, intimate partner violence, and stalkingin charlottesville, virginia. In partnership with the shelter for help in emergency and charlottesville alliance for black male achievement, sara will: 1) increase bystander intervention among men and boys; 2) increase connections and support among men to directly address violence against women and girls; 3) increase knowledge and skills to recognize, understand, label, express, and regulate mens own emotions; 4) implement the program to build partnerships with enrichment organizations to train trainers to deliver coaching boys into men (cbim); and 5) recruit and work with community partners through local schools, sports clubs, and mens organizations, providing tools to empower local men in leadership to use their influence to prevent violence against women and girls. The project period for this award is 36 months.