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 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 battered womens shelter (BWS) will implement this project to enhance and expand access to culturally responsive prevention programming to educate, empower, and enhance men and boys ability to prevent domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and SEX trafficking in summit county, ohio. BWS will collaborate with the rape crisis center (RCC) and a call to men to: 1) enhance community understanding and engagement on men and boys' awareness of gender-based crimes; 2) empower male leaders in the community to effectively utilize the respect curriculum and challenge harmful behaviors by hosting "train the trainer" seminars; and 3) empower boys in school and after-school settings to become advocates against gender-based violence, understand social media dynamics, and promote bystander intervention through a targeted youth engagement program. This project addresses the OVW priority area of advancing equity and tribal sovereignty. The timing for performance of this award is 36 months.