About Us

The mission of The Boys Initiative is to inform the public and recruit advocates who will actively help us implement solutions to the issues and trends affecting the well-being and success of boys and young men in our nation and around the world.

• We champion efforts to close the gender achievement gap in education where most boys perform below girls in every subject.
   
• We support and train parents and educators who desire to meet the mental, emotional, academic, and developmental needs of boys and young men.
   
• We encourage and equip community leaders who want to become vocal advocates and actively lobby legislators and local officials to enact policies that will equally benefit boys as well as girls.

The Boys Initiative was founded in 2008 by a group of researchers, community leaders and other individuals involved in boys issues who believed that such an effort was needed and could play an important role in society.

Since 2010, the organization’s programs and activities have greatly expanded. The Boys Initiative is an IRS Section 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization incorporated in the District of Columbia.

The Boys Initiative is a nonprofit organization incorporated in the District of Columbia. It has been recognized by The Internal Revenue Service as a tax-exempt IRS Section 501(c)(3) organization.

The Boys Initiative start-up phase (2010-2011) was funded by contributions and grants from individuals and other 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Start-up activities were also supported by individual volunteers and in-kind support from other nonprofit organizations.

The Boys Initiative supports a number of strategies to help improve the lives and futures of boys, including:

• Continuing research regarding boys’ developmental needs and learning styles, and greater public awareness of these differences.
• Early intervention as a means to develop literacy skills and a positive attitude about school.
• Mentoring and greater parental and community involvement.
• More flexibility for educators in implementing different techniques to reach boys.
• More efforts to meet the mental health needs of boys.
• Educating policy makers about the need for specialized programs to boost boys’ educational outcomes.
• Creating a culture of support for boys at the Local, County, State, and Federal levels.