By Equality for Boys and Men, 02/13/2022 “…In other words, while there are far more women signed up to be mentors than there are girls signed up to be mentored, the reverse is true for males. BBBS has attracted far more boys who want a big brother than men who want to be a big READ MORE
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Senate Appropriations Committee signs off on fatherhood bill
By Florida Politics, 02/21/2022 “…The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a sweeping bill Monday that aims to address the “fatherhood crisis” in Florida. A priority of House Speaker Chris Sprowls, the bill would invest $70 million to promote “responsible” fatherhood, protect at-risk boys and support foster children statewide…” Read the entire article: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/499184-senate-appropriations committee-signs-off-on-fatherhood-bill/ Boys Int
Boys and men failing in Mississippi, too?
By The Meridian Star, 02/21/2022 “…Yang had numbers to back up his claim – boys are more than twice as likely as girls to be diagnosed with attention deficit disorder (ADHD), five times more likely to spend time in a juvenile facility, and less likely to finish high school…” Read the entire article: https://www.meridianstar.com/opinion/columns/boys-and-men-failing-in-mississippi-too/article_5cdb087a-736e-5162-a771-ca893f3cd38a.html The Boys READ MORE
Empowering Boys with Laurie A. Couture
By Jennifer L. W. Fink – On Boys Podcast, 02/17/2022 “… Empowering boys is one powerful way to address the boy crisis. Some people — often, people who don’t have or work with boys — wonder why boys need to be empowered. After all, they say, men still control most businesses and countries. But boys READ MORE
School works to shape young boys into good citizens
By Meredith Blair – WTVY, 02/09/2022 “…Words of wisdom from an area pastor were heard by Faine Elementary boys this morning. It’s part of the “believe mentorship program” where students are learning to recognize a great future is ahead of them. The goal is simple, to uplift and shape young boys into good citizens…” Read the entire READ MORE
Ballet For Boys
By Jenn McKee – The Argonaut Newsweekly, 02/03/2022 “… Santa Monica’s Westside School of Ballet – which has kept young dancers on their toes since 1967 – recently relaunched a program of boys-only classes, hoping to encourage more young men to give dancing a whirl…” Read the entire article: https://argonautnews.com/ballet-for-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Chris Sprowls lauds proposal supporting dads, at-risk boys and aging-out foster youth
By Florida Politics, 02/03/2022 “… The legislation mainly targets children involved in the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Juvenile Justice; it includes provisions relating to father-oriented services, alleviating the crisis of at-risk boys, and supporting young adults aging out of the foster care system…” Read the entire article: https://floridapolitics.com/archives/493294-chris-sprowls-lauds-proposal-supporting-dads-at-risk-boys-and-aging-out-foster-youth/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Pinellas schools make a reading push, just for boys
By Tampa Bay Times, 01/31/2022 “… Created as part of a larger strategy to overcome a literacy achievement gender gap, the battle exposes boys to new materials and teaches them in a competitive environment how to read for meaning and retention…” Read the entire article: https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2022/01/31/pinellas-schools-make-a-reading-push-just-for-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Online Course – Gender Matters: Gender in the Classroom
By You Got Class “…Your female students learn differently than your male students. Discover how girls learn. Take away 10 top tips for helping girls learn more, and the 5 tips to help girls succeed more. Then discover how boys learn. Take away 10 top tips for helping boys learn more, and the 5 tips READ MORE
What It Takes to Get Support for a Black Boy With Special Needs
By Taylor Harris – Time, 01/11/2022 “… Around that time, I developed the mental hashtag #NotMyBlackBoy. I would repeat it in my head as I prepared to engage educators who would try to convince me that in Tophs’ case, the bare bones would do. ..With an education gap between races that lingers at the threshold READ MORE