Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
“In the dust of that little chair, what has become of our Little Boy Blue?” A guest contribution by Terry Oxley, retired Army officer and a past Board Director of USO Northwest and the Washington Youth Academy Foundation.
Plus: dads talk about their babies, advocacy support from Eastside Democrats, an upcoming conference on What Boys Need as Males, and photos of our outreach.
“I told my coach I had no desire to play college football, and I actually had every desire to be ‘Twinkle Toes’. I walked out of that office feeling so empowered.”
In public hearings earlier this year, advocates with Washington Initiative for Boys and Men explained to state legislators why we oppose encoding the term “gender-based violence” into state law.
Tri-Cities dad and community leader has experiences and a vision worth hearing about! View complete post and video on Substack.
With the adoption of a resolution by their House of Delegates, the American Medical Association (AMA) now officially encourages the creation of Offices of Men’s Health “within each state’s Department of Health and Human Services to coordinate awareness, outreach, and outcomes on men’s health”.
Two years in court and $200,000 in attorney fees was not enough to win these children the benefit of their dad’s consistent presence, under state law. First, some context: Washington Initiative for Boys and Men is sometimes contacted by dads who are devastated by a family court ruling that will profoundly harm their ability to be involved in their children’s lives. This is happening with increasing frequency.