Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
Basketball Coach Ashley Robinson Supports Boys & Men Commission Proposal (Video) by Blair Daly of WIBM ‘It’d be nice to have something like that to back us.’ Plus, the director of the Washington Fatherhood Council … Read more
Young Men Only 37% of Vocational College Scholarship Awardees Under State Program by Blair Daly of WIBM “Men will go into the trades,” they say with males underachieving academically. But our leaders are not doing … Read more
Ellis Starrett has four older brothers and an 8-year-old son. A transgender nonbinary masculine-presenting individual, Ellis has firsthand experience with domestic violence and previously did advocacy work helping survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Ellis grew up in northwest Washington and eastern Washington and completed a bachelor’s and master’s degree at The Evergreen State College in Olympia.
This is part two of a two-part piece by Belinda Olvera-Jovanovich, a mom of a 12-year-old boy who lives in Port Orchard. | In my earlier article I praised the CEO of Girl Scouts of Western Washington for participating in political advocacy on behalf of girls alongside the Washington State Women’s Commission…
This is guest-written piece by Belinda Olvera-Jovanovich, a mom of a 12-year-old boy who lives in Port Orchard. Belinda runs the Facebook page Mothers Advocating for Washington’s Sons.
“I’m requesting a no [vote] on this amendment, but I do want to preface that by saying that the work that the good lady is suggesting is good work. We do need to have conversations and potentially some more formal infrastructure around our help and understanding of the issues affecting boys and men.”
Plus: Legislature frowns on mutual protection orders, and marriage license fee goes up to fund domestic violence response programs