Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
The director of the Seattle Theatre Group speaks about rituals with his kids, brotherly love, how drums helped control his epilepsy, and how his dad exemplified the Jewish concept of tikkun olam.
Tri-Cities dad and community leader has experiences and a vision worth hearing about! View complete post and video on Substack.
Plus: Legislature frowns on mutual protection orders, and marriage license fee goes up to fund domestic violence response programs
A program helping mothers and fathers in prison with their dependency cases will end on June 30, 2025. Lawmakers did not renew funding for the two staff positions during the 2025 legislative session, despite the pilot program’s apparent success in keeping parents connected with their children.
Male Legislators Speak Up: ‘I Changed a Lot of Diapers’ by Blair Daly of WIBM Plus: a public university in Denver offers the nation’s only Minor in Men’s Health thanks to Professor Steve Rissman, who … Read more
Fathering, Coaching, Boxing, Emotional Connection — A Veteran’s Experience by Blair Daly of WIBM Another clip from our conversation with Logan Hilgers of Growing Veterans. Plus a gender equity bill on changing diapers. Read on … Read more
Nathan Friend sticks out on one of the webpages of Perinatal Support Washington. Among the twenty smiling faces on their Our Team page, he’s the only man. Nathan is the Dad Specialist with Perinatal Support Washington, which … Read more