Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
After being apart from his children for six years, James Tidwell is joyful to finally be seeing them again. “I just want to be in their lives,” James says in a video by Spokane Fatherhood … Read more
Marvin Charles and his wife Jeannett have helped over 4,000 men affected by incarceration or substance abuse to re-enter their children’s lives and become more responsible fathers. Marvin and Jeannett founded Divine Alternatives for Dads … Read more
“Men hurt too,” says Hassan Daniel, the speaker for the next session of the Dad Allies Learning Series hosted by the Washington State Interagency Fatherhood Council. Hassan is CEO and founder of The Father Factory … Read more
The Spokane Fatherhood Initiative is hosting an event on Saturday, October 2 that will teach adults how to help our boys become loving, wise, successful men. People are invited to participate in-person, or they can … Read more
The U.S. Navy denied Petty Officer Jon Stremel access to their on-base domestic violence shelter in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii five times because he is male. Now he’s trying to enable discrimination protections for ALL service members. The … Read more
In a previous blog post, we drew attention to the very compelling pro-fatherhood message delivered to the Washington State Fatherhood Summit by Cheryl Strange, a Governor Inslee appointee who heads the Department of Social and … Read more
Lisa Scott is a family law/divorce attorney based in Bellevue who represents approximately an equal share of male and female clients. Co-founder of Taking Action Against Bias in the System (TABS), Lisa has fought for equal justice and gender … Read more