NCCASAS E ngaging Me n and Boys Rite s of Passage pr ogr am (E - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

NCCASA’S E ngaging Me n and Boys Rite s of Passage pr ogr am (E MROPP) A Se xual Viole nc e Pr e ve ntion Pr ogr am Dr . T e r e nc e K. L e athe r s Re v. Alpha David Ar ne tt

Purpo se o f E MROPP  T o e mpowe r boys and me n in the pr e ve ntion of se xual viole nc e thr ough e xposur e to and disc ove r y of pr ope r histor y, he r itage , e xpe c tations and c ultur e as the y tr ansition fr om boyhood to manhood.

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Soc ia l- E c olog ic a l Mode l  E MROPP’s goal is to stop se xual viole nc e be fore it be gins. Pre ve ntion re quire s that our program partic ipants unde rstand the fac tors that influe nc e viole nc e .

Go a ls o f the pro g ra m  Impr ove par tic ipants’ se lf wor th and r e spe c t for othe r s, spe c ific ally for gir ls and wome n.  Cultivate par tic ipants’ inte r e st in c r e ating or building a str onge r c ommunity.  E nhanc e the ir appr e c iation of c ultur e and he r itage .

Go a ls o f the pro g ra m  De ve lop a holistic unde rsta nding of the mse lve s (mind, body a nd soul).  Ide ntify the ir pote ntia l a nd re fine the ir vie w of e duc a tion.

Co mmunity Co lla b o ra tio ns/ Pa rtne rships  Nor th Car olina Coalition Against Se xual Assault (NCCASA)  F aith c ommunity  Har bor Inc .- Dual age nc y (se xual and dome stic viole nc e se r vic e s)  Gove r nme nt (L oc al, State )  Busine sse s  Community stake holde r s

NCCASA  E stablishme nt of se xual viole nc e pr e ve ntion se r vic e pr ovide r s (tr aditional and non- tr aditional) for the fac ilitation of gr ant.  F oste r e d c ommunic ation links among se r vic e s pr ovide r s.  Re c ognize d the faith c ommunity as a ne c e ssar y par tne r to have at the table .  Pr ovide d te c hnic al assistanc e and tr aining to fac ilitator s and me ntor s.

F a ith Co mmunity  NCCASA and Har bor Inc . pr ovide d se xual assault awar e ne ss tr aining to c hur c he s.  Pr oje c t wor ke d with two c hur c he s. One c hur c h fac ilitate d the pr ogr am. T he othe r c hur c h pr ovide d spac e .  E ac h c hur c h had spe c ific c halle nge s that str e ngthe ne d the ir r e lationship for this pr oje c t.  E ac h pastor and pe r sons the y assigne d to the pr oje c t wor ke d toge the r .

Ha rb o r I nc .  Pr ovide d tr aining to me ntor s, me nte e s and par e nts on se xual viole nc e .  Se r ve d as a r e fe r r al e ntity for the c hur c h pr oje c t.  T he c hur c h and Har bor Inc . par tne r e d to be c ome se xual viole nc e pr e ve ntion advoc ate s.

Go ve rnme nt  Pr ovide d use of town hall, spe c ific ally the c ounc il c hambe r s for use of the c r ossing ove r or c losing e ve nt ( without c har ge ).  Offe r e d to pr ovide vide o- taping of ne xt c r ossing ove r c e r e mony.  Pr ovide ac c e ss and linkage to c ongr e ssional r e pr e se ntative and othe r c ommunity and state r e sour c e s.

Busine sse s  L oc al busine sse s suc h as Godfathe r s Pizza, Subway, othe r r e staur ants sponsor e d food for the Satur day se ssions.  Se ve r al bar be r shops gave the pr ogr am c oupons for $5.00 hair c uts.  One busine ss sponsor e d polo shir ts for the me nte e s and me ntor s.

Co mmunity Sta ke ho lde rs  Chur c h L e ade r ship/ par ishione r s  Par e nts  Othe r pastor s and c hur c he s  Re side nts/ me mbe r s of the c ommunity

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Pro g ra m Spe c ific s  T ar ge t gr oup – Afr ic an Ame r ic an male s be twe e n 13 and 17.  Se xual viole nc e pr e ve ntion e duc ation.  Cur r ic ulum base d on Robe r t F r anklin’s “F ive We lls” c onc e pt (spoke n, r e ad, dr e sse d, tr ave lle d, balanc e d).

Pro g ra m Spe c ific s  L e ngth of Pr ogr am – nine monthly se ssions (me ntor s c ontac t me nte e s we e kly via e mail, te xt or phone ).  Pe r sons involve d in pr ogr am – e lde r s, me ntor s, me nte e s (initiate s) and Ne st.  E ac h se ssion has a the me , with all ac tivitie s c e nte r e d ar ound it.

Pro g ra m c o mpo ne nts  Pe r mission fr om e lde r s  L ibation  Safe Cir c le  Pr ove r bs  Pr inc iple  Pr e / post te st  Se ssion  E lde r s, Me ntor s, Me nte e s, Ne st

Re b uilding c omm- unity  Unde r stand  E mbr ac e  Advoc ate

Unde rsta nd  De fine se xual viole nc e .  Clar ify the issue s sur r ounding se xual viole nc e whic h have a c onne c tion to individual fac tor s.  De mystify pe e r pr e ssur e and othe r e nvir onme ntal fac tor s whic h influe nc e be havior .

E mb ra c e  Ac knowle dge se xual viole nc e doe s e xist.  Pe r sonalize se xual viole nc e .  T ake r e sponsibility that you c an influe nc e be havior (our pe e r me nte e s).

Advo c a te  Commitme nt to be c ome a c hange age nt in your family and lar ge r c ommunity (going to c lass, gr aduation, stop smoking).  Ac c ountable for the c ommunity in whic h we live – I will be an e mpowe r e d bystande r .  An advoc ate – one who will te ll the stor y.

Building str ong boys and me n

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