Washington Initiative for Boys and Men
Advocating for improved outcomes for boys, men, and communities
This post is about upcoming growth opportunities for boys facilitated by the organizations Rite of Passage Journeys and Journeymen Institute. Rite of Passage Journeys headquartered in Bothell, Washington offers two trips that empower boys: Olympic Odyssey and Mountain Quest.
The National Network to End Domestic Violence has long been a leading force behind U.S. domestic violence legislation, including the 1994 Violence Against Women Act and its renewals, most recently in 2022.
In the early 2000s, law enforcement agencies across Washington state made about 900 arrests of women annually for prostitution offenses and around 600 arrests of men. Since then arrest numbers have drastically declined. Between 2022 and 2024, police arrested an average of 11 women per year and 93 men per year.
Dee Myers is a leader in the Eastern Washington eating disorders community, with nearly 30 years of experience treating clients individually, in groups, and at all outpatient levels of care. She is the Spokane site director of The Emily Program.
Steve Warshaw, a dad of two boys in Renton, channeled his feelings into lyrics and created a song. Please give to a listen.
Michelle Flores is a nonprofit program specialist with more than a decade of experience in education and mental health. She focuses on community-based prevention, cross-sector collaboration, and trauma-informed program design, bringing both systems-level thinking and clinical insight to her work in Washington State.
The FBI’s recent podcast about international parental kidnapping was inspired by the case of Jay Sung and his son Bryan. Bryan is a U.S. citizen who at age three was brought to South Korea by his mom for a vacation, and she has wrongfully kept him there ever since.