JWI and our Consortium of Interfaith partners are providing training and technical assistance on engaging men and boys from faith communities in the prevention of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. This TTA is available to CYEM and other OVW grantees and partners as well as potential grantees. The grant was awarded to JWI by the US Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) because of JWI's deep expertise in engaging men and boys of faith in prevention work.
The objectives of the TTA are to:
Cultivate meaningful connections with faith leaders: Customized TTA and resources are helping grantees establish meaningful collaborations with predominantly male faith leaders, recognizing their influential role within their communities.
Engage men and boys of faith in your programming: Through tailored TTA, we are working with grantees to actively involve men and boys of faith in their efforts to prevent domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking
Enhance cultural competency: Increased cultural competency is helping grantees create relationships with faith leadership and develop highly nuanced prevention programs appropriate for men and boys of various faiths.
In collaboration with our Interfaith Consortium, JWI will help grantees to be inclusive of faith communities in their work to prevent domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking.
Upcoming Trainings and Technical Assistance:
March 19, 1 PM EST: Building Bridges: Strengthening Faith-Based Partnerships with Male Allies for Violence Prevention
Monthly Office Hours (Occurs every 2nd Thursday of the month at 1:00 PM EST)
Customized TTA (form below)
Resources:
Community Mapping Tool:
Engaging Men and Boys of Faith in Your Work: A Community Mapping Tool
Workshop Recordings:
Back to School: Promoting Safe and Healthy Relationships in Faith Education
Tailoring Your Messaging for Men and Boys of Faith: Strategies for Effective Engagement
Cultural Competency Training: Overcoming Misconceptions to Engage Men of Faith As Allies
Workshop Slides:
Back to School: Promoting Safe and Healthy Relationships in Faith Education - Slides
Cultural Competency Training: Overcoming Misconceptions to Engage Men of Faith As Allies
Building Bridges: Strengthening Faith-Based Partnerships with Male Allies for Violence Prevention
Faith-Specific Resource Sheets:
Request Technical Assistance
The technical assistance (TA) is designed to support grantees and project partners in their work to better understand the cultural sensitivities of the faith communities, adapt programming and outreach to be culturally responsive, and build connections to faith stakeholders.
Based on your answers to the following questions a member of our team will follow-up via email to provide customized TA. If you have a question, please email OVWFaithTTA@jwi.org.
Consortium Members
This project was supported by Grant No. 15-OVW-22-GK-04007 awarded by the Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice. The opinions, findings, conclusions, and recommendations expressed in this publication/program/exhibition are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Department of Justice, Office on Violence Against Women.