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NCCASA’S E ngaging Me n and Boys Rite s

• f Passage pr
• gr

am (E MROPP)

A Se xual Viole nc e Pr e ve ntion Pr

• gr

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

• e mpowe r

boys and me n in the pr e ve ntion of se xual viole nc e thr

• ugh e xposur

e to and disc ove r y of pr

• pe r

histor y, he r itage , e xpe c tations and c ultur e as the y tr ansition fr

• m

boyhood to manhood.

Me n a nd b o ys in se ssio n

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

• ve par

tic ipants’ se lf wor th and r e spe c t for

• the 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

• r

building a str

• nge 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

• lina 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

• c 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

• vide r

s (tr aditional and non- tr aditional) for the fac ilitation of gr ant.

 F

• ste r

e d c ommunic ation links among se r vic e s pr

• vide 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

• vide 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

• vide d se xual

assault awar e ne ss tr aining to c hur c he s.

 Pr

• je c t wor

ke d with two c hur c he s. One c hur c h fac ilitate d the pr

• gr
• am. T

he othe r c hur c h pr

• vide 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

• je c t.

 E

ac h pastor and pe r sons the y assigne d to the pr

• je c t wor

ke d toge the r .

Ha rb o r I nc .

 Pr

• vide 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

• je 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

• vide d use of town hall, spe c ific ally the

c ounc il c hambe r s for use of the c r

• ssing
• ve r
• r

c losing e ve nt ( without c har ge ).

 Offe r

e d to pr

• vide vide o- taping of ne xt

c r

• ssing ove r

c e r e mony.

 Pr

• vide 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

• c 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

• gr

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

Que stio ns a nd disc ussio n

Pro g ra m Spe c ific s

 T

ar ge t gr

• up – 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

• gr

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

• gr

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

• und it.

Pro g ra m c o mpo ne nts

 Pe r

mission fr

• m e lde r

s

 L

ibation

 Safe Cir

c le

 Pr

• ve 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

• unding 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

• nme 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

• ng boys and me n

Que stio ns a nd disc ussio n