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THE BOYS INITIATIVE APPLAUDS OPEN LETTER TO PRESIDENT OBAMA

5/1/2013 11:51 AM EST

Mark Sherman, a big fan of President Obama, asks him to call the nation’s attention to the problems facing boys and young men.
Washington, DC – May 1, 2013 – Today Dennis Barbour, Co-Founder and Executive Vice President of The Boys Initiative applauded an open letter to President Obama from Dr. Mark Sherman, the Editor of The Boys Initiative’s...

THE BOYS INITIATIVE ANNOUNCES APOINTMENT OF PRESTIGIOUS PANEL TO GUIDE GROUNDBRE...

1/23/2013 11:57 AM EST

Washington, DC – January 23, 2013 – Today The Boys Initiative announced the appointment of David L. Bell, MD, MPH, Arthur Elster, MD, MJ, and Arik Marcell, MD, MPH to serve as founding members of the steering committee to guide its groundbreaking project Health Guidelines for Adolescent and Young Adult Males.

Dr....

Boys Organization Co-Founder Comments on Newtown Tragedy

12/19/2012 4:26 PM EST

Washington, DC – December 19, 2012 – Today Dennis Barbour, Co-Founder of The Boys Initiative, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization, released the following comments.

Friday’s tragedy in Connecticut was wrenching. Once again an apparently troubled young man devastated a community. Once again our nation searches its soul, asks how it could happen, and asks how we can...

Boys Organization Calls New York Times Article “Profoundly Disturbing”

10/9/2012 3:02 PM EST

Washington, DC – October 9, 2012 – Today The Boys Initiative, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization, characterized an October 9 article appearing in the New York Times as “profoundly disturbing”. The article...

THE BOYS INITIATIVE WELCOMES NEW ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

7/12/2012 8:00 AM EST

Leading medical and gender equity experts join national board
Washington, DC – July 12, 2012 – Today The Boys Initiative announced the appointment of Michael Kimmel, PhD, and David L. Bell, MD, MPH to its National Advisory Board.

Michael Kimmel is University Distinguished Professor of Sociology at SUNY Stony...

IT’S TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT BOYS AND YOUNG MEN OF COLOR - MINORITIES NOW CONS...

5/17/2012 11:59 AM EST

The Boys Initiative’s Minority Male Youth 2050 project aimed at addressing issue
Washington, DC – May 17, 2012 – Today the Census Bureau released a set of estimates showing that for the first time 50.4 percent of our nation's population younger than age 1 were minorities as of July 1, 2011. This is up from 49.5 percent from the 2010...

NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE ACHIEVEMENT AMONG BOYS AND YOUNG MEN ANNOUNCES LAUN...

5/16/2012 9:00 AM EST

Blog will serve as communications hub
Washington, DC – May 16, 2012 – The Boys Initiative is pleased to announce the launch of its new blog Attention must be paid: Caring about boys and young men, dedicated to news, commentary and advice. The purpose of the blog is to serve as an online communications hub for discussion about...

NATIONAL CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE ACHIEVEMENT AMONG BOYS AND YOUNG MEN ANNOUNCES PLAN...

4/19/2012 10:37 AM EST

Coalition will help guide new Minority Youth Project
Washington, DC – April 19, 2012 – The Boys Initiative, a Washington, DC based nonprofit organization, has announced plans to form a coalition of organizations in the health, education, juvenile justice and other fields to work together in defining steps that can be taken among them to address the mounting problem of...

National Campaign to Advance Achievement among Boys and Young Men Announces Laun...

11/16/2011 9:00 AM EST

Project will focus on solutions
Washington, DC – November 16, 2011 - The Boys Initiative (www.theboysinitiative.org) today announced the launch of its project Minority Male Youth 2050 with the appointment of the project steering committee.

Achievement is declining among all young males, regardless of race or ethnicity. With that said, the risk factors for underachievement...

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