The Department of Justice's Office on Violence Against Women announced last week that the Retreat, a non-profit organization dedicated to providing domestic violence services for women and children, and  LICADD have won a $300,000 grant to engage men in preventing violence against women. 

  

This initiative will make its impact through the following mechanisms: (1) a traditional media campaign - building awareness through men-targeted print, radio, and television public service announcements about domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking; (2) an emerging-media campaign -including web presence, viral videos, email campaigns, and mobilizing youth through special activity days shared on Facebook and Twitter; (3) 'we come to you' prevention education program days for men and for boys; (4) enhancement of LICADD's existing men-to-boys mentoring program that will add domestic violence prevention to it; and (5) and community organizing-including events that bring various segments of the community (e.g., police, sports coaches, parents, youth, media, and local businesses) together for positive activities that will build awareness about sexual assault, domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking... and achievable ways to prevent each. Funds will provide critical resources for Long Island communities to prevent violence against women and children.