{"id":309335,"date":"2026-06-16T16:21:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:21:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/309335\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:21:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T16:21:11","slug":"hubbard-house-launches-new-male-engagement-initiative-free-press-of-jacksonville","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/309335\/","title":{"rendered":"Hubbard House Launches New Male Engagement Initiative \u2013 Free Press of Jacksonville"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In a month where we celebrate the fathers and father-figures in our lives, Hubbard House is excited to share a new initiative supporting men who want to be a positive influence toward a safer tomorrow. As parents, mentors, and peers, men have an important and valued role in violence prevention, and now is the time to stand together and say domestic violence has no place in our city.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot My City\u201d program equips men and boys with tools to support violence prevention in their everyday lives. From exploring how to uplift and connect with peers to supporting healthy boundaries in our daughters to instilling our sons with empathy and respect- the goal is practical options for positive action.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe know so many men want to help and be a part of this mission, but may not know how to get engaged. This program is our opportunity to give men the tools they need to own their role in a safer future for our community,\u201d says Hubbard House Board of Directors President Stephen Dackiewicz.<\/p>\n

The \u201cNot My City\u201d Program joins Hubbard House\u2019s longstanding auxiliary Men Against Violence Against Women (MAVAW) as meaningful ways for men to get involved.<\/p>\n

Founded in 2000, MAVAW has most recently served to bring men together for public awareness and volunteerism. \u201cNot My City\u201d will collaborate with MAVAW\u2019s existing efforts to add opportunities for impactful discussion, education, and peer connection. \u201cMen have a place in every part of this mission, and we know the power of men standing together in unified support for this work. We are so excited to continue to expand opportunities for men to find that connection,\u201d says Hubbard House CEO Dr. Gail Patin.<\/p>\n

There are many opportunities for men to learn more and get involved:
\u2022 Hubbard House Male Engagement Meeting: Join us on Tuesday, June 30th at 5:30-6:30 PM at Cox Media Group Jacksonville\u2019s Farah & Farah Performance, Studio (11700 Central Parkway, Jacksonville, FL 32224) where we will share more about male engagement opportunities and explore the role of men in violence prevention (and enjoy some pizza!).<\/p>\n

Register to attend at
https:\/\/www.hubbardhouse.org\/events\/.<\/a>
\u2022 Host \u201cNot My City\u201d sessions: This is a meaningful way to engage your fraternity, mentoring organization, dad group, or college club.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In a month where we celebrate the fathers and father-figures in our lives, Hubbard House is excited to…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":309336,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[116,118,117],"class_list":["post-309335","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309335","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=309335"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/309335\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/309336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=309335"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=309335"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=309335"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}