Creating cultures free from violence
MCSR (formerly Men Can Stop Rape) mobilizes the infinite potential of boys and men as catalysts for positive change.
Through our transformational youth development programs, pioneering trainings and consulting services, and acclaimed multimedia public education initiatives, MCSR has reached more than 200 million people. Founded in 1997 in Washington, DC, MCSR serves schools, organizations, businesses, and agencies locally, nationally, and globally.
We take a prosocial, strength-based approach with the goal of producing sustainable, measurable outcomes at each level of the social ecological model emphasizing primary prevention, social and emotional intelligence, healthy masculinity, and empowered womanhood.
Our mission and vision
Mission: Rooted in community, based in strength, and grounded in respect, MCSR prevents violence through transformational programs and services for youth and adults that promote healthy masculinity and empowered womanhood.
Vision: Infinite possibilities of cultures free from violence.
Our values
We are MCSR: promoting healthy masculinity and empowered womanhood, rooted in community, based in strength, and grounded in respect.
We believe that healthy masculinity and empowered womanhood—building the knowledge, skills, and abilities to develop more fully authentic, healthier, nonviolent selves that continually learn and grow—create better human beings.
We’ve learned that rooting ourselves in communities—meeting people where they are and creating long-term, sustainable relationships—fosters trust. A shared, earned foundation of trust is core to the relationships we develop.
Partners and allies, who demonstrate being strong without being violent, serve as daily inspiration to us. Their collaboration deepens our ability to create healthier relationships, communities, and societies.
Leading with empathy, establishing boundaries and understanding our role grounds us in respect, allowing it to thrive in everything we pursue.
Our enduring legacy of transformational growth, starting with the individual, sets in motion a powerful ripple effect on relationships, communities, and societies that defines our positive, measurable impact on the world.
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