The Man Mission

To create awareness, provide resources, and advocate the need of
positive male leadership for boys of all ages.

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Why is this Important?

2006 FBI Statistics for the United States

35 School Shootings in the Past 12 Years by boys ranging from 6 – 24 years old.

According to the National Center for Educational Statistics:

• Boys are 30 percent more likely than girls to flunk or drop out of school
• When it comes to grades and homework, girls outperform boys in elementary, secondary, high school, college, and even graduate school
• Boys are four to five times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Boys make up two-thirds of the students in special education and are five times more likely to be classified as hyperactive.

Boy Behavior

• Understanding and Raising Boys
• Aggression and Self-Esteem
• Screen Violence tied to Boys’ Aggression Study
• Boys’ Behavior – Why Boys Behave the Way They Do
• Boy Behavior Leads to ADD

Boys & Education

• Struggling School-Age Boys
• The Trouble With Boys
• Understanding and Raising Boys
• Education System Often Leaves Boys Behind
• How the School Short Changes Boys
• How Boys Are Falling Behind Academically
• Single-sex classes helped improve boys’ behavior

Fathers & Sons

“Dr. Wade Horn says, “If we stay on the current course, one day the U.S. will be the country known as the country of the founding fathers…with no fathers to be found.”

• Roland Warren – Despite Successes, Boys Need Fathers
• 8 Ways Dad’s Benefit Boys
• Fathers and Sons
• Fatherless Boys Grow Up Into Dangerous Men
• Fatherless Boys
• Fatherless Boys . . . Even When Dad is Home
• Fatherless Boys and ADD
• Brothers Raising Our Sons: Male Role Models for Fatherless Boys
• Fathers Matter “Now” More than Ever
• All Pro Dad.com
• The Importance of Positive Male Role Models
• Boys to Men Minus Dad

Single Moms

• Raising Boys: 10 Tips for Single Moms
• Single Moms Can Succeed – New Research Shows
• The Nitty Gritty of a Single Mom Raising Boys
• Raising a Fatherless Boy: What Single Moms Need to Know

Males and Volunteering

• Sustaining the Male Volunteer
• Big Brothers Big Sisters Launches New TV Campaign to Recruit Male Volunteers

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What Can You Do?