THANKS TO ALTA FOR MANY YEARS OF WORKING TOGETHER

We have just concluded our 31^st healing event at Alta, UT. Throughout the past twenty years, the profound beauty of Alta has provided an incredible location for our Weekends of Recovery. This tranquil environment has allowed hundreds of survivors to discover more about their authentic self, connect with others, and thereby embrace the process of healing in community. We are forever grateful to the amazing staff at Alta Lodge, who have been reliable in all aspects of their service and who have actively nurtured our environment of community.

HONORING THE VOICES OF MEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A WEEKEND OF RECOVERY

NEW ALUMNI PEER SUPPORT GROUPS OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

We are pleased to announce that we will be starting a new round of Alumni Peer Support Groups beginning in early November. The support groups are open to all Weekend of Recovery alumni and will run every other week for 15 sessions. Each group will be co-facilitated by alumni who have been specially trained as peer leaders. The peer leaders are supervised by licensed therapists who are part of the MenHealing network.

Contact Adam Frost, Support Group Project Manager
at  adamfrost@menhealing.org if you are interested in attending. Previous participants in the peer support groups are welcome to apply; priority will be given to alumni who have not previously attended a group.

EXPANDING OUR OUTREACH

We are energized by increased inquiries for MenHealing personnel to provide presentations and trainings. Current collaborations are in process with organizations in Alaska, Ohio, Texas, and nationally. Contact us if you have a request for our participation in an event, conference, or staff training:  jimstruve@menhealing.org

Starting in October, we will be reformatting some aspects of our outreach and engagement. This will include a change in frequency of our Newsletter from every two weeks to instead once monthly.  STAY TUNED!!

Hope and healing for survivors is only possible because of financial support from individual grassroots donors like YOU.  Consider becoming a HEALING HERO by becoming a monthly recurring donor at any amount of support. 

Help us continue building the movement to end sexual violence.

TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!

Remember, YOU can forward this newsletter to anyone or any organization that you think might be interested. Thanks for spreading the word!

We welcome YOUR FEEDBACK and any ideas about our work via: contact@menhealing.org

Jim Struve

Executive Director, MenHealing/Weekend of Recovery

To MenHealing Weekends of Recovery Alumni, Friends, and Supporters

MELANATED GATHERING

EXPANDING RESOURCES FOR MEN AND MASCULINE-IDENTIFIED SURVIVORS OF COLOR

Over the 2023 Memorial Day weekend, a group of black and brown men convened in an effort to build community with one another and explore ways they can work together to support male survivors of color. These men already provide support to many survivors of color and this was an opportunity to build community and learn from one another. With the help of MenHealing facilitators, Brian McCloud, Tosin Akindele, Kenton Kirby, and anti-racist educator Richard Smith, this convening was truly a powerful event.

Over the course of an inspiring weekend, the attendees wove a vibrant tapestry of their experiences and insights, each thread intricately representing a story of support, empowerment, and transformation. An eclectic array of backgrounds, with voices resonating from Hawaii to the nearby city of Schenectady, NY, converged into a chorus of camaraderie. This event was more than a gathering—it was a testament to the strength that unity can create, and the potential that a convening like this can lead to.

We would like to thank our partners at the Watershed Center in beautiful Millerton, NY for their amazing hospitality for the first Melanated MenHealing convening. We look forward to having another convening where we can continue to build on how MenHealing can intentionally engage and support survivors of color.

REFLECTIONS FROM THE MELANATED CONVENING PARTICIPANTS

HONORING THE VOICE OF ONE MELANATED CONVENING SURVIVOR

Click picture to see video.  Also available en Espanol

REMINDER

REGISTRATION FOR PEER SUPPORT GROUP LEADER TRAINING WORKSHOPS STILL OPEN

MenHealing will be offering Peer Leader training sessions for alumni of Weekends of Recovery. The training course is designed to provide guidance and skills on how to lead an online or in-person peer group. The training is open to all alumni, including those who were trained as part of the Connect Study.

The trainings will be conducted on two Saturdays: September 23rd and 30th starting at 8am Pacific / 9am Mountain / 10am Central / 11am Eastern, and will last for 3 hours each.

Being a Peer Leader for support groups is an excellent way to help others find support. Many current peer leaders have said they gain as much by facilitating the groups as the participants do.

If you are interested, please send email to Adam Frost (Support Groups Manager)  adamfrost@menhealing.org with your name, time zone, and phone number.

HONORING THE VOICES OF MEN WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED A WEEKEND OF RECOVERY

Hope and healing for survivors is only possible because of financial support from individual grassroots donors like YOU.   Consider becoming a HEALING HERO by becoming a monthly recurring donor at any amount of support. 

Help us continue buiding the movement to end sexual violence.

DONATE TO HELP OTHER SURVIVORS HEAL 

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS LIKE YOU ARE THE LIFEBLOOD THAT ALLOWS MENHEALING TO CONTINUE OUR WORK. 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS; 15% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM EVENT REGISTRATIONS. WE DO NOT RECEIVE FUNDING FROM FOUNDATIONS OR GOVERNMENT GRANTS.

JOIN OUR MOVEMENT WITH YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF ANY AMOUNT. TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!

Consider ways you can support MenHealing during 2023  

• …Ask others to contribute a donation in your honor for your Birthday, Anniversary, or any other special event…

• …Request to add MenHealing as an option if your employer provides matching charitable gifts…

• …Review your Estate Planning and add MenHealing for a Legacy Gift… 

Your donation can be designated for any specific project area, to support survivor who experience financial hardship to attend a WOR event, or to support general program needs.

Make 2023 the year you SHOW UP FOR SURVIVORS with a financial contribution of any amount.

Remember, YOU can forward this newsletter to anyone or any organization that you think might be interested.Thanks for spreading the word!

We welcome YOUR FEEDBACK and any ideas about our work via: contact@menhealing.org

Jim Struve

Executive Director, MenHealing/Weekend of Recovery

To MenHealing Weekends of Recovery Alumni, Friends, and Supporters

INVITATION TO WOR ALUMNI

MenHealing will be offering Peer Leader training sessions for alumni of Weekends of Recovery. The training course is designed to provide guidance and skills on how to lead an online or in-person peer group. The training is open to all alumni, including those who were trained as part of the Connect Study.

The trainings will be conducted on two Saturdays: September 23rd and 30th starting at 8am Pacific / 9am Mountain / 10am Central / 11am Eastern, and will last for 3 hours each.

Being a Peer Leader for support groups is an excellent way to help others find support. Many current peer leaders have said they gain as much by facilitating the groups as the participants do.

If you are interested, please send email to Adam Frost (Support Groups Manager) at adamfrost@menhealing.org with your name, time zone, and phone number.

HONORING VOICES OF SUPPORT GROUP PEER LEADERS

HONORING VOICES OF WOR ALUMNI

Hope and healing for survivors like Matt is only possible because of financial support from individual grassroots donors like YOU.   Consider becoming a HEALING HERO by becoming a monthly recurring donor at any amount of support. 

Help us continue to build a movement to end sexual violence

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER

Registration remains open for the 2023 Level 1 WOR thur September 4^th. We invite survivors who have never experienced a WOR at this spectacular venue to consider joining us for our 31^st and farewell visit to the Alta Lodge. Level 1 WORs are inspirational gatherings that allow men and masculine-identified survivors to end isolation and make connections. WOR Alumni join a community-based movement for hope and healing.

DONATE TO HELP OTHER SURVIVORS HEAL  

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS LIKE YOU ARE THE LIFEBLOOD THAT ALLOWS MENHEALING TO CONTINUE OUR WORK. 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS; 15% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM EVENT REGISTRATIONS. WE DO NOT RECEIVE FUNDING FROM FOUNDATIONS OR GOVERNMENT GRANTS.

JOIN OUR MOVEMENT WITH YOUR FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF ANY AMOUNT. TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!

Consider ways you can support MenHealing during 2023

⮚     …Ask others to contribute a donation in your honor for your Birthday, Anniversary, or any other special event…

⮚     …Request to add MenHealing as an option if your employer provides matching charitable gifts…

⮚     …Review your Estate Planning and add MenHealing for a Legacy Gift…

Your donation can be designated for any specific project area, to support survivor who experience financial hardship to attend a WOR event, or to support general program needs.

Make 2023 the year you SHOW UP FOR SURVIVORS with a financial contribution of any amount.

Remember, YOU can forward this newsletter to anyone or any organization that you think might be interested. Thanks for spreading the word!

We welcome YOUR FEEDBACK and any ideas about our work via: contact@menhealing.org

Jim Struve

Executive Director, MenHealing/Weekend of Recovery

To MenHealing Weekends of Recovery Alumni, Friends, and Supporters

CELEBRATING 100 WEEKENDS OF RECOVERY

The Weekend of Recovery program began in September 2001. With continuing service throughout the past twenty-years, the 100^th WOR was just conducted in Alta, Utah this past weekend!. We celebrate the courage and commitment of each survivor and ally who has attended a Weekend of Recovery. These gatherings have become a lifeforce of hope and healing for men and masculine-identifited survivors of sexual harm.

HONORING THE VOICES OF WEEKEND OF RECOVERY ALUMNI

From Partners, Family, and Friends

85% of the financial support to help survivors find hope and healing comes from grassroots individual donors like YOU. Please consider becoming a HEALING HERO by joining us as a monthly recurring donor at any amount of support. 

We are seeking 100 new HEALING HERO recurring donors to celebrate the 100^th Weekend of Recovery.   Hope and healing is possible because of YOUR help and financial support.  Help us continue building the movement to end sexual violence.

REGISTRATION REMAINS OPEN FOR THE LEVEL 1 WEEKEND OF RECOVERY

Registration remains open for our 2023 Level 1 WOR thur September 4^th. We invite survivors who have never experienced a WOR at this spectacular venue to consider joining us for our 31^st and farewell visit to the Alta Lodge. This will also mark our 101^st WOR.

2024 events are being planned; information about dates & locations will be announced soon

The Pay What You Can Afford WOR fee structure is one example of how MenHealing applies donor contributions to increase accessibility for healing resources.

YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR CONTINUED WORK BY MAKING A DONATION TO MENHEALING

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS LIKE YOU ARE THE LIFEBLOOD THAT ALLOWS MENHEALING TO CONTINUE OUR WORK. 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS; 15% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM EVENT REGISTRATIONS. WE DO NOT RECEIVE FUNDING FROM FOUNDATIONS OR GOVERNMENT GRANTS.

MenHealing is committed to fostering collaboration and community as we build a MOVEMENT OF MALE SURVIORS AND ALLIES. TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!

We especially want to thank the growing community of regular sustaining donors. Consider whether YOU can join as a recurring donor at any amount.

Consider ways you can support MenHealing during 2023

⮚     …Ask others to contribute a donation in your honor for your Birthday, Anniversary, or any other special event…

⮚     …Request to add MenHealing as an option if your employer provides matching charitable gifts…

⮚     …Review your Estate Planning and add MenHealing for a Legacy Gift…

Your donation can be designated for any specific project area, to support survivor who experience financial hardship to attend a WOR event, or to support general program needs.

Make 2023 the year you SHOW UP FOR SURVIVORS with a financial contribution of any amount.

Remember, YOU can forward this newsletter to anyone or any organization that you think might be interested.Thanks for spreading the word!

We welcome YOUR FEEDBACK and any ideas about our work via: contact@menhealing.org

Jim Struve
Executive Director,
MenHealing/Weekends of Recovery

To MenHealing Weekends of Recovery Alumni, Friends, and Supporters

OUR LATEST WEBINAR WAS A SUCCESS!!!!

We are thrilled to announce the successful launch of our brand-new webinar series, titled "Who's Afraid Of The Big Bad Wolf?," which took place on July 20th. The inaugural session, Let's Say Gay, delved into the intersectional impact of trauma on individuals who identify as gay, bisexual, queer, or transgender.

The webinar featured an engaging and insightful overview of the topic by the esteemed Lisa Diamond, a renowned psychologist, gender studies researcher, and feminist. Her expertise brought depth, perspective, and hope to the discussion.

To demonstrate Lisa’s themes of joy and celebrating identity, Toronto’s camp vamp of a certain age, Selena Vyle, gave us a rousing drag performance that was both entertaining and inspiring.

What made the session truly dynamic was the moderated discussion that followed, featuring three male survivors - Ben, David, and Tyler - each with their unique experiences as sexually diverse individuals. Their firsthand accounts and personal journeys added a powerful and relatable dimension to the conversation.

Stay tuned as we have begun to plan a second webinar for this series, scheduled for October 2023. We have some great ideas percolating for this session where we’ll be talking openly about healthy sex! Our goal is to develop this series into quarterly webinars, providing a dynamic and inclusive platform to discuss the intersectionality of trauma with important and controversial contextual issues. By bringing together diverse perspectives, we hope to cultivate and expand connection, understanding and community.

All proceeds from registrations and additional donations for these webinars will support direct services offered by MenHealing.

ONWARD TO OUR 100^th WEEKEND OF RECOVERY!

We are in the final stages of preparation for the 2023 Advanced Weekend of Recovery. Registration is now closed and one-third of our participants attending this weekend will be partners of alumni. This WOR – focusing on the theme, Connections with Self and Others, will celebrate our 100^th weekend event and our 30^th visit to Alta, UT.

TO HONOR OUR 100^TH HEALING GATHERING,

WE ARE LOOKING FOR 100 NEW RECURRING DONORS!

Join the powerful movement of hope and healing. You can make a significant impact by becoming one of our valued financial supporters. Your monthly or quarterly donation, no matter the amount, matters greatly to us. Spread the word and invite your friends, family, and neighbors to join us as one of our 100 new recurring donors! Together, we can create a lasting ripple effect! JOIN US…

REGISTRATION REMAINS OPEN FOR 2023 LEVEL 1 WEEKEND OF RECOVERY

Registration remains open for our 2023  Level 1 Weekend of Recovery. We invite survivors who have never experienced a WOR at this spectacular venue to consider joining us for our 31^st and farewell visit to the Alta Lodge.

Our next Level 1 Weekend of Recovery has already been scheduled at Hope Springs, OH during October 2024. This will ensure uninterrupted access for these inspiring gatherings that allow male survivors to end isolation, make connections, and create community. 

The Pay What You Can Afford WOR fee structure is one example of how MenHealing applies donor contributions to increase accessibility for healing resources.

YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR CONTINUED WORK BY MAKING A DONATION TO MENHEALING

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS LIKE YOU ARE THE LIFEBLOOD THAT ALLOWS MENHEALING TO CONTINUE OUR WORK. 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS; 15% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM EVENT REGISTRATIONS. WE DO NOT RECEIVE FUNDING FROM FOUNDATIONS OR GOVERNMENT GRANTS.

MenHealing is committed to fostering collaboration and community as we build a MOVEMENT OF MALE SURVIVORS AND ALLIES. TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!

We especially want to thank the growing community of regular sustaining donors. Consider whether YOU can join as a recurring donor at any amount.

Consider ways you can support MenHealing during 2023

• Ask others to contribute a donation in your honor for your Birthday, Anniversary, or any other special event…
• Request to add MenHealing as an option if your employer provides matching charitable gifts…
• Review your Estate Planning and add MenHealing for a Legacy Gift…

Your donation can be designated for any specific project area, to support survivor who experience financial hardship to attend a WOR event, or to support general program needs.

Make 2023 the year you SHOW UP FOR SURVIVORS with a financial contribution of any amount.

Remember, YOU can forward this newsletter to anyone or any organization that you think might be interested. Thanks for spreading the word!

We welcome YOUR FEEDBACK and any ideas about our work via: contact@menhealing.org

Jim Struve

Executive Director, MenHealing/Weekend of Recovery

To MenHealing Weekends of Recovery Alumni, Friends, and Supporters

JOIN OUR SUMMER WEBINAR ON JULY 20^TH

WHO’S AFRAID OF THE BIG BAD WOLF? MenHealing’s new virtual conversation series that explores, embraces, and celebrates the issues being silenced.

Our first webinar in this new series, LET’S SAY GAY!, will focus on the intersectionality of trauma and LGBTQ identities.

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER FOR 2023 ADVANCED WEEKEND OF RECOVERY

REGISTRATION CLOSES JULY 21^st.  The 2023 Advanced WOR is our 100^th gathering since 2001. This year’s Advanced WOR will focus on CONNECTIONS WITH SELF AND OTHERS, providing participants with skills to balance and integrate being loving and powerful in connection with themselves as well as others. Read more…

If you have a partner, they are also welcome and encouraged – but not required – to join you.

Sign up SOON - Registration will remain open until July 21^st, 2023.

JOIN OUR COMMUNITY OF SUPPORTERS

To honor our 100^th healing gathering, we are looking for 100 new recurring donors. PLEASE CONSIDER HELPING US STRENGTHEN OUR BASE OF FINANCIAL SUPPORTERS.   Your monthly or quarterly donation of any amount is important to us. Consider asking a friend, family member, or neighbor to also become one of our 100 new recurring donors to celebrate our 100^th gathering.  JOIN US NOW!

2023 LEVEL 1 WEEKEND OF RECOVERY REGISTRATION REMAINS OPEN – JOIN US AS WE CONTINUE BEYOND OUR 100^th GATHERING

Registration remains open for our 2023 Level 1 Weekend of Recovery at Alta, UT.  We invite survivors who have never experienced a WOR at this spectacular venue to consider joining us for our farewell visit to the Alta Lodge. Scheduling and logistical changes at the Lodge necessitate that this year’s event will be our final WOR to be conducted at this location.

Our next Level 1 WOR has already been scheduled at Hope Springs, OH during October 2024. This will ensure uninterrupted access for these inspiring gatherings that allow male survivors to end isolation, make connections, and create community. 

The Pay What You Can Afford WOR fee structure is one example of how MenHealing applies donor contributions to increase accessibility for healing resources.

RESEARCH STUDY SEEKING SURVIVORS TO PARTICIPATE

Dr. Scott Easton (licensed master’s level social work (LMSW) and an Associate Professor at the Boston College School of Social Work) is conducting a study on the health and well-being of male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Participants will be asked to complete a one-time, anonymous online survey. There is no compensation for taking part in the study. However, participants are eligible for a raffle of a $100 electronic gift card. 

If you are interested, please visit the study home page at bit.ly/ignitestudy

OR contact Dr. Easton by email at menshealthsurveybc@gmail.com

YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR CONTINUED WORK BY MAKING A DONATION TO MENHEALING

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS LIKE YOU ARE THE LIFEBLOOD THAT ALLOWS MENHEALING TO CONTINUE OUR WORK. 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS; 15% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM EVENT REGISTRATIONS. WE DO NOT RECEIVE FUNDING FROM FOUNDATIONS OR GOVERNMENT GRANTS.

MenHealing is committed to fostering collaboration and community as we build a MOVEMENT OF MALE SURVIVORS AND ALLIES. TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!

We especially want to thank the growing community of regular sustaining donors. Consider whether YOU can join as a recurring donor at any amount.

Consider ways you can support MenHealing during 2023

⮚     …Ask others to contribute a donation in your honor for your Birthday, Anniversary, or any other special event…

⮚     …Request to add MenHealing as an option if your employer provides matching charitable gifts…

⮚     …Review your Estate Planning and add MenHealing for a Legacy Gift…

Your donation can be designated for any specific project area, to support survivor who experience financial hardship to attend a WOR event, or to support general program needs.

Make 2023 the year you SHOW UP FOR SURVIVORS with a financial contribution of any amount.

Remember, YOU can forward this newsletter to anyone or any organization that you think might be interested. Thanks for spreading the word!

We welcome YOUR FEEDBACK and any ideas about our work via: contact@menhealing.org

Jim Struve

Executive Director, MenHealing/Weekend of Recovery

To MenHealing Weekends of Recovery Alumni, Friends, and Supporters

REGISTRATION OPEN UNTIL JULY 21^ST FOR 2023 ADVANCED WEEKEND OF RECOVERY

WOR Alumni are invited to REGISTER for our 100^th gathering since 2001. This dynamic Advanced WOR will focus on CONNECTIONS WITH SELF AND OTHERS, providing participants with skills to balance and integrate being loving and powerful in connection with themselves as well as others. Read more…

If you have a partner, they are also welcome and encouraged – but not required – to join you.

Sign up SOON - Registration will remain open until July 21^st, 2023.

SEPTEMBER 2023 LEVEL 1 WEEKEND OF RECOVERY WILL BE OUR FAREWELL VISIT TO ALTA, UT

Registration is now open for our 2023 Level 1 Weekend of Recovery at Alta, UT.  We invite survivors who have never experienced a WOR at this spectacular venue to consider joining us for our farewell visit to the Alta Lodge. Scheduling and logistical changes at the Lodge necessitate that this year’s event will be our final WOR to be conducted at this location.

Our next Level 1 WOR has already been scheduled at Hope Springs, OH during October 2024. This will ensure uninterrupted access for these inspiring gatherings that allow male survivors to end isolation, make connections, and create community. 

I feel more connection with others. …The lack of isolation and               connection makes the burden less and less . . .                                                                                          WOR Alumnus

CELEBRATE OUR 100^th WEEKEND OF RECOVERY WITH A FINANCIAL GIFT OF SUPPORT

We invite YOU to join our campaign to add 100 new recurring donors – at any amount of monthly or quarterly donation – to honor the 100^th Weekend of Recovery event.  Help us grow our loyal community of recurring supporters who provide 85% of the financial lifeblood for MenHealing.  To join…

The Pay What You Can Afford WOR fee structure is one example of how MenHealing applies donor contributions to increase accessibility for healing resources.

INVITATION TO SURVIVORS - RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS NEEDED!

Dr. Scott Easton is a licensed master’s level social work (LMSW) and an Associate Professor at the Boston College School of Social Work. He is conducting a study on the health and well-being of male survivors of childhood sexual abuse. 

Participants will be asked to complete a one-time, anonymous online survey. There is no compensation for taking part in the study. However, participants are eligible for a raffle of a $100 electronic gift card. 

If you are interested, please visit the study home page at bit.ly/ignitestudy

OR contact Dr. Easton by email at menshealthsurveybc@gmail.com

YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR CONTINUED WORK BY MAKING A DONATION TO MENHEALING

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS LIKE YOU ARE THE LIFEBLOOD THAT ALLOWS MENHEALING TO CONTINUE OUR WORK. 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS; 15% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM EVENT REGISTRATIONS. WE DO NOT RECEIVE FUNDING FROM FOUNDATIONS OR GOVERNMENT GRANTS.

MenHealing is committed to fostering collaboration and community as we build a MOVEMENT OF MALE SURVIVORS AND ALLIES. TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!

 We especially want to thank the growing community of regular sustaining donors.

Consider whether YOU can join as a recurring donor at any amount.

Consider ways you can support MenHealing during 2023

• Ask others to contribute a donation in your honor for your Birthday, Anniversary, or any other special event…
• Request to add MenHealing as an option if your employer provides matching charitable gifts…
• Review your Estate Planning and add MenHealing for a Legacy Gift …

Your donation can be designated for any specific project area, to support survivor who experience financial hardship to attend a WOR event, or to support general program needs.

Make 2023 the year you SHOW UP FOR SURVIVORS with a financial contribution of any amount.

Remember, YOU can forward this newsletter to anyone or any organization that you think might be interested. Thanks for spreading the word!

We welcome YOUR FEEDBACK and any ideas about our work via: contact@menhealing.org

Jim Struve

Executive Director
MenHealing/Weekend of Recovery

CALLING ALL ALUMNI: 2023 ADVANCED WEEKEND OF RECOVERY CELEBRATES 100 Healing Events!

WOR Alumni are invited to join the 2023 Advanced WOR, which marks our 100^th gathering since 2001. This dynamic weekend will focus on EMBODYING LOVE AND POWER IN RELATIONSHIPS, providing participants with skills to balance and integrate being loving and powerful in connection with themselves as well as others.
Read more…

If you have a partner, they are also welcome and encouraged – but not required – to join you.

You are encouraged to register early as registration is limited and our Advanced Weekends frequently fill quickly. Registration will remain open until July 21^st, 2023.

SEPTEMBER 2023 LEVEL 1 WEEKEND OF RECOVERY WILL BE OUR FAREWELL VISIT TO ALTA, UT

Registration is now open for our 2023 Level 1 Weekend of Recovery at Alta, UT.  We invite survivors who have never experienced a WOR at this spectacular venue to consider joining us for our farewell visit to the Alta Lodge. Scheduling and logistical changes at the Lodge necessitate that this year’s event will be our final WOR to be conducted at this location.

We are already planning alternative locations for our 2024 WOR schedule. We are committed to maintain access for WOR gatherings that allow male survivors to end isolation, make connections, and create community. 

The Pay What You Can Afford WOR fee structure is one example of how MenHealing applies donor contributions to increase accessibility for healing resources.

HONORING JUNE 2023 PRIDE MONTH

We invite YOU to visit the MenHealing Video Library to access many inspiring examples of healing journeys lived by Gay/Bisexual/Transgender/Queer survivors.  Videos from the Trans/Nonbinary Survivors Speak Out Project are especially inspirational.

YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR CONTINUED WORK BY MAKING A DONATION TO MENHEALING

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS LIKE YOU ARE THE LIFEBLOOD THAT ALLOWS MENHEALING TO CONTINUE OUR WORK. 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS; 15% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM EVENT REGISTRATIONS. WE DO NOT RECEIVE FUNDING FROM FOUNDATIONS OR GOVERNMENT GRANTS.

MenHealing is committed to fostering collaboration and community as we build a MOVEMENT OF MALE SURVIORS AND ALLIES. TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!

We especially want to thank the growing community of regular sustaining donors. Consider whether YOU can join as a recurring donor at any amount.

⮚     …Ask others to contribute a donation in your honor for your Birthday, Anniversary, or any other special event…

⮚     …Request to add MenHealing as an option if your employer provides matching charitable gifts…

⮚    …Review your Estate Planning and add MenHealing for a Legacy Gift…

Your donation will support healing resources for male survivors,

Make 2023 the year you SHOW UP FOR SURVIVORS with a financial contribution of any amount.

Remember, YOU can forward this newsletter to anyone or any organization that you think might be interested. Thanks for spreading the word!

We welcome YOUR FEEDBACK and any ideas about our work via: contact@menhealing.org

Jim Struve
Executive Director, MenHealing/Weekend of Recovery

To MenHealing Weekends of Recovery Alumni, Friends, and Supporters

WEEKENDS OF RECOVERY CELEBRATES 100^th EVENT

The 2023 Advanced WOR will be a celebration of our 100^th gathering since the program began in 2001. WOR Alumni are encouraged to join us for this special anniversary. This dynamic weekend will focus on EMBODYING LOVE AND POWER IN RELATIONSHIPS, providing participants with the skills to balance and integrate being both loving and powerful in relationships. Read more…

If you have a partner, they are also welcome and encouraged – but not required – to join you.

You are encouraged to register early as registration is limited and our Advanced Weekends frequently fill quickly. Registration will remain open until July 21^st, 2023.

APPEAL FOR 100 NEW RECURRING DONORS TO CELEBRATE OUR 100^th Weekend of Recovery!

Consider joining our loyal community of recurring donors who provide the financial lifeblood for MenHealing. We are appealing to add 100 new recurring donors – at any amount of monthly or quarterly donation – to honor our 100^th Weekend helping male survivors heal.

Help us grow our community of supporters. Individual donors like YOU will sustain our mission. To join…

2023 ALTA LEVEL 1 WEEKEND OF RECOVERY NOW OPEN FOR REGISTRATION

Registration is now open for our 2023 Level 1 Weekend of Recovery at Alta, UT.  We invite survivors who have never experienced a WOR at this spectacular venue to consider joining us for our farewell visit to the Alta Lodge. Scheduling and logistical changes at the Lodge necessitate that this year’s event will be our final WOR to be conducted at this location.

We are already planning alternative locations for our 2024 WOR schedule. We are committed to maintain access for WOR gatherings that allow male survivors to end isolation, make connections, and create community. 

WHAT WE’VE BEEN UP TO …. A 2023 UPDATE

Reminder that you can find information about our programs and projects in our 2023 Update – a fun and engaging overview about our work. Check it out if you have not already done so.

The Pay What You Can Afford payment structure will continue for all 2023 WORs; thereby allowing our healing resources to be more accessible for survivors who experience financial barriers and difficulties.

YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR CONTINUED WORK BY MAKING A DONATION TO MENHEALING

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS LIKE YOU ARE THE LIFEBLOOD THAT ALLOWS MENHEALING TO CONTINUE OUR WORK. 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS; 15% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM EVENT REGISTRATIONS. WE DO NOT RECEIVE FUNDING FROM FOUNDATIONS OR GOVERNMENT GRANTS.

MenHealing is committed to fostering collaboration and community as we build a MOVEMENT OF MALE SURVIORS AND ALLIES. TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!

THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR WORK.

Consider ways you can support MenHealing during 2023  

⮚     …Ask others to contribute a donation in your honor for your Birthday, Anniversary, or any other special event…

⮚     …Contribute a portion of your up-coming tax return…

⮚     …Request to add MenHealing as an option if your employer provides matching charitable gifts…

⮚     …Review your Estate Planning and add MenHealing for a Legacy Gift…

Your donation can be designated for any specific project area, to support survivor who experience financial hardship to attend a WOR event, or to support general program needs.

Make 2023 the year you SHOW UP FOR SURVIVORS with a financial contribution of any amount.

We especially want to thank the growing community of regular sustaining donors. Consider whether YOU can join as a recurring donor at any amount.

Remember, YOU can forward this newsletter to anyone or any organization that you think might be interested.Thanks for spreading the word!

We welcome YOUR FEEDBACK and any ideas about our work via: contact@menhealing.org

Jim Struve

Executive Director, MenHealing/Weekend of Recovery

To MenHealing Weekends of Recovery Alumni, Friends, and Supporters

BEST FRIENDS SERVICE PROJECT AN INSPIRING SUCCESS

For the third consecutive year, MenHealing Staff, WOR Alumni, and Allies recently provided three days of volunteer service work at the Best Friends Animal Sanctuary in Kanab, Utah). Best Friends and MenHealing share a commitment for movement-building to end mistreatment for all living beings.

During our three-day visit to the Sanctuary, our team provided service work for dogs, pigs, and wild friends.  In addition, we shared time for a hiking trip to nearby Zion National Park. 

This three-day service project allowed our team of volunteers to contribute important springtime house-keeping tasks for the animals as well as deepen our love and care for each other. Check out these powerful visuals that convey many joyful moments during our time together at Best Friends.

Take a look at our Best Friends Instagram Reel by clicking HERE

“Save My Place” reservations will open soon for April 2024 Service Project

MELANATED MENHEALING GROUP: 

A COLLABORATION OF MALE-IDENTIFIED MEN OF COLOR THERAPISTS AND HEALERS

Weekend of Recovery (WOR) events for men and male-identified survivors of sexual victimization were launched in 2001. Since MenHealing assumed management for the WORs in 2018, these healing experiences have evolved to include somatic healing, joy, and building connections. We have also been working to create more opportunities for male-identified survivors plus their friends and families to stay connected beyond the weekend gatherings. We firmly believe that healing happens in many different ways, and our events reflect this.

Despite efforts to diversify our programs, we have noticed that we are not reaching a significant number of men of color. Thus, we are convening a “Melanated MenHealing Group” during the last weekend of May 2023.

Meet the Team for the Melanated MenHealing Group -  Brian, Richard, Tosin, & Kenton

This gathering will bring together male-identified men of color therapists and healers who understand the complex layers of harm that many survivors of color have to navigate outside of the incident(s) or event(s) of their sexual victimization.

Our hope is that this convening will be a collaborative opportunity for participants to learn from one another and expand our own community of healers for survivors of color. We are thrilled at the possibilities that may arise from this convening.

MENHEALING EXTENDS OUR PRESENCE FOR INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA

At MenHealing, we understand the diverse nature of sexual victimization and its many forms, and one that can often be overlooked for male survivors, even within our own healing communities, is sex trafficking.

We are committed to supporting ALL survivors and, in the spirit of collaboration and community, MenHealing's Creative Director, Jordan Masciangelo, has recently been working alongside organizations, agencies, researchers, and policy-makers throughout the country, providing lived-experience consultation services, trainings, and event speaking on the socialization of men and boys, the impact of sexual exploitation on male survivors, and how to better serve male survivors of sex trafficking.

Jordan's incredible work earned him an invitation to be a speaker at last week's International 23rd Conference of the Alliance Against Trafficking in Persons at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria. Organized by the OSCE (The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe), this event brings together governmental ambassadors, leaders, policy-makers, and NGOs from 57 countries across the Americas, Europe and Central Asia to collaborate on solutions to end human trafficking, and we are thrilled to be part of this important initiative.

2023 ADVANCED WEEKEND OF RECOVERY

The 2023 Advanced Weekend of Recovery - open to all WOR Alumni - will focus on EMBODYING LOVE AND POWER IN RELATIONSHIPS. This dynamic weekend will focus on providing participants with the skills to balance and integrate being both loving and powerful in relationships. Read more…

If you have a partner, they are also welcome and encouraged – but not required – to join you.

You are encouraged to register early as registration is limited and our Advanced Weekends frequently fill quickly. Registration will remain open until July 21^st, 2023.

MENHEALING 2022 HIGHLIGHT REPORT

Check our highlights of MenHealing from the past year, if YOU have not already done so.

YOU CAN SUPPORT OUR CONTINUED WORK BY MAKING A DONATION TO MENHEALING

FINANCIAL CONTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS LIKE YOU ARE THE LIFEBLOOD THAT ALLOWS MENHEALING TO CONTINUE OUR WORK. 85% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM INDIVIDUAL DONORS; 15% OF OUR BUDGET IS RECEIVED FROM EVENT REGISTRATIONS. WE DO NOT RECEIVE FUNDING FROM FOUNDATIONS OR GOVERNMENT GRANTS.

MenHealing is committed to fostering collaboration and community as we build a MOVEMENT OF MALE SURVIVORS AND ALLIES. TOGETHER WE ARE STRONGER!

THANKS FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT OF OUR WORK.

Consider ways you can support MenHealing during 2023

• …Ask others to contribute a donation in your honor for your Birthday, Anniversary, or any other special event…
• …Contribute a portion of your up-coming tax return…
• …Request to add MenHealing as an option if your employer provides matching charitable gifts…
• …Review your Estate Planning and add MenHealing for a Legacy Gift…

Your donation can be designated for any specific project area, to support survivor who experience financial hardship to attend a WOR event, or to support general program needs.

Make 2023 the year you SHOW UP FOR SURVIVORS with a financial contribution of any amount.

We especially want to thank the growing community of regular sustaining donors.

Consider whether YOU can join as a recurring donor at any amount.

Remember, YOU can forward this newsletter to anyone or any organization that you think might be interested.Thanks for spreading the word!

We welcome YOUR FEEDBACK and any ideas about our work via: contact@menhealing.org

Jim Struve

Executive Director, MenHealing/Weekend of Recovery