Mr. Borden,

Your program is especially exciting because it goes to what is, in my view, the most powerful and pervasive problem boys face. Yes, jobs are important -- but how can we expect them to apply themselves diligently to jobs requiring sacrifice and delayed gratification when their hearts are in desperate need of solace and healing now?

I love your references to
- male community
- boys and men helping to heal each other
- deep personal work
- profound committment to each other in community
- generative processes
- addressing boys' lack of trust, adequate role models and support.
- permission to be authentic
- the connection between boys being vulnerable and being angry
- the falseness of the current popular ideal imanhood: success, power, money and sex.

I know this question looks beyond the scope of your program, but does your work give you any ideas about what changes need to occur in the culture to keep boys from being so deeply hurt on such a massive scale in the first place?

BTW, the link to your video is not working. Can you get it fixed and let us know?

Best regards,

Jack (John R.) Kammer
University of Maryland
Current student, MSW/MBA Dual-Degree Program