Phone:
(530) 392-0714

Address:
1662 Auburn Ravine Rd
Auburn, CA 95603

We are now accepting donations to help us stop family violence

David Morton
Director & Facilitator
david@mavcenter.org

Mean mugging.
The Evil Eye.
The Big Stink.
The Silent Treatment.

They’re all forms of emotional violence that hurt you and the ones you love.

     Manalive™ Placer County is a non-profit men’s program committed to helping men age 16 and older stop violence to themselves, their intimate partners, their families and their communities. The Manalive™ program was originally designed in 1980 for the Marin Abused Women’s Services ( MAWS), a battered woman’s shelter in Marin County, California.

Today the program has expanded to the communities of San Francisco, Marin, Sacramento, Placer, Yolo, and Nevada counties. The curriculum is also taught in San Quentin State Prison, as well as the Marin, San Francisco and Sacramento county jails.      Through Accountability and Advocacy, Manalive™ helps men understand the negative affects of being raised in a culture that promotes a system of male superiority and entitlement toward women. Manalive™ provides a safe environment for men to disclose, listen, and learn from each other about how to successfully change their negative behaviors and create more peace in their lives.

The formula for success is simple:
Awareness+Action = Change

     Men first become aware by learning to identify the four types of violence: Emotional, Verbal, Physical, and Sexual. The participants gain an understanding of the negative impacts of these behaviors in all aspects of their lives.

     Anything that diminishes their accountability, such as Denial, Minimizing, Blame or Collusion, is STRICTLY PROHIBITED.

     As the men progress, they learn to get in touch with their emotions and gain compassion and forgiveness for themselves and others. Participants learn communication and active listening skills designed to create deeper intimacy in all of their relationships

     The program has worked for thousands of men over the last twenty five years. Now it has an opportunity to work in Placer County. Take the chance to change.

Here is one of our latest flyers. To see the full sized image go to our Media section.

MAV Center
A re-education program to help men with intimacy, communication skills and violence prevention.

Richard Buschman
Facilitator
richard@mavcenter.org

John
Facilitator
john@mavcenter.org

Ronnie
Facilitator
ronnie@mavcenter.org

Bruce
Facilitator

Devon
Facilitator
devon@mavcenter.org

Tom
Facilitator
tom@mavcenter.org