A clear vision. Fierce determination. Experience and innovation.
By Esta Soler
December 15, 2025
That’s what we bring to the table every day as we work to build the future we believe in.
Change has come at a dizzying pace this year, with some of the norms we’ve long counted on vanishing, practically into thin air. Times like this call for a steady hand, for resilience, and for our very best – and that’s exactly what we’re delivering week after week, month after month.
From our work to stem the youth mental health crisis, to connect men to healthier communities online and offline, to help women and other survivors heal from trauma, and to improve how workplaces, health care, and the child welfare system respond to violence, we’re finding ways to continue our progress.
We have to. So much is on the line.
Our commitment to ending violence for women, children and families is absolute and unwavering, but to build the future we believe in – and create the world we all deserve – we need to do more. And the good news is, Futures Without Violence has long focused on multiple strategies to create a safer, healthier, more prosperous world for everyone.
This year, FUTURES has made important progress in five primary areas:
- Preventing Violence Against Women and Children
- Connecting Men and Boys to Healthier Outcomes
- Improving Quality Health Access at Every Age
- Boosting Economic Opportunity
- Building the Next Generation of Courageous
Leadership
We’re also making incredible progress toward the grand opening of the Courage Museum, coming in 2027. This one-of-a-kind interactive, immersive learning center will help young people and other visitors envision a world in which violence and hate are not an inevitable part of the human experience, and learn how to act to make that vision reality.
Together, across this work, we’ve reached more than 20 million people, both in-person and online, in every U.S. state and around the world. And our policy advocacy, in conjunction with advocates and partners, has protected life-saving funding for the domestic violence and sexual assault infrastructure across the United States in a very difficult federal funding environment.
I invite you to read more about how we’re advancing progress. Despite today’s headwinds, the future we believe in is within reach – and we won’t stop until we get there.
Thank you for standing with us and joining us in this work.
With Gratitude,
Esta Soler
