"Sport in Society's MVP Program is the most effective program of its kind that I have seen. MVP offers the best means of eliminating violence against women before it starts. I expect the New England Patriots as well as the New England Revolution to be leaders on this issue - to their peers and in the community. I hope other NFL teams follow the example we have set."

Robert Kraft
Owner, New England Patriots

"MVP is a creative and effective way to get student-athletes and athletic department staffs talking about some of the critical issues of genderviolence that all of us, inside and outside college athletics, need to be addressing. This program takes the right approach. I highly recommend it."

C.M. Newton
Athletic Director, University of Kentucky

"The focus on student-athletes gives campus leaders the means for examining their roles as leaders on campus, particularly in preventing violence against women. Our campuses have already felt the impact of MVP. I fully support the program and recommend it to any institution fortunate enough to be involved."

Michael J. Hooker
President, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; former President, University of Massachusetts

"It is critical that young men hear from other men about these issues, just as it is critical that young women have a forum to discuss ways to be empowered in various situations. MVP does both, utilizing student-athletes as positive agents of change. Every campus should have MVP-or a program just like it."

Vivian Fuller
Athletic Director, Northeastern Illinois State University

"I see the results exhibited through the little things like how the guys look at you, the tone of their voice, or the language they use while in the presence of females. As you walk through our hallways, you can tell which ones heard (MVP staff) talk and which ones did not. And for that, I and many other girls at Archbishop Williams High School thank you and the rest of MVP for opening them up to reality."

Female Senior High School Student
1997 Class Vice President, Archbishop Williams High School, Braintree, MA

"The positive impact [the MVP staff] made on our young adults is immeasurable. They have become great role models in a society that is sorely lacking in this area. The number of altercations in our building has been dramatically reduced and our students have begun to speak out when they see things that are inappropriate."

Diane Conlon
Teacher, Lynn Vocational Technical Institute

"I was really excited to be chosen [for the special MVP project with Liz Claiborne Inc. for a domestic Violence PSA in 1996] and to speak out against this violence. I think it's an issue every guy ought to stand up for. It's not something the women's movement should have to bear the burden of."

Matt Russell
Middle Linebacker, Detriot Lions (formerly of the University of Colorado)