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The Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA) is a non-profit organization based in Kansas City, MO that provides aid and support for both adult and child victims of sexual assault in seven counties in the Kansas City Metro area.

Mission Statement
The Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA) exists to lessen the ill effects of sexual assault and abuse through prevention, education, intervention, treatment, and advocacy.

24-Hour Crisis Line
MOCSA staff and specially trained volunteers answer a 24-hour crisis line that provides support, information, referrals and problem solving to victims of sexual violence as well as their significant others.

Sexual Assault Services
MOCSA staff and specially trained volunteer victim advocates provide crisis intervention, emotional support, resources/referrals, and accompaniment to victims of sexual assault during the forensic medical exam if they report to area hospitals after enduring sexual violence. Staff and advocates also provide advocacy during law enforcement interviews and court proceedings. MOCSA also provides individual short-term crisis intervention counseling sessions and support groups for adolescent and adult survivors.

Child Sexual Abuse Services
MOCSA offers Kansas City’s only comprehensive sexual abuse treatment program. Individual, group, and family therapy is provided to assist child victims of sexual abuse and their non-offending family members in their recovery. Families can attend Partners in Healing, which provides education on issues parents are dealing with, as well as the support of meeting others with similar experiences. Additionally, adult survivors of child sexual abuse can receive individual and group therapy services. MOCSA also provides offender treatment services for adolescent and adult offenders at an off-site location.

Community and Professional Education
MOCSA offers a variety of community, professional and school-based education programs tailored to age/skill levels.

Project Aware
Project Aware is a pre-kindergarten through fifth grade child sexual abuse prevention program that provides education and training on awareness and self-protection to children. The program focuses on different kinds of touch: good touch (a hug or high five), bad touch (a punch or kick), and confusing touch (sexual abuse). Students are taught safety rules and who to tell if they are abused. Teachers are trained on identification, handling disclosures and reporting sexual abuse.

Youth Education
MOCSA addresses several topics for area middle and high school students on issues surrounding sexual violence, including: sexual harassment, date and acquaintance rape, drug-facilitated rape, healthy and unhealthy relationships, dating violence, gender stereotypes, and safety and prevention. Presentations also address seeking help and/or accessing resources.

Community Education
MOCSA offers sexual assault and child sexual abuse education to community groups, faith groups, social service providers, local colleges and universities. Sexual assault presentations may include information regarding the frequency of sexual assault and rape, the definition of sexual assault, and myths and facts surrounding sexual violence. Materials on prevention, risk reduction and personal safety are also provided. Child sexual abuse presentations include information on the definition of child sexual abuse, myths and facts, and physical and behavioral indicators of sexual abuse. Parents also learn what to do for their child if sexual abuse occurs and how to talk to their children about sexual abuse.

Professional Education
Training is available for law enforcement, medical personnel, helping professionals, clergy, school personnel and others. Professional training is available on these topics of sexual assault and child sexual abuse. Sexual assault presentations include information on victim sensitivity, the impact of sexual assault, the stages of rape trauma syndrome, and how to help a survivor. The child sexual abuse overview focuses on indicators of abuse and how to report suspected abuse.

Kansas

 * Johnson
 * Wyandotte
 * Miami

Missouri

 * Jackson
 * Cass
 * Clay
 * Platte

History
In 1969, the concept of the Metropolitan Organization to Counter Sexual Assault (MOCSA) originated by a coalition of police officers, prosecutors, psychologists, medical professionals and rape survivors from throughout the metropolitan area that recognized the need for an improved response from the criminal justice system and support services for victims of rape.

In 1973, the group organized as the Metropolitan Coordinating Committee for Rape Treatment and Prevention with grant assistance obtained by the Kansas City, Missouri Police Department.

In 1975, MOCSA was formally incorporated. Services included a 24-hour crisis line, support and counseling for rape victims, advocacy services, and rape prevention. In the late 1970’s, the Organization to Counter Sexual Assault was formed by MOCSA to help other Midwest communities develop programs based on the MOCSA model.

In 1981, a group of Jackson County therapists and other professionals concerned about services for sexually abused children and their families formed the Sexual Abuse Treatment Network.

In 1983, the Sexual Abuse Treatment Network merged with MOCSA to form the Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program. With assistance from the Junior League of Kansas City, Missouri, MOCSA developed sexual abuse prevention programming for elementary schools, which evolved to become Project Aware.

In 1990, United Way funding allowed initiation of more formalized services for Adult Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse. Two years later, services expanded to include additional support groups and other support and education.

In 1997, with expanded funding from the Federal Victims of Crime Act and the Violence Against Women Act, MOCSA expanded services in the bi-state area, adding outreach sites and increasing work with youth.

In 2000, MOCSA celebrated 25 years of service and launched the three-year Sustaining Hope Campaign to establish an endowment and fund program needs.

In 2003, MOCSA’s youth prevention education program was selected by the Centers for Disease Control as one of four programs nationally to participate in a three-year rigorous evaluation project.

In 2005, Hospital Advocacy volunteers were organized into regional groups, enabling increased recruitment of volunteers and positioning MOCSA to respond to the tremendous growth in hospital advocacy.

In 2006, MOCSA expanded Sexual Assault Services to Miami County. MOCSA also initiated the MIST (Mapping Individual Solutions to Trauma) Program, providing outreach to at-risk, underserved women. Foundation funding supported development of methods of treating children with sexually reactive behavior.

In 2007, MOCSA launched Safety First with Rose Brooks Center and UMKC’s Institute for Human Development, a federally funded collaboration project addressing improved responses to women with disabilities experiencing violence. The project has continued and become a national model. MOCSA also relocated to its current office at Penn Tower office center at 3100 Broadway in Kansas City, MO.

In 2010, MOCSA formally celebrated its 35th Anniversary at the 16th Annual Community Luncheon. In collaboration with Hope Haven, MOCSA expanded sexual assault services to Cass County.

In 2011, MOCSA began with the full-time equivalent of 38 staff members, several graduate interns, and a network of over 400 volunteers. MOCSA responded to a record 678 calls for hospital advocacy in 2011 alone.

In 2012, MOCSA began with the full-time equivalent of 39 staff members, several graduate interns, and a network of more than 400 volunteers.

Events
Every year, MOCSA hosts four annual events with the community to promote awareness of MOCSA’s services and raise money for the organization. Along with those four events, MOCSA also hosts and participates in community events during SAAM (Sexual Assault Awareness Month) in April. The following are MOCSA’s four annual events:

Community Luncheon
In May, MOCSA’s Community Luncheon is held to give attendees the opportunity to learn about how they can make a difference in the fight against sexual violence in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The Community Luncheon also hosts a keynote speaker every year. In 2012, MOCSA invited guest speaker Roger Canaff, a widely known child protection and anti-violence against women advocate, legal expert, author and public speaker. Mr. Canaff's presentation highlighted how highly-revered institutions, from churches to universities to the military, have inadvertently become havens for sexual predators.

Young at Art Cocktail Party and Art Auction
The Young at Art Cocktail Party and Art Auction event is held each August, and raises money for MOCSA’s Art and Play Therapy programs for child victims of sexual abuse. Children often do not have the verbal ability to talk about their abuse the way that adults do. Through their play and their creation of art, they’re able to tell about what happened to them and express their feelings and emotions without directly using their words. Attendees are able to enjoy cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, live music, and have the chance to participate in a live and silent auction of some local art and entertainment packages.

TriCom Technical Services Golf Tournament to benefit MOCSA
The TriCom Technical Services Golf Tournament is held each September, and all of the proceeds go to MOCSA’s programs.

Johnson County Fall Forum
The Johnson County Fall Forum is held each October. The forum is a chance to promote the services of MOCSA deeper into the Kansas side of MOCSA’s service area. It allows attendees to learn more about how MOCSA impacts the community and the services they provide, as well as a chance to donate to the organization.

Volunteers
Many of the services offered at MOCSA are provided by specially trained volunteers. There are more than 400 volunteers and interns working with MOCSA to lessen the ill effects of sexual assault and abuse through prevention, education, intervention, treatment, and advocacy. Some of the positions for volunteers are:

Hospital/Victim Advocate
Provide crisis intervention, information, resources and referrals to victims of sexual assault during the forensic exam or while making a police report. Advocate is on-call to respond to hospitals or law enforcement agencies.

Crisis Line Advocate
Provide emotional support, crisis intervention, information, resources, referrals, and problem solving to victims of sexual violence through the 24-hour crisis line. Advocate is on-call via an after-hours support system. Spanish crisis line opportunities are available for individuals who are fluent in English and Spanish.

Group Facilitator
Co-facilitate weekly adult or child support groups.

Community Educator
Promote awareness and prevention of sexual violence in the community by: facilitating presentations, participating in health fairs and other outreach efforts in the community, and sharing victim stories as appropriate as part of the Speaker’s Bureau.

Youth Educator
Promote awareness and prevention of sexual violence in the schools by providing Project Aware educational presentations to children grades Pre-K to 5th grade. This program helps children learn to identify sexual abuse, how to protect themselves and how to get help if someone tries to abuse them. Education volunteers can also provide prevention and awareness education to middle and high school students on a variety of topics related to sexual violence and healthy relationships in our Teen Education program.

Man Up! Program
This program empowers boys and men to have greater awareness and opportunity to be a part of the solution to end sexual violence. It is focused on retaining traditional mindsets and behaviors of masculinity by encouraging men and boys to promote a culture of respect.

Special Events/Fundraising
Volunteers promote awareness of MOCSA services, assist with volunteer recruitment and fundraising through organizing and hosting small scale events or assisting with MOCSA's annual special events.

Agency Support
Volunteers assist MOCSA in a variety of areas. Opportunities include: answering the agency phone, preparing mailings, developing newsletters, maintaining MOCSA databases, managing the MOCSA Resource Library or serving on agency or board committees.

MOCSA's Recent Contributions
MOCSA has been the only rape crisis center and comprehensive sexual violence service provider for the Kansas City metropolitan area for over 35 years. In 2011, MOCSA:
 * Reached more than 63,000 people in the Greater Kansas City area
 * Advocates provided support to 678 rape and sexual assault victims at area hospitals-a 29% increase over 2010, and a 300% increase since 2005. Counseling was provided to 267 individuals, and 316 people received criminal justice system and other advocacy.
 * The Child Sexual Abuse Treatment Program served 268 children, and 521 parents, guardians, or siblings of those children.
 * 60,756 people were reached through MOCSA prevention and education programs. Included was work with 30 area school districts, community groups, and professionals from education, law enforcement, and health and mental health.
 * The 24-Hour Crisis Line received 3,719 calls
 * Active volunteers provided 44,740 hours of service, which is the cash equivalent of $955,646 in services to MOCSA

Financial Contributors
MOCSA receives its funding from many different private sources. In 2011, MOCSA received funding from each of these sources: government grants, foundations, government fees, special events, United Way, individuals/organizations, Purchase of Service, and other sources.

Resource Directory
Main Office Number (816) 931-4527

Kansas 24-Hour Crisis Line (913) 642-0233

Missouri 24-Hour Crisis Line (816) 531-0233

Fax (816) 931-4532

MOCSA

Office Hours 8:30am-5:00pm, Monday-Friday

3100 Broadway, Suite 400 Kansas City, MO 64111-2591