Safety Protection and Healing
Voices of Courage is a nationally accredited child advocacy center (CAC) serving children and families throughout Northwest Missouri. We respond, along with members of our Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), to allegations of child sexual, physical and other types of abuse or trauma in any of the 9 counties we serve. Those counties include Andrew, Atchison, Buchanan, Clinton, DeKalb, Gentry, Holt, Nodaway and Worth counties.
The goal of Voices of Courage is to ensure that children who disclose abuse are not further victimized by the very system designed to protect them. Our services include: Forensic Interviews, Child Therapy, Child & Family Advocacy, Prevention Education and utilizing the Multi-Disciplinary Team approach to these cases. All services are free to the families we serve.
Conference - April 8
The 2025 Courage Conference is set forTuesday, April 8 at Grace Calvary Chapel. Our featured speakers include Russ Tuttle, President and Founder of the Stop Trafficking Project (morning session) and Melissa Perry, owner of Soul Yoga Counseling.
Russ will help professionals learn more about children and their online vulnerability. Though technology is not the enemy, it does need to be monitored and explored carefully.
Melissa will discuss vicarious trauma and how it can affect those of us who absorb the trauma of others as a part of our daily work life.
This conference is aimed at anyone working with children or other victims of crime or those experiencing trauma. The cost is $20 and the event runs 9AM to 4PM. Register here. POST and CEU’s pending.
Hosted by Voices of Courage and sponsored by Missouri Western State University
Community Event April 7
Interested in learning more but can’t make it to the Courage Conference? Join us on Monday evening, April 7 at 7pm at Grace Calvary Chapel. Russ Tuttle will lead a 90 -minute presentation for parents and anyone in the community interested in learning how to keep children safe online.
Children and youth face no greater place for their vulnerabilities to be exploited than through their online lives – social media, gaming and chat rooms. By addressing these vulnerabilities, we can disrupt the exploitation before it starts.
Join us Monday April 7, to learn more.
This is a FREE event hosted by Voices of Courage Child Advocacy Center.
TOTAL Children Served in Northwest Missouri in 2024
Children interviewed about allegations of abuse in 2024
475
Children and adults trained in Child Abuse Prevention Education in 2024
2,650
Number of FREE therapy sessions provided in 2024
1,221
2025 Parent Support and Education Schedule is now available!
If you are a parent of a child who has experienced trauma, please join us for free classes that will help guide you through this uncertain time.
For 2025, session dates will be set upon request. Please contact Sydney to set a time that works for you. Classes are held in-person at our agency at 702 Jules Street.
We help parents and caregivers:
- Learn and understand better ways to connect with the child in your care
- Reduce the stress, arguing and misunderstandings between you and your child
- Avoid power struggles
- Understand why and how trauma affects your child’s behaviors
- And much more
Order Voices of Courage Shirts Anytime!
You can support Voices of Courage and help raise awareness about child abuse prevention by purchasing a shirt! Just click the “Order Here” button at left. Check out all the styles and color options there!
A big thanks to B’s Tees and Embroidery for setting up these items in our online store! Keep your eyes open for more items in the store as varieties and styles change throughout the year. Your purchase helps support Voices of Courage and the programs we provide to children throughout Northwest Missouri. (You can find us on the B’s Tees page or click Order Here above.)
Our Mission
Responding to child abuse through a team approach to prevent further trauma to children by providing a safe environment for them to disclose abuse and through public education to achieve a better community in which children can thrive.
Voices of Courage is accredited by the following entities:
GUIDESTAR
