MOCSA. Our Mission.

Our mission is very straightforward.

MOCSA exists to lessen the ill effects of sexual assault and abuse through prevention, education, treatment, intervention and advocacy.

Why we continue to do all of these things is equally straightforward. Sexual violence is not something that happens in other places — it takes place right here, in Kansas City, every single day. And the impact is devastating, touching not only the victims, but every member of the family, friends, the workplace. Too often, it happens within a family or within a circle of friends or acquaintances — over 80% of sexual violence is committed by someone the victim knows, not by a stranger.

One in six women will be the victim of completed or attempted rape. One in four girls and one in six boys will be sexually abused during childhood. And without support and help, the damage can last a lifetime. So our singular mission is to do everything we can to prevent these crimes from happening and to be there to offer support and hope when they do occur.

We help victims become survivors.

MOCSA's 2011 Board of Directors

Officers

Maureen Mahoney, Chair

Matt Sharples, Vice Chair

John E. Derry, Secretary

Michele Brinker Kawiecki, Treasurer

Joyce Hayhow, Immediate Past Chair

Directors

Amy Abrams

Tom Andreesen

Jenny Atterbury

Mary Birch

Michele deSilva

Captain Mark Folsom

Ross Franken

Tim Gramling

Honorable Allan S. Gray, II

Mark Hinderks

David T. Hunt

Patty Kincaid

Dan Krouse

Trisha Lacey

Ali S. Mahaffy

Sherry Marshall

Annie Presley

Susan Stanton

Kristin Tyson

Cecilia Ysaac-Belmares

Want to know more about our impact? Read our Annual Reports: