Community & Professional Education

MOCSA offers a variety of presentations and special training for both professionals and members of the community.  Sessions are available in English and Spanish.

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Community Education

Man Up! Program

Community Education
MOCSA offers a number of community education programs as part of our ongoing effort to increase public awareness about sexual violence and the resources available to victims of sexual violence and to promote prevention. Topics include information about MOCSA Services, Sexual Assault & Personal Safety and Child Sexual Abuse.  For more details, click here.

• Presented to college/university students and community groups, including civic, religious organization and work groups
• To learn more about MOCSA’s community education, call MOCSA at 816.931.4527 and ask for the Community Liaison or email communityed@mocsa.org. 

Professional Education
MOCSA staff provides training for law enforcement, educational personnel, helping professionals, clergy, school personnel and other groups.

• Professional training is available on Victim Sensitivity, Child Sexual Abuse, Sexual Assault, and other relevant topics
• Spanish-speaking presentations are available
• To learn more about MOCSA’s professional education, call MOCSA at 816.931.4527 and ask for the Director of Community Education or email communityed@mocsa.org. 

Man Up!, A MOCSA MENtoring Program
Man Up! is the MOCSA program for men against sexual violence in Kansas City. MOCSA recognizes and embraces the vital role men play in the struggle to end sexual violence.

• Mission: to empower men and boys to become active in the struggle to end sexual violence. Man Up! is focused on redefining manhood, mindsets, and behaviors through a multi-level education and awareness approach to boys and men
• Services: Man Up! offers a variety of youth, community and professional education programs for children, youth and adults

Man up! Basic Workshops create space for men to examine attitudes, promote respect and understand the unique vulnerabilities of women in our society. The workshops also address speaking out against factors that perpetuate sexual violence including moving from a “bystander” to one who stands up for respecting women. Through participation and completion of this experience, men are encouraged to identify their own level of formal or informal involvement including: assisting with education, posting on the Man Up! Blog, identifying programming opportunities, or participating in discussion groups.

Teen Exchange for Boys - MOCSA’s Teen Exchange sexual violence prevention curriculum is available to be implemented for middle and high school age boys in an all male setting. This program provides a safe space for young men and boys to discuss these issues, and the unique pressures of being a man, with an adult male facilitator who serves as a role model and mentor to the students. Click here for more information on the Teen Exchange program.

Strength Clubs are MOCSA's multi-faceted programs offering a proven model and a vital next step for engaging and re-educating young men toward the crucial goal of reducing levels of violence (against men and women) long-term. The programs aims to mobilize young men to find and use their strength for creating a culture free from violence, especially men's violence against women. Strength Clubs provide a safe, structured and supportive space to connect with male peers through exploring masculinity and male strength. Exposing young men to healthier, non-violent models and visions of manhood, Strength Clubs challenge members to develop their own definitions of masculinity and to translate their learning into community leadership, progressive action and social change.

• To learn more, call MOCSA at 816.931.4527 and ask for the Man Up! Coordinator
• To sign a Man Up! pledge, click here.
• Read the Man Up! Blog.

Volunteer Programs
MOCSA Volunteers serve in many different ways. Click here for more information.