Metropolitan Organization Countering Sexual Assault

Advocacy - mocsa provides quality crisis-line, advocacy, and victim-outreach services to survivors of sexual abuse and assault and their significant others. These services are always free and assist victims and their families, with their immediate health and safety, emotional support, and participation in the criminal justice system. Mocsa served over 1,435 individuals in 2024. Our crisis line staff and volunteers answered 3,977 crisis line calls in 2024. That is 76 calls a week. 99% of advocacy clients said the services they received were helpful to them.

Education and prevention - mocsa offers education, prevention programs, training, and outreach efforts to youth and adults in the six county kansas city metropolitan region. This free programming is delivered in schools, professional settings, bars and restaurants, churches and community events. These activities, reaching over 73,577 individuals in 2024 alone, help raise awareness and understanding of sexual violence, and educate the public on each of our roles in preventing future incidents of sexual abuse and assault. 99% of students reported that they learned at least one thing they can do to prevent or reduce the risk of sexual violence.