Erin Valenti

Through the generous support of the Kiwanis Eyeopeners Fort Collins, Jon Holsten recently shared his book with students at Irish Elementary School and will soon visit Putnam Elementary School. The Swimsuit Lesson helps kids understand the parts of their body that are private and helps parents have the difficult, but imperative, conversation about child sexual […]

You’re invited to a day-long training on recognizing and responding to child-on-child sexual abuse, presented by Gail Ryan of The Kempe Center. Join Voices Carry on Wednesday, June 14 at Timberline Church from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. This training will explore the pervasive issue of child-on-child and juvenile sexual offending behaviors. Click here to

Empowered adults able to recognize and react responsibly to child sexual abuse made a difference for 13-year-old Sammy.* As an elementary school student in the Poudre School District, she learned how to recognize, refuse, and report abusive behavior during Voices Carry Child Advocacy Center’s Safety Smarts Program. As a teenager, she remembered what to do

We had an amazing first Spanish-speaking Darkness to Light Stewards of Children training on March 29 at Eyestone Elementary School. The training empowers parents to prevent and responsibly react to child sexual abuse. We had an amazing group of 16 parents who attended the training, and we were able to provide childcare for 20 kids.

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. In honor of this month, Voices Carry Child Advocacy Center is celebrating stories like Sammy’s (see below) while also reflecting on the work that remains. Voices Carry strives to eliminate child abuse in Larimer and Jackson Counties. Child abuse occurs in our community with greater frequency than most people

Matt’s story shows the power of a comprehensive response to child abuse. He visited Voices Carry at age 11, but he had the behavior and speech of a 7-year-old due to trauma. He had already lived with several foster families, and he had been both physically and sexually abused throughout his life. As he told

Please join us in thanking Val Macri-Lind for her many years of service to children in our community. Val co-founded Voices Carry and ChildSafe, and she currently serves as the Clinical Director at ChildSafe. After decades of service as a member of our Board of Directors, Val retired from that role in February. She will

We are excited to welcome Staci Clark, MS, to the staff at Voices Carry as a School-Based Prevention Facilitator. Staci previously worked as a speech language pathologist with children and adults with developmental disabilities. Now that her own children are back in school, she is looking forward to using her skills again to teach child

Voices Carry is fortunate to welcome Amanda D. Mahoney, MA, MFT, to the Board of Directors. Amanda is a private practitioner in Colorado who has been dedicated to supporting grieving children and families for over a decade. Amanda is a co-founder of Grief Support of the Rockies and offers Compassion Cultivation Training in Fort Collins,

The team at Voices Carry is thrilled to be celebrating the organization’s 20th anniversary this year. Check out a sneak peek of what we have planned for this special year. Young Empowered Women (YEW) – Voices Carry is bringing back YEW this year, a mentoring group that serves as a network of support for girls