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Register now for the 16th Annual Bocce Event on Saturday, July 29th at 1 p.m. at Voices Carry (5529 S Timberline Rd, Fort Collins). Through your attendance, you can help provide a safe place for children who have been victims of child abuse. Gather your friends, family, and coworkers and join us for a fun-filled […]

We are excited to announce the release of our 2016 Annual Report. Thanks to your support, we served 290 children and 282 caregivers through our Victim Service Program, taught 2,953 students about abuse prevention, and educated 166 adults about recognizing and responding to child sexual abuse. Click here to read the report and learn more

Connecting the Dots: Recognizing and Responding to Child-on-Child Sexual Abuse is just around the corner. Join us on Wednesday, June 14th from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.at Timberline Church. This training will explore the pervasive issue of child-on-child and juvenile sexual offending behaviors. We are thrilled to welcome Gail Ryan, MA, a national expert in

Thank you so much to our 16th Annual Bocce Event sponsors! These businesses make it possible to uphold every child’s fundamental right to be heard. Sponsorship opportunities are still available! Click here for more information. Title Sponsor Year-Round Sponsor   Technology Sponsor Additional Sponsors All-Star Cleaning Bank of Colorado Bohemian Foundation Bullhide 4×4 C&W Transportation

Psychology researchers at Université du Québec à Montréal investigated “the relationships among self-blame, shame, coping strategies, posttraumatic stress disorder, depressive symptoms, and suicidal ideation” among sexually abused adolescent girls. Researchers focused specifically on suicidal ideation because “sexual abuse is the adverse life event most consistently and strongly associated with suicide among young people aged 10-25

Please help us welcome Lisa Hoyt to the Board of Directors. Lisa has lived in Fort Collins for 22 years, and she is married with four children. She worked as a Senior Marketing Analyst/Statistician for seven years at Fingerhut Corp before relocating to Fort Collins. Since living in Fort Collins, she has been fortunate to

Register now for the Wyoming Joint Symposium on Children and Youth to hear Voices Carry staff members Liz Boeck and Isabelle Thurmer share strategies and insights from the organization’s ground-breaking prevention program. The Symposium takes a multidisciplinary approach to promoting innovative methods, distinctive approaches, and promising practices in responding to crimes against children and helping

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