Mission Statement
Our mission is to end commercial sexual exploitation in the United States.
Our goal is to influence systemic change through survivor informed leadership, by connecting with American victims of commercial sexual exploitation of all ages, advocating for DEMAND reduction, and providing community education and awareness on the realities of prostitution in America and ALL its forms.
Description
Veronica’s Voice Inc. was founded in 2000 by Kristy Childs, a survivor of over two decades of sexual exploitation.
The organization is named in remembrance of Veronica April Neverdusky.
Veronica was 21 years old in 1993 when she was found murdered in Penn Valley Park. She was the mother of three young children. The case remained unsolved until an arrest was made in March of 2007.
Kristy Childs dedicates her work to women and girls like Veronica caught in commercial sexual exploitation who are without voices.
The overall goal of Veronica's Voice’s Services is to offer compassionate and non-judgmental counseling and resources through peer, survivor-ran services.
Veronica's Voice is Kansas City's only recovery program dedicated solely to victims of prostitution/ commercial sexual exploitation/sex trafficking. The ability to leave a life of exploitation and violence, and transition to a new life, free from these abuses, is difficult.
Veronica's Voice offers individuals who are commercially sexually exploited an
opportunity to be educated and empowered to take back their lives.
