Safety & accountability
Trusting someone with your son is a big decision. Here is how Future Men is overseen, who is with your son every day, how discipline works and how to report a concern.
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The short answer
Future Men is registered with the Missouri Department of Social Services under the state’s residential care facility law. Every adult completes state-required background checks, and staff live on campus. Directors approve and review discipline, and there is no physical punishment. Anyone can report a concern directly to the Missouri Child Abuse Hotline at 1-800-392-3738.
Registered with the Missouri Department of Social Services as a license-exempt, faith-based residential care facility under the Residential Care Facility Notification Act (HB 557).
Separately, our academic program is accredited by Cognia. How academics work.
Every adult at Future Men completes the background checks Missouri requires for people who work with children in residential care.
The men who mentor your son live on campus. They eat with the students, work beside them and go to church with them every Sunday. Bible studies, vulnerable one-on-one conversations and consistent accountability are the minimum standards.
Daily life
Future Men is intentionally small, with 18 to 20 students. Your son is known by name, and the expectations are clear. Every week includes Christian discipleship and accredited academics with an individual plan, and every Tuesday and Thursday he works at a local business learning a real trade.
We want you to know exactly what discipline looks like here before you enroll, not after. Ask us about any of it.
After a three-week settling-in period, every student has a scheduled weekly family call, monitored by staff. Parents have a scheduled call with staff every other week, starting right away. Parents can reach out whenever they need to and are encouraged to visit.
The application asks about your son’s medications and medical history so staff understand his needs, and medical diets are accommodated. Future Men is Christian mentoring and discipleship. We do not provide licensed therapy or psychiatric care. Not every mental-health need can be safely served here, so our admissions team reviews every situation individually.
Students, parents or anyone else can report a concern about a child’s safety directly to the Missouri Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline at 1-800-392-3738.
You can also call Future Men leadership at (417) 546-0776. If anyone is in immediate danger, call 911.
You are your son’s parent. You may withdraw him at any time, without notice.
Tuition and fees are not refunded. Every fee and term is listed on our tuition page.
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