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Transforming Lives, One Song at a Time

Lost Voices is a group of professional musicians who use the power of songwriting to bring hope and healing to kids who have experienced significant emotional trauma. Over the years our work has touched the lives of more than 2,500 young people struggling to find a healthy place for themselves in the world.

OUR MISSION:

  • We help kids who are survivors of trauma find hope and healing through the power of music.

OUR VISION:

  • A world where all kids feel valued, recognize their self-worth, and grow up confident, caring and connected.

OUR VALUES:

  • We believe all kids deserve the opportunity to explore and achieve their best quality of life.

  • We value musicians as professionals who can transform young lives.

  • We promote hope, diversity, creativity, nurturing, and healing.

CNN bills their Heroes program as “Everyday people changing the world.” This honor has brought international recognition to Lost Voices, opening doors for our teams to change the lives of many more kids who need us. Mike’s Hero video below explains our process beautifully in just a little over six minutes, and lets you see the smiles of some of the kids we’ve worked with. Click here or on the photo below to read the whole CNN story.

This CBS video provides a good overview of the Lost Voices process, and shows you the faces of some of the Lost Voices kids.


This was shot at a concert that featured some of the incredible young women we worked with. They performed their song, “Destination,” with the help of Jen Cass, Eric Janetsky, Kitty Donohoe, and Lost Voices founder Mike Ball

Shot at the Adrian Girl’s Training School in 2007, this PBS interstitial piece was produced by Michigan Television, in partnership with Michigan Humanities Council and the Michigan Council for Arts and Cultural Affairs.

This video, produced by our partner youth service agency Samaritas, features one of the Lost Voices kids showing the impact the experience had on her.

Here are a few things we've been working on lately...

Meet Our President
Meet Our President
Dr. Grant Drake is a retired clinical psychiatrist and the President of the Lost Voices Board of Directors. For years he has provided steady leadership, along with invaluable clinical insights as we h...
Qualified Charitable Distributions
Qualified Charitable Distributions
If you are 70 1/2 or older you can contribute to Lost Voices from your IRA and avoid paying taxes on that withdrawal. By directing a “Qualified Charitable Distribution” (QCD)  to Lost Voices, that ful...
Memories
Memories
This group song, called "Memories," was written by an exceptional group of young women in a program last year: I’m seeking memories To get away from all The negativity I sleep th...