Domestic Abuse: A Barrier to the Polls

Domestic Abuse: A Barrier to the Polls By: Joan LeMole, Development Director Voting empowers citizens to choose candidates they feel will best represent their vision of a just society. It is a basic human right. For victims of domestic abuse, basic freedoms and liberties like exercising the right to vote are almost always on the…

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Understanding Trans Intimate Partner Violence

Xavier Guadalupe-Díaz, Ph.D., Professor and Criminology Program Coordinator in the Department of Sociology and Criminology at Framingham State University, will present a free talk on “Transgressed: the State of Transgender Intimate Partner Violence in the U.S.” on September 25 & 26, 2024 in Rockland and Boothbay. Understanding the Additional Challenges of Trans Intimate Partner Violence…

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How to Identify and Prevent Elder Abuse

How to Identify and Prevent Elder Abuse By: Hillary Waterman, Community Prevention Educator The topic of domestic abuse often evokes images of violence between young or middle-aged partners, however, abuse is frequently used against people of all ages including elders. All of the forms of power and control that abuse often takes can easily be…

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Newsletter: June, 2024

Hannah, our Residential Services Director and Rebekah, our Executive Director, recently attended the rebranding celebration of the Knox County Homeless Coalition, now Homeworthy. We’ve collaborated with them for years and look forward to many more. A Word from Our Executive Director: Community Engagement Dear New Hope Midcoast Supporters, New Hope Midcoast is here for –…

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Keeping Pets Safe, Too

Keeping Pets Safe, Too By: Josephine Harriman, LSW, DV-CPS Liaison and Advocate Any devoted pet owner will tell you pets are a part of the family. And as such, how pets are treated in a home can give us insight into how the other family members are treated as well. Years of studies have shown…

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