Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2025
MCEDV and our member programs recognize October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Domestic violence programs across Maine will host a variety of events and campaigns, honoring survivors and encouraging communities to move beyond awareness and take action to end domestic abuse.
Below is just some of what will be happening, from Wells to St. Agatha and everywhere in between. Follow MCEDV and your local domestic violence program directly for the most up-to-date information.
Hope & Justice Project
- Roaring 20’s Dinner & Dance – October 11th, St. Agatha
- Houlton Community Support Event Brunch – October 23rd, Houlton
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Safe Voices
- Safe Voices Open House – September 26th, Lewiston
- Safe Voices’ Fall Fête – October 2nd, Auburn
- Androscoggin County Vigil – October 6th, Lewiston
- Oxford County Walk to End Domestic Violence – Date TBD, Rumford
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Through These Doors
- Maine Marathon – Charity Bib – October 5th, Portland
- Through These Doors Community Event – October 23rd, Portland
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New Hope Midcoast
- Speaker Series: Speaker: Evolution of the Federal Response to Domestic Violence and Firearms with Margaret Groban – September 29th, Rockland; September 30th, Boothbay
- Empty Place at the Table – October 9th, Belfast; October 20th, Bath; October 24th, Damariscotta
- Pecha Kucha – October 17th, Rockland
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NextStep Domestic Violence Project
- DVAM March – October 9th, Machias
- Harrington Family Health Center Resource Fair – October 18th, Harrington
- The Voice Downeast – October 23rd, Ellsworth
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Partners for Peace
- Lincoln Walk & Vigil – October 9th (rain date: October 15th), Lincoln
- Dover-Foxcroft Story Sharing – October 23rd, Dover-Foxcroft
- Dover-Foxcroft Resource Center Open House – October 23rd, Dover-Foxcroft
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Caring Unlimited
- Federal Jack’s Annual Lobster Lunch and Fundraiser – October 12th, Kennebunk
- Community Cares Day – October 13th, Sanford
- Survivor Stories Project – October 23rd, Springvale
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Family Violence Project
- Calloway Coffeehouse at Cony High School – October 23rd, Augusta
- Paint the Town Purple Gala – October 24th, Augusta
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