News
Learn about the latest news from Safe Voices.
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From Augusta: Meyer proposal would provide funding to Maine’s domestic violence resource centers
March 20, 2025
“For 15 years, I have witnessed firsthand the devastating impact of domestic violence and the urgent need for organizations like Safe Voices and the network of domestic violence resource centers across Maine to be here to answer the call. And for 15 years, I have answered the call and sat with survivors who have come to me feeling lost and scared. I have helped them create a safety plan and helped them find hope, but over the last several years, answering that call has become harder and harder."
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Safe Voices included in newly-released book
March 17, 2025
In 2024, Safe Voices’ then-Executive Director, Elise Johansen, and Director of Development and Engagement, Grace Kendall, were approached by author Seth Schulman about being interviewed for a forthcoming book about businessman and philanthropist Hansjörg Wyss. Wyss has been a longtime supporter of Safe Voices and our work to serve survivors of domestic abuse and sex […]
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Safe Voices on the Community Connections in Maine Podcast
March 10, 2025
Listen below to hear Safe Voices Director of Development Grace Kendall and Community Connections host Stella Mars discuss Safe Voices and the work happening to support survivors of domestic abuse and sex trafficking in Maine.
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Facing cuts, abuse survivors implore Maine lawmakers to bolster victim services funding
January 16, 2025
‘If this Legislature fails to act, these services, the safety nets that they provide could disappear, and if that happens, the bottoms will fall out for thousands of survivors.’
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Media Inquiries?
Media inquires can be sent to gkendall@safevoices.org, which is checked daily Monday through Friday. For phone inquires, please contact Grace Kendall, Director of Development and Engagement, at 207-795-6744 ext. 214.