GET HELP
TAKE IT FROM US
It is not your fault
Emotional abuse IS abuse
It will only get worse
A brighter life IS possible
You are not alone
Thank you for reaching out! We are survivors who managed to cross over to the bright side of safety and freedom, doing what we can to help our sisters have an easier time of it than we did!
We cannot help you find housing. We also are not crisis responders. If you have an emergency and need immediate help please call 911, and/or the 24/7 confidential Maine domestic abuse helpline which is 1-866-834-4357.
Here is some of what Finding Our Voices does do! Pease fill out this Sister Support form and we will get back to you as soon as we can.
Get Out Stay Out Fund: Mostly through referral we provide direct funding to providers to pay for items Maine victims of intimate partner abuse needed to get to safety and onto the path of rebuilding their lives. This includes payments for shelter and car, legal, home and personal security. Our funding is usually one-time assistance per family, and also is preferably through referral from partnering caseworkers and other partners.
Finding Our Smiles: Dentists across Maine are generously donating dental care to Maine women and child domestic abuse victims who do not have the money to pay for needed procedures. This includes both cosmetic and critical care. Candidates must have been out of the abusive situation for at least six months have reliable transportation and stable housing.
Legal help: We can provide names of lawyers we recommend and possibly a free hour-long consultation.
Online Support Group: For more than three years, we have been meeting weekly online, Mondays at 6 p.m. for a safe, non-judgmental, and loving hour, supporting each other as sister-survivors. Recent topics have included isolation, financial abuse, and physical health implications of emotional abuse. The group varies between 10 to 28, with some out of their abusive situations for more than a decade, some just out, and some still in it.
Sister Love: Every day we mail out gift packets to our sisters needing a boost. These include writing journals, books that were helpful to us in our own journeys, and our yellow power bracelets.
There are domestic abuse resource agencies in every county in Maine under the umbrella of the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence. They receive state and federal funding where Finding Our Voices does not, and have trained staff to help you safety-plan. The confidential 24/7 helpline is a good way to help process what you are going through.
1-866-834-4357. Here is a list of the regional agencies, including in your area.
The Power and Control Wheel was created in the 1980s, but the tactics abusers use to get and keep control of the person they claim to love are the same.
Click here to download, print and customize your own Power and Control wheel to help understand the abuse that YOU are going through or experienced. We are also happy to mail you a copy with an FOV-branded highlighter!
