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Governor Janet Mills has officially proclaimed October 2021 to be Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Maine.

BE part of the SOLUTION from the comfort of your home! Join us on Zoom next week!

This October, UMA students are being challenged to complete workshops relating to Intimate Partner/Sexual Violence and Bystander Empowerment. Those up to the challenge will receive Amazon Gift Cards, certificates of completion, and a chances to win a LAPTOP!

These one-hour workshops, offered via Zoom, are a collaboration between the Office of Student Life and Office of Violence Against Women (OVW). Register for workshops here: https://bit.ly/39xd1vf

Wow! That’s awesome for URock!!

A huge thank you to United Midcoast Charities which granted $10,000 to the UMA Rockland Center today during a celebratory event at the Samoset Resort. The grant will help UMA Rockland award important scholarship funds to new and/or returning students. Thank you to UMC for your continued support so that we may help others develop a path to economic security. https://unitedmidcoastcharities.org/

Maine's Budget Bill Includes Free School Meals For Every Student - What That Means For Maine Children Maine is one of the first states in the country to take this step. Reporter Robbie Feinberg spoke with Amy Regan Gallant, the vice president of public policy and research at Good Shepherd Food Bank about the legislation.

It’s worth our time, every time. 💕

If you are a mental health professional looking to fulfill your Intimate Partner Violence licensure requirements, you have until Thursday to register for MCEDV's next offering, which trainees are calling "exceptional," "top-notch," and "one of the best ever."

Find all of the info here: bit.ly/3yg82cC

Maine gets $300,000 to help prosecutors take consistent approach to domestic violence cases Prosecutors want to create a more consistent and coordinated approach statewide for handling domestic violence and sexual assault cases.

ATTN: Southern Maine community members!

Hey Middle and High Schoolers! It’s been a minute since we’ve been able to have in-person youth programs and we are pleased to invite you to experience our Reducing Sexism & Violence Program (RSVP)™ in July. Thanks to STARS Learning Cooperative in Freeport for hosting these workshops. For more info and to sign up, visit stars-success.com/summer-programs.

Team work makes the dream work! UMA is leading a statewide effort to reduce stalking.

UMA partners with Maine Chiefs of Police Association to provide important training to Maine’s law enforcement members - University of Maine at Augusta UMA’s Campus Alliance Project recently collaborated with the Maine Chiefs of Police Association to provide a statewide, two-part training to Maine’s law enforcement community on stalking provided by the nationally … Read More

'I Was One Of the Lucky Ones': Gov. Mills Shares Her Own Story At Unveiling Of New Domestic Abuse Report The new report from the state panel identified 18 homicides in Maine over a two-year period that were acts of domestic violence. That was nearly 43% of all homicides in the state between 2018 and 2019.