Share your story: Survivor Stories Project

mcdougal’s orchard
201 Hanson Ridge Rd, springvale, ME

Join us for an incredible evening of hearing stories of survivors of domestic violence written in their own words.

This is a free event open to the public. Exact date TBD.

SHARE YOUR STORY!

Open call for stories to be included in the 2026 Survivor Stories Project.
Submit your story any time throughout the year to be included in this event, or as part of an anonymous online library.

Check this page for more events and updates regarding DVAM 2026!

Public Library & Reading Campaign

throughout October

Caring Unlimited is collaborating with local libraries throughout York County to raise awareness through suggested reading and a free reading guide.

Participating libraries (as of 10/8/25): Acton, Berwick, Kennebunk Free Library, Louis B. Goodall (Sanford), Libby Library (Old Orchard Beach), McArthur (Biddeford), Parsons Memorial (Alfred), Springvale, South Berwick, and York.

Suggested Titles to Pair with the Reading Guide:

• No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know about Domestic Violence Can Kill Us, Rachel Louise Snyder

• In the Dream House: A Memoir, Carmen Maria Manchado

• Why Does He Do That?, Lundy Bancroft

• What Kind of Girl?, Alyssa Sheinmel

• The Body Keeps the Score, Bessel van der Kolk

• Broken: Women’s Stories of Intimate and Institutional Harm and Repair, Lisa Young Larance

• When You’re Ready, This is How You’ll Heal, Brianna Wiest

• Home Body, Rupi Kaur

• Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive, Stephanie Land

• Written on the Body: Letters from Trans and Non-Binary Survivors or Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, Lexie Bean

• The Road to After, Rebekah Lowell

widespread action

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Check out the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence (MCEDV) website for a complete list of statewide programming!