Who we are
Finding Our Voices is the grassroots nonprofit organization and sisterhood that is breaking the silence of domestic abuse with peer support and meaningful resources to women survivors of intimate partner abuse and survivor-informed education to the general public.
Our key domestic abuse-prevention program is school visits — 15 so far this year, from Sanford to Baileyville– featuring a young person with Finding Our Voices sharing their story of dating abuse, and a hands-on poster project based on the Power and Control Wheel.
More than 40 Maine dentists are restoring smiles and lives of women and children through the ground-breaking Finding Our Smiles program of donated dental care.
Our Get Out Stay Out Fund has disbursed almost $600,000 in four years, mostly for shelter, car repairs and gas cards, and legal fees and through collaboration with a statewide network of referral partners.
Our innovative fundraising campaigns spread awareness about the domestic abuse that is all around us, at the same time letting survivors know their community cares about them.
We are committed to complementing the work of existing resources, including the regional domestic abuse resource centers, in empowering women survivors to shake off misplaced shame, find their voices and reclaim their lives, and give their children the best chance to thrive.
Why yellow?
We are domestic abuse survivors who have managed to cross over to the bright side of safety and freedom, shining a light for our Maine sisters who are still in the dark.
2026 awards
Our CEO and Founder, Patrisha McLean, was named one of this year’s Outstanding Women in Business by Mainebiz. Our donated dental care program won a national Purple Ribbon Award for Most Innovative Service and a Maine Governor’s Award for Service and Volunteerism.
Participation/sponsorship opportunities
- Pull a corporate team together and get cold to bring warmth to domestic abuse survivors in our Love Ourselves Cold-Water Dip the Sunday before Valentine’s Day, all across Maine!
- Join our July, month-long Into the Light! Yellow Festival by promoting a special yellow menu or retail item and donating proceeds to Finding Our Voices. In 2026, 126 businesses from Damariscotta to Stonington participated!
- Sponsor our Teen Healthy Dating program in schools, Finding Our Smiles donated dental care, or Get Out Stay Out Fund.
