Rockland-based domestic violence agency hires new executive director
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Rebekah Paredes has been named the new executive director of New Hope for Women, a nonprofit based in Rockland that provides services to victims of domestic violence in a four-county area.
New Hope for Women, a Rockland-based nonprofit organization that provides services to victims of domestic violence, has appointed a new executive director.
The organization’s board of directors announced Tuesday that Rebekah Paredes will succeed Kathleen Morgan, who retired in January from the post she’d held since 1993.
Paredes will be responsible for all agency services, ranging from advocacy and education to fund development, programming and community outreach. She brings to the position an extensive background in working with victims of domestic violence, child abuse and human trafficking as well as with the homeless and people who are impoverished.
“We are thrilled to welcome Rebekah to New Hope for Women,” said board president Vera Roberts. “With her incredible background, energetic demeanor, and passion for community service, we believe she’s the perfect person to advance New Hope’s vision of ending domestic violence, dating violence, and stalking.”
New Hope for Women’s service area includes Sagadahoc, Lincoln, Knox and Waldo counties. According to the organization, it provided 4,660 hours of direct service to 1,475 individuals in 2018.
Services provided last year included:
- 899 hours of legal/court services
- 62 safe home nights
- 6,061 direct service volunteer hours
- 2,534 hours of community and youth education to 7,932 individuals.
About the new director
Paredes has more than 18 years of experience in the nonprofit and community services sector and extensive experience in advocacy work, community engagement, grant writing and program development, according to the news release.
While at Baystate Health in Western Massachusetts, Paredes managed the Family Advocacy Center, a nationally accredited children’s advocacy center, as well as five other behavioral medicine programs. Additionally, she helped to implement and create a supportive housing program for the homeless during her tenure at the Center for Human Development’s Western Connecticut programs, the release said.
“Community work is where my heart is and always has been,” Paredes said. “I am thrilled to be a part of this wonderful organization and community. It’s an honor to have the opportunity to represent New Hope for Women. I look forward to cultivating and nurturing a bright new future for the agency alongside the board of directors and the New Hope for Women staff.”
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