Safe Voices, the domestic violence and sex trafficking resource center serving Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties, is set to honor Augusta resident and Gardiner native J.J. Jackson as one of two awardees at the agency’s Fall Fête and Community Awards on Thursday, Oct. 24.

The event is planned at 5 p.m. at the Hilton Garden Inn Riverwatch, 14 Great Falls Plaza in Auburn.

Jackson is set to receive the agency’s Shining Star Staff Award for his dedication and leadership in his position as Certified Domestic Violence Intervention Program class facilitator.

In his work with Safe Voices’ CDVIP classes, Jackson works with domestic violence offenders to examine the personal beliefs and behaviors that contributed to their choice to abuse their partner. With a focus on responsibility and accountability, Jackson and other CDVIP facilitators lead class members through exercised aimed at identifying controlling and abusive behaviors, their root cause, and alternatives for the future. The work requires dedication, patience, and a true belief in people’s ability to change.

The Fall Fête is Safe Voices’ annual fundraising gala and awards ceremony. Joining Jackson as an honoree that night will be Good Shepherd Food Bank of Maine, which will be awarded the Kimberley Wilson Community Partner Award.

Tickets are needed, but available to anyone. For more information, email Grace Kendall at [email protected] or visit bit.ly/tickets_SV for tickets.

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