LEWISTON — Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Services, one of the largest such nonprofits in the state, has a new leader. But she’ll look familiar to anyone familiar with the agency. Meagan Davis, the agency’s associate director, will take over next month as executive director. She will succeed Marty McIntyre, who has spent 34 years with […]
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Director to retire from sexual assault prevention agency
LEWISTON — When Marty McIntyre joined the new Sexual Assault Crisis Center in 1984, it was her job to oversee volunteers and to manage the group’s one and only service — a sexual assault helpline. She worked 24 hours a week. Her office was a room in an old apartment owned by Central Maine Medical […]
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Teal Ribbon 5k Run/Walk cancelled
FARMINGTON — Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services has cancelled its Teal Ribbon Run/Walk 5k scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 21. The event had been rescheduled from its original date of Sept. 9, and the agency had made attempts to avoid conflicting with any other community event. After the rescheduled date was announced, Sexual Assault Prevention and […]
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Registration is open for SAPARS Teal Ribbon Run/Walk
FARMINGTON — Franklin County’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services (SAPARS) invites everyone to help run (or walk) sexual violence out of the community at the fourth annual Teal Ribbon Run/Walk 5K on Saturday, Sept. 9. Registration will begin at 9 a.m. at the Holman House, 227 Main St. The 5K will start at 10 […]
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Teal ribbon 5K attempts to boost sexual assault awareness
SOUTH PARIS — Roughly 30 people lined up to walk or run sexual violence out of the Androscoggin, Franklin and Oxford county communities at the 5th annual Teal Ribbon 5K at Ocean Breeze in South Paris on Saturday morning. The event was organized by Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services and sponsored by Norway Savings […]
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Anti-violence march in Farmington
Connor Greenleaf, 9, carries a message of peace — “When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace,” — during the 19th annual SAPARS Walk for Violence-Free Communities in Farmington on Monday. Marchers walked from Meetinghouse Park to Old South First Congregational Church for a speak-out during which people […]
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SAPARS seeks volunteer advocates Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Services is looking for volunteer advocates to respond to its 24-hour helpline and make a difference in the lives of people affected by sexual violence. Volunteer advocates receive extensive training and support to prepare them to effectively respond to callers. Volunteer advocates are notified of calls […]
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March for violence-free communities set for Wednesday
FARMINGTON — They march and make noise. They speak out, but mostly they honor survivors of sexual abuse and support an end to violence in the community. For the 16th year, the community is welcome to join in the Franklin County’s Sexual Assault Prevention & Response Services’ annual March for Violence-Free Communities on Wednesday. The […]