Hope and Justice Project

What Hope and Justice Project does

Hope and Justice Project is a private non-profit organization headquartered at 5 Erskine Street, Presque Isle, Maine, providing free domestic violence and abuse support services to residents of Aroostook County, Maine. Founded in 1980 (originally as the Battered Women's Project and rebranded in May 2010), the organization operates with an 11-50 employee base across a main resource center in Presque Isle and three outreach offices in Houlton, Madawaska, and Fort Kent. Its end clients are victims and survivors of family and dating violence, with secondary outreach to young adults, schools, and community groups.

The organization delivers a comprehensive service portfolio rather than a technology product. Core offerings include a 24/7 confidential helpline (1-800-439-2323), face-to-face advocacy, confidential emergency shelter in three Aroostook County locations, transitional housing (up to two years), legal advocacy and court accompaniment, support groups in Houlton, Presque Isle, and St. John Valley, safety planning, social service navigation, economic empowerment, bilingual French services, disability accommodations, and technology safety guidance. Prevention programming covers Pre-K-12 school-based education, community and workplace training (including ODARA risk assessment training for legal and law enforcement professionals), and awareness campaigns for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month.

The revenue model is philanthropic and grant-based. All services are provided at no cost to clients. Funding comes from charitable donations, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services, Maine Housing, and United Way of Aroostook County. No revenue figures are publicly disclosed. The organization is governed by a volunteer board of directors, holds no parent company, and has no disclosed funding rounds, M&A activity, or equity ownership. Distribution relies on the helpline, walk-in center, outreach offices, shelter network, and a digital footprint spanning the organizational website and active Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram accounts.

Name

Hope and Justice Project

Legal name

Hope & Justice Project

Website

https://hopeandjusticeproject.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Domestic Violence Support Services

NAICS

Individual and Family Services (6241), Temporary Shelters (624221), Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Domestic Violence & Abuse Support Services (BPAGAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Legal Aid & Client Advocacy Services (BPAGAEAM), Mental Health & Crisis Support Services (BPAGACAD)

Keywords

• Domestic violence support
• Victim advocacy services
• Crisis intervention helpline
• Emergency shelter services
• Community prevention education

Headquarters

HQ city

Presque Isle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization receives charitable donations from individuals to support helpline services, advocacy work, shelter, transitional housing, and community awareness activities.
2. Government Grants and Funding: Funded by Maine Department of Health and Human Services and Maine Housing for domestic violence prevention and victim services programs.
3. United Way Support: Funded in part by United Way of Aroostook County.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Hope and Justice Project provides free, confidential domestic violence and abuse support services to Aroostook County, Maine residents. Core offerings include a 24-hour helpline, face-to-face advocacy, emergency shelter, transitional housing (up to two years), legal advocacy, safety planning, support groups, and community-based prevention education. All services are provided at no cost to clients regardless of their situation.

Product overview

Hope and Justice Project is a nonprofit domestic violence support organization serving Aroostook County, Maine, offering a comprehensive suite of advocacy and support services rather than a technology product. The organization provides crisis intervention through a 24-hour helpline (1-800-439-2323) and face-to-face advocacy at multiple locations. Core services include emergency shelter and transitional housing, legal advocacy, safety planning, and technology safety support. Prevention and education programs encompass community-based training, school-based education for Pre-K-12, and awareness initiatives for Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month (February) and Domestic Violence Awareness Month (October). The organization also maintains a Resource Directory connecting individuals to law enforcement, courts, healthcare, housing, and social services across Aroostook County.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 1 in 3 young adults report experiencing abuse or violence in their dating relationships
• +1 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• New Ventures MainecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with Hope & Justice Project to provide financial literacy, planning, and support services for abuse victims and survivors to achieve long-term safety and independence. Helps individuals achieve goals for homeownership, self-employment, or higher education.
• Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence (MCEDV)coreOthersHope & Justice Project is a member organization of the Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence, which provides statewide coordination and advocacy for domestic violence services.
• University of Maine at Presque IsleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope & Justice Project trainers provide guest lectures on domestic violence awareness and healthy relationships at the university.
• Northern Maine Community CollegeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope & Justice Project trainers provide guest lectures and educational presentations at the college.
• University of Maine at Fort KentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope & Justice Project trainers provide guest lectures and educational presentations at the university.
• Loring Job CorpsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHope & Justice Project provides on-site education and support services at Loring Job Corps at least one day per week, including consultation and training for staff.
• Aroostook County SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrevention educators provide school-based education programs for Pre-K-12 students throughout Aroostook County's school districts including Central Aroostook Area Schools, Southern Aroostook Area Schools, and St. John Valley Schools.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• New Hope for Women: Maine domestic violence resource center serving Knox, Lincoln, Sagadahoc, and Waldo counties with shelter, helpline, advocacy, and youth education programs. Directly comparable mission, service mix, and rural-coverage model as a fellow MCEDV member organization.
• Family Violence Project: Maine-based nonprofit providing domestic violence crisis intervention, shelter, advocacy, and education across Kennebec and Somerset counties. Direct regional peer with the same continuum-of-care model (helpline, shelter, court advocacy, prevention education) operating in a different Maine county.
• Safe Voices: Domestic violence resource center serving Androscoggin, Franklin, and Oxford counties in Maine. Operates the same continuum of DV services (crisis line, shelter, advocacy, youth programs) and is another fellow MCEDV member organization.
• Spruce Run: Domestic violence resource center based in Bangor, Maine serving Penobscot and Piscataquis counties with crisis helpline, shelter, support groups, and school-based prevention education. Closest comparable peer in service model and rural Maine geography.
• The Opportunity Alliance: Maine-based social services organization offering domestic violence programs among broader family services including crisis response, advocacy, and youth programs. Comparable as a multi-service Maine nonprofit with overlapping DV and family support programming.
• Through These Doors: Cumberland County, Maine domestic violence resource center providing helpline, shelter, advocacy, and prevention education. Same mission, same core service lines, same MCEDV affiliation — a directly comparable mid-sized Maine DV organization.

Broad incumbents

• Safe Horizon: Large New York-based victim services organization providing domestic violence shelters, hotlines, counseling, and legal advocacy. Comparable mission and service mix but at urban, multi-site scale an order of magnitude larger than Hope & Justice Project.
• National Domestic Violence Hotline: National 24/7 crisis hotline and resource referral service for domestic violence victims. Operates at much greater scale and broader geography; comparable as a crisis-line and referral channel rather than local shelter/housing provider.

Others

• New Ventures Maine: Maine statewide organization providing financial literacy, small business, and career support. Listed as a formal partner of Hope & Justice Project; comparable as the economic empowerment arm of their survivor self-sufficiency programming.
• Maine Coalition to End Domestic Violence (MCEDV): Statewide coalition of which Hope & Justice Project is a member. Provides coordination, training, and policy advocacy across all Maine DV service providers; comparable as ecosystem and funding conduit rather than direct service competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/hjparoostook
• Facebookfacebook.com/hopeandjusticeproject
• Instagraminstagram.com/hopeandjusticeproject/?hl=en
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hopeandjustice

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