Programs + Events

Programs and events at H.U.G.S. Sharon strive to make a lasting impact on our community. Our past initiatives strive to raise awareness, educate and raise money. Our events extend beyond awareness, encompassing plays on domestic violence, self-defense classes, fundraisers, and much more.

Upcoming Events

Join us in these impactful endeavors as we strive to create a safer and more informed community together.

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H.U.G.S. received a generous grant from the Mass Cultural Council and is proud to be bringing back Deanna's Educational Theater to Sharon Public Schools. The Yellow Dress will be performed for the senior class on December 10 of this year.

Stay tuned for updates about our second annual zoom trivia night fundraiser coming in March of 2026!

As we look to the future, H.U.G.S. Sharon is eager to expand its outreach and educational initiatives.

We aspire to enhance speaker engagements and establish connections with various community groups, including Parents groups, New moms, Boyscouts/Girl Scouts, Sports teams, and Religious groups. If you are affiliated with or have ties to any of these organizations and share an interest in educational programming about domestic violence or participating in an awareness campaign, we invite you to reach out.

Together, we can foster a community that is well-informed, supportive, and actively engaged in the fight against domestic violence.

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Past Programs and Events

  • Past Awareness Programs have included:

    • Garden of Hope at the fire station

    • Rock painting with the elementary schools

    • Trunk or treat

  • The Clothesline Project

    Featuring T-shirts adorned with messages representing survivors or those lost to interpersonal violence.

    The Silent Witness exhibit

    Showcasing red, wooden silhouettes memorializing those who have succumbed to relationship violence.

    • The One Love Program

    • Deanas educational Theater

      • Plays on bullying, sexting, unhealthy relationships

    • Self-defense at High School and also at karate studio

    • Partnered with SADD for a program on unhealthy relationships and specifically about Lauren Astley with guest speaker, Malcolm Astley, her father

    • Showed movie at library “telling Amy’s Story”

    • Sponsored police training on domestic violence

    • Various speaking engagements at men’s club, temples, churches

    • Sharon Community TV interview

  • Past Octobers, recognized as Domestic Violence Awareness Month, HUGS Sharon organized a myriad of activities from related book displays at the library to hands-on projects like "Hands and Words Are Not for Hitting" at the Children's Library and a prominent HUGS banner in the center of town.