MSCFV is a comprehensive domestic violence program which provides support and the following services to victims in crisis and through their transition to self-sufficiency and independence: Crisis shelter, 24-hour hotline, individual counseling, advocacy, legal advocacy and accompaniment to court proceedings, attorneys to represent victims in Final Protective Order hearings and divorce and custody cases, Transitional Program (including a Transitional House), therapeutic mental health counseling, crisis response and emergency food and clothing.

Mission Statement: As the central point of access for assistance on domestic violence within the counties of Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne’s, and Talbot on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, the mission of Mid-Shore Council on Family Violence is to create healthy opportunities to break the cycle of domestic violence through intervention and prevention by providing shelter, counseling, services, and advocacy for victims and abusers; and by changing society’s attitudes and systems which permit and promote such violence against women, men and families.