Shelter for battered women, member of Jane Doe Inc. Provides legal advocacy for domestic violence issues. Offers teen-dating violence education program. Transitional housing available. 24-hour hotline 888-291-6228.
517 Mood Street, 2nd Floor
Lowell, MA 01854
Phone: 1-978-454-1436
Fax: 978-937-5595
Operates the ASAP (Asian Shelter & Advocacy Project), which provides 90-day emergency shelter; 14-day temporary safe home, community outreach and education; multilingual advocacy, comprehensive stabilization services for both residential and non-residential families. Including housing and legal advocacy, mental health counseling, English as a Second Language tutoring and a children's program.
Phone: (24-hotline): 617-338-2355; (office): 617-338-2350
Fax: 617-338-2354
P.O. Box 120-108
Boston, MA 02112
A community-based, multicultural organization dedicated to addressing the full scope of needs of battered women and children. Focuses on women and children of color. Programs include emergency shelter, transitional living, adolescent transitional living, mothers and sons.
24-hour hotline: 1-800-992-2600
24-hour Safelink: 1-877-785-2020
Phone: 617-521-0100
Fax: 617-521-0105
P.O. Box 180019
38 Wareham Street
Boston, MA 02118
Common Purpose, a Boston-based batterer intervention program, has provided domestic violence intervention, treatment and prevention since 1989. The overriding goal of Common Purpose is to create safety — freedom from violence and fear — for the batterer's partner and children. Men explore the intent and roots of their abuse and learn alternative behavior.
Serves communities, families, and individuals impacted by domestic violence, specifically women and children. Provides emergency shelter, education, and support services.
Hotline: 617-471-1234; 888-314-3683
Phone: 617-770-4065
Fax: 617-770-2206
P.O. Box 690267
Quincy, MA 02269
A feminist alternative mental health program, providing both residential and community-based services. It is run by women, for women. Offers emergency shelter as well as supportive and transitional housing. Programs include: family empowerment, nurturing and reunification group, economics and financial literacy, and 12 wekk anger management and relapse prevention group. Contact the transitional housing program, groups, parent/child center at 617-427-9801. HOTLINE: 877-785-2020.
8 Notre Dame Street
Roxbury, MA 02130
Phone: 617-427-9801
Fax: 617-427-6252
Provides emergency shelter and a comprehensive array of services for the most vulnerable of battered women, particularly for those who have disabilities, and their children. Some services include court advocacy, parenting groups, special needs advice, and mental health therapy. Offer services in Sign Language, Spanish, Khmer, and Haitian Creole.
P.O. Box 300670
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: 617-436-2002
Fax: 617-287-0553
Trauma-Informed Approaches for LGBTQ* Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.
In our 22 years of service provision we provided free and confidential support and services for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and queer survivors of domestic and sexual violence. We worked with victims and survivors to increase safety, security, and foster empowerment through direct services, education, and advocacy.
Direct Services: We supported GLBTQ victims and survivors through our 24-hour domestic violence hotline, emergency safe home, legal services, crisis intervention and safety planning, housing and employment advocacy, sexual assault case management, and ongoing supportive services.
Education: We provided presentations/workshops and ongoing technical assistance and training for community groups, service providers, and domestic violence organizations who were looking to work alongside and/or support GLBTQ survivors of domestic and sexual violence.
Advocacy: We worked with city, statewide, and national officials to advocate for responsive public policy that supported the complex needs of GLBTQ victims and survivors.
Passageway program works to improve the health, well being, and safety of those experiencing abuse from an intimate partner. by providing the following services: Free and confidential advocacy, Safety planning, Individual counseling and support, A safe place to talk, Information about the health effects of domestic violence, Support groups, Medical advocacy, Legal and court advocacy, and Referrals to community resources (health care, housing, shelter, lawyers, and others).
Several Locations all open Monday-Friday, 8:30am – 5pm
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
(617) 732-8753
Faulkner Hospital
(617) 983-7854
Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center
(617) 983-4148
Brookside Community Health Center
(617) 983-6024
Whittier Street Health Center
(617) 989-3027
Mission Hill Community
(857) 225-6559
Offers a variety of services relative to domestic violence: emergency shelter up to 3 months, safety planning, in-house support groups, bilingual Spanish/English advocacy; healthcare advocacy; pastoral counseling; children's programs; referrals for job training; legal assistance and educational programs; community education; ministry of the Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry.
10 Putnam Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Phone: 617-566-6881 (24-hour hotline) or 617-277-4194
Fax: 617-318-6022
Find advocates, service providers, shelters, and other roads to safety
The Network/La Red is a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, SM, polyamorous, and queer communities. Rooted in anti-oppression principles, our work aims to create a world where all people are free from oppression. We strengthen our communities through organizing, education, and the provision of support services.
Hotline (Voice): 617-742-4911
Offers community education, community services and shelter. Child Assault Prevention (CAP) program is a sexual assault prevention program that teaches children, parents and teachers a variety of strategies to reduce children's vulnerability to threatening or assaultive situations. Assists women and children fleeing domestic violence. Can provide immediate shelter to women and their families who are fleeing to safety. Provides court advocacy and short term counseling. Spanish & Vietnamese available. 24-hour hotline: 508-755-9030.
P.O. Box 3093
Worcester, MA 01613
Phone: 508-755-9030
Fax: 508-767-1301
I am the social worker at the Criminal Justice Institute at Harvard Law School. I have created these lists to assist our students in their advocacy with their clients.
