Resources in the Boston Area

Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence

ATASK is a nonprofit, community organization committed to serving survivors of domestic violence representing all ages, ability levels, education levels, race, national origin, cultures, religions, gender identities, and sexual orientations.

Their services include:

• Temporary housing
• Assistance with food, clothing, and transportation
• Support groups and parenting skills groups
• Legal Advocacy
• Multilingual advocates to provide clients with information, referrals, and coordinated care
• Teen Dating Violence Program for local schools and youth groups
• Youth Empowerment Project to empower teens to become advocates on issues of dating violence and domestic violence
• Domestic violence and cultural competency training for communities and professionals working with victims of violence and trauma

Boston Medical Center’s Domestic Violence Program

Boston Medical Center has a Domestic Violence Program. The services are confidential, voluntary, and free. BMC offers services in English, Spanish, and Haitian Creole. If you speak another language, interpreters are available.

Their services include:

• Crisis counseling
• Risk assessment
• Safety planning
• Short-term advocacy and counseling
• Court accompaniment
• Help finding resources for food, housing, child care, and other necessities
• Help finding mental health care and legal services
• Help applying for Victim Compensation

Boston Area Rape Crisis Centers (BARCC)

BARCC offers free, confidential support services. They are available for survivors 12 and older.
BARCC also offers services to friends and families of survivors.

Their services include:

• Medical advocacy
• Legal advocacy
• Counseling and support groups
• Case management
• Community services
• Professional training

Casa Myrna

Casa Myrna gives shelter and support to survivors. Their services are available in English and Spanish.

Their services include:

• Housing advocacy
• Community advocacy
• Emergency transfers
• Residential programs
• Children’s services

Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery at Beth Israel Hospital

The Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery (CVPR) serves survivors of violence.

Their services include:

• Safety planning
• Legal advocacy
• Referrals

Dove

Dove is in Quincy. They serve the surrounding area.

Their services include:

• Danger assessment and safety planning
• Crisis intervention
• Supportive counseling
• Emergency shelter
• Legal advocacy and representation
• Community outreach, education, and training

Finex House

Finex House is a shelter for survivors and their children. It is wheelchair accessible. They have a light-coded signal system for deaf survivors. Their services are available in Sign Language, Spanish, Vietnamese, French, Haitian Creole, and English.

Their services include:

• Emergency Safe Shelter with 32 beds
• Attorneys
• Help with moving
• Crisis intervention
• Emergency Response, Trauma Support and Counseling
• Child Advocacy and Support Programs (CASP)
• 12 housing vouchers for our Shelter Plus After Care Programs (S+P)
• Substance Abuse Counseling

HarborCOV

HarborCOV provides safe and affordable low income housing for survivors.

Their services include:

• Case management and support for individuals and families
• Emergency, transitional and permanent affordable housing with supportive services
• Legal advocacy, including resources for immigrant survivors of abuse
• Community awareness and public education initiatives
• Safe, affordable transitional and permanent low-income housing

HAVEN at MGH

HAVEN is the program for survivors at Massachusetts General Hospital. They have resources for survivors, health care providers, and adolescents.

Their services include:

• Support Groups
• Ongoing counseling
• Advocacy
• Educational Workshops
• Accompaniment to court or otherappointments
• Safety Planning
• Referrals to Resources (within or outside of MGH)

The Network La/Red

The Network/La Red is working to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, SM, polyamorous, and queer communities. They are survivor-led.

Their services include:

• Housing Pathways program
• Advocacy
• Support Group
• Safety Planning
• Legal Help

Passageway

Passageway is a program from Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Its goal is to improve the wellbeing and safety of people experiencing abuse. All services are free and confidential.

Their services include:

• 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
• Referrals to community resources (health care, housing, shelter, lawyers, and others)

Portal to Hope

Portal to Hope helps survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Their services include:

• Emergency shelter in a protective, nurturing environment which is free from mental, physical or sexual violence
• Legal aid for ensuring continued civil protections through the legal court system
• Job placement and housing assistance which helps victims rebuild their lives, both professionally and personally
• Youth programs designed to educate our children and help break the cycle of violence

The Relocation Counseling Project (RCP)

Phone Number: (617) 603-1557

Callers leave a voicemail and RCP staff will usually respond within 24 hours.

The Relocation Counseling Project is a statewide project at Greater Boston Legal Services providing free legal advice, referrals, and counseling to victims of:

Their services include:

• Domestic or sexual assault
• Stalking
• Teen dating violence

Renewal House

Renewal House is a domestic violence shelter for women and children.

Their services include:

• Emergency shelter for up to three months
• Safety planning
• In-house support groups
• Bilingual Spanish/English advocacy
• English as a Learning Language (ELL) classes
• Health care advocacy
• Pastoral counseling
• Children's programs
• Counseling
• Referrals for job training, legal assistance and educational programs
• Community education

RESPOND

RESPOND is New England’s first domestic violence prevention agency. They promote safe, healthy relationships.

Their services include:

• Emergency shelter
• Support for incarcerated and detained survivors
• Help finding long-term housing

Rosie’s Place

Rosie’s Place is multi-service community center. They offer women a wide range of services.

Their services include:

• A food pantry
• Emergency shelter
• Basic health care
• Legal services
• Collaboration with Boston Public Schools
• ESOL classes

The Second Step

The Second Step provides survivors and their children transitional housing. They also connect them to important services and resources.

Their services include:

• Support groups
• Financial empowerment
• Legal services
• Therapeutic afterschool programs
• Residential programs

Transition House

Transition House is based in Cambridge, MA. They serve people of all ages and backgrounds.

Their services include:

• Housing advocacy
• Safety planning
• Legal advocacy
• Court accompaniment
• Public benefits advocacy

Violence Recovery Program (Fenway Health)

The Violence Recovery Program is from Fenway Health. They offer free counseling and advocacy. They specialize in services for the LGBTQIA+ community. They offer services in English and Spanish.

Their services include:

• Counseling
• Support groups
• Advocacy
• Documentation and reporting
• Training and education