Central and Metrowest Massachusetts Resources
Journey to Safety
www.jfcsBoston.orgPhone number: 781-647-JFCS (5327)
Hours of operation: Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m
Journey to Safety (JTS) is the JF&CS response to domestic and teen dating abuse. They specialize in providing culturally competent and religiously sensitive services for Jewish and Russian-speaking survivors while offering free and confidential assistance to all who contact them for help, regardless of their religion, culture, or country of origin.
Their services include:
- Domestic abuse counseling
- Safety planning
- Court accompaniment (civil, criminal, and rabbinic courts)
- Support groups
- Assistance with finding housing, job training, employment, legal services, and appropriate public benefits
- Consultation and support for friends, family members, clergy, and community professionals
- Financial assistance
- Referral to other JF&CS programs and community services
New Hope, Inc.
www.new-hope.org24/7 Hotline: (800) 323-4673
New Hope’s services are available to everyone.
Their services include:
- Emergency shelter
- Counseling
- Court advocates
- Supervised visitation
- Civilian Police Advocate
Pathways for Change
www.pathwaysforchange.help24/7 Hotline: (800) 870-5905
Pathways for Change provides inclusive and fully accessible services to those whose lives have been impacted by sexual violence along with education geared toward ending sexual violence, across Central Massachusetts.
Their services include:
- Free Counseling to sexual violence survivors, their families, friends and significant others
- Sexual Assault Youth Education
- Crisis counseling and advocacy services to survivors of sexual violence who are deaf
- Campus Advocacy
- Medical accompaniment
- Police accompaniment
- Court accompaniment
- Referrals to other services
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence
www.reachma.orgHotline: (800) 899-4000
Phone number: (781) 891-0724
Their services include:
- Emergency Shelter
- Community based advocacy
The Relocation Counseling Project (RCP)
Phone Number: (617) 603-1557Callers 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:
- Domestic or sexual assault
- Stalking
- Teen dating violence
Voices Against Violence
www.voicesagainstviolence.net24/7 Hotline: (877) 221-6176
Phone number: (603) 536-5999
Voices against Violence provides information and support to survivors. They also provide information and support to survivors’ friends and families. Their services are free.
Their services include:
- Court advocacy
- Police accompaniment
- Emergency shelter
- Children, Youth & Families advocacy
YWCA Central Massachusetts
www.ywcacm.org/domestic-violence24/7 Hotline: (508) 755-9030
24/7 Chat
The YWCA offers services to domestic violence survivors. These services are confidential and free.
Their services include:
- Confidential emergency shelters
- Community outreach
- Domestic violence class
- Court advocates
- Support groups
Newton-Wellesley Hospital
www.nwh.orgPhone number: (617) 243-6521
Newton-Wellesley Hospital offers services to survivors confidentially and free of charge.
Their services include:
- Crisis intervention
- Safety planning
- Individual counseling
- Advocacy
- Referral to community resources (legal, housing, shelter, immigration, etc.)
- Post-sexual assault assistance