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
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
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:
Voices against Violence provides information and support to survivors. They also provide information and support to survivors’ friends and families. Their services are free.