Resources
City of Boston COVID-19 Updates:
Emergency Shelter, Day Programs, Community Meals and Street Outreach for People Experiencing Homelessness
Domestic Violence Safelink
24 hour multilingual statewide hotline available at (877) 785-2020 / TTY: (877) 521-2601Domestic Violence National Hotline
(800) 799-7233 TTY: (800) 787-3224Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center
The Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center is also offering remote services and their 24/7 Confidential Hotline is available at (978) 388-1888; (800) 439-0183 (TTY).RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
If you have experienced sexual assault, or someone you know has, you can use The National Sexual Assault Online Hotline or call the 24/7 National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).REACH Beyond Domestic Violence
If you are concerned about your relationship or have concerns about a friend or family member, you can call the free, confidential 24-hour hotline at (800) 899-4000.Pet Safety — Domestic Violence Hotline
(781) 235-8460
Long-term Housing
- Casa Myrna Housing Advocates
- How to Apply for Public Housing Guide
- Rental Vouchers
- Rental Assistance to Families in Transition
- Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (privately owned housing)
- Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy program
Emergency Housing
Heating and Energy Assistance
- Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program
- Heating System Repair and Replacement Program (HEARTWAP)
- Weatherization Assistance Program
- Massachusetts Good Neighbor Energy Fund
Cash Assistance
- Victims of Violent Crime Compensation
- Transitional Aid to Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC)
- Unemployment
- The Need to Leave Work: Your Rights as A Domestic Violence Survivor
Childcare
Food
Health Insurance
Counseling and Therapy
- Casa Myrna Counseling Services
- Court Approved Parent Education Programs
- Riverside Community Care, Child and Family Services
Legal
- Victim Rights Law Center
- Greater Boston Legal Services
- Casa Myrna Legal Advocacy Program
- Find a Lawyer
Job Training / Education
Free Language Assistance
DV Organizations
Hospitals and Care institutions
- AWAKE at Boston Children's Hospital in Boston
- Community Advocacy Program at Boston area community health centers
- Domestic Violence Program at Boston Medical Center
- Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery at Beth Israel Medical Deaconess Center
- The Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Program at Newton-Wellesley Hospital
- HAVEN at Massachusetts General Hospital
- Passageway at Brigham & Women's Hospital and Brigham/Faulkner Hospital
- Violence Recovery Program at Fenway Health (Cape Cod, Western Mass and Boston)
- Victim Resource Center at Cambridge Health Alliance
Transitional Living Programs
- Alternative House
24 hr crisis hotline: (888) 291-6228
Local line: (978) 454-1436 - Elizabeth Stone House
Spanish: (617) 409-5420
Support Groups: (617) 409-5413 - YMCA of Western MA (Springfield)
Spanish: (800) 223-5001
24 hr DV / sexual assault hotline: (800) 796-8711
Survivor Outreach / Advocacy services: - YMCA of Northeastern MA (Lawrence)
Emergency women's shelter
Transitional Housing - New Hope
Emergency Shelter: must call
24/hr confidential hotline: (800) 323-4673 - DOVE
24 hr hotline: (617) 471-1234
Shelter: (617) 770-4065 ext. 300 - Transition House
Emergency Shelter andTransitional and Permanent Supported Housing - Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
Emergency Shelter: (617) 338-2356
Transitional Housing Program
Multilingual help line: (617) 338-2355
Greater Boston Area
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence
Boston
(617) 338-2355Casa Myrna
Boston
SafeLink: (877) 785-2020Elizabeth Stone House
Roxbury
For Support Groups: (617) 409-5413
Spanish: (617) 409-5420FINEX House
Jamaica Plain
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (617) 288-1054HarborCov
Chelsea
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (617) 884-9909REACH
Waltham
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (800) 899-4000Renewal House
Boston
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (617) 566-6881RESPOND
Somerville
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (617) 623-5900Transition House
Cambridge
24/7 Crisis Hotline:(617) 661-7203
Southeastern Massachusetts
A Safe Place
Nantucket
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (508) 228-2111Brockton Family and Community Resources
Brockton
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (508) 583-6498DOVE
South Shore
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (617) 471-1234
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (888) 314-3683 (DOVE)Independence House
Hyannis
Office: (508) 771-6507
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (800) 439-6507New Hope
Throughout South Central and Southeastern MA
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (800) 323-4673 (HOPE)South Shore Resource and Advocacy Center
Plymouth
Office (9 a.m.-5 p.m. M-F): (508) 746-2664
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (888) 746-2664Stanley Street Treatment and Recovery (SSTAR)'s Women Shelter
Fall River
Women's Shelter: (508) 675-0087Health Imperatives
Brockton
(508) 583-3005 (TTY)Martha's Vineyard Community Services
Vineyard Haven
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (508) 696-7233 (SAFE)
Northeastern Massachusetts
Alternative House
Lowell
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (888) 291-6228
Local: (978) 454-1436Help for Abused Women and their Children (HAWC)
Salem
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (800) 547-1649
Salem Office: (978) 744-6841Supportive Care
Haverhill: (978) 686-1300
Lawrence: (800) 691-3947Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center
Newburyport
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (978) 388-1888Women's Resource Center
Haverhill: (978) 373-4041
Lawrence: (978) 685-2480YMCA of Greater Lawrence
Lawrence
Office, 9am-5:30pm: (978) 682-3039
24/7 Domestic Violence Hotline: (844) 372-9922
Central Massachusetts
Voices Against Violence
Framingham
(800) 593-1125
(508) 686-8686 (TTY)YWCA Central Massachusetts
Worcester
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (508) 755-9030
Western Massachusetts
Elizabeth Freeman Center
Pittsfield
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (866) 401-2425Safe Passage
Northampton
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (413) 586-5066
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (888) 345-5282New England Learning Center for Women in Transition (NELCWIT)
Greenfield
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (413) 772-0806Womanshelter/Companeras
Holyoke
24/7 Crisis Hotline: (413) 536-1628YWCA - Arch
Springfield
(800) 796-8711YCA - New Beginnings
Westfield
(800) 479-6245
Residential Programs
- The Second Step: (617) 965-3999
Legal Services / Court Advocacy
SAFEPLAN / Court Advocacy: (413) 733-7100 (free)
DOVE Legal Advocacy: Legal helpline: (617) 770-4065 x400
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence:Legal Advocacy and Representation Program: (617) 338-2350 x241