Rape Crisis Centers

Location and contact information for Rape Crisis Centers across Massachusetts

This page has information to help you contact any of the Rape Crisis Centers in our state. These Rape Crisis Centers offer FREE services for adolescent and adult sexual assault survivors - and for people who care about survivors of all ages. Trained rape crisis counselors at local programs:

• Provide 24/7 hotline counseling, information, and referral
• Will go with survivors to hospitals and/or police stations 24/7
• Will go with a survivor to court
• Provide one-to-one counseling and support group counseling
• Provide primary prevention education; professional training; outreach

If you click on one of the regions listed below, you can find a Rape Crisis Center near you. Each Center has a TTY line for people who are Deaf or hard of hearing. There is also information on Llámanos, a Spanish-language helpline.

If you double-click on a program name that is underlined, you can link to the program's website.

Metro Boston

Greater Boston Area
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
99 Bishop Allen Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
Additional sites in Boston, Chelsea
Hotline: [phone]
Office: [phone]
TTY: [phone]

Metro West

Greater Framingham Area
Voices Against Violence: A program of South Middlesex Opportunity Council
7 Bishop Street (SMOC)
Framingham, MA 01702
Hotline: [phone]
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TTY: [phone]

Northeast

Lawrence and North Shore Area
YWCA Northeastern Massachusetts
38 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, MA 01840
Hotline: [phone]
Office: [phone] x 1023
TTY: [phone]

additional site in Lynn –
YWCA North Shore Rape Crisis Center
20 Central Avenue, Suite 510
Lynn, MA 01901
Hotline: [phone]
Office: [phone]

Lowell Area
The Center for Hope and Healing
15 Hurd St
Lowell, MA 01852
Hotline: [phone]
Office: [phone]
TTY: [phone]

Southeast

Norfolk/Bristol Counties
New Hope
140 Park Street
Attleboro, MA 02703
Additional sites in Taunton, Webster
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Office: [phone]
TTY: [phone]

Plymouth County/South Shore
A New Day: A program of Health Imperatives
950 West Chestnut Street
Brockton, MA 02301
Additional sites in Quincy, Weymouth, Plymouth
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Office: [phone]
TTY: [phone]

Cape Cod
Independence House
160 Bassett Lane
Hyannis, MA 02601
Additional sites in Falmouth, Orleans, Provincetown
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Office: [phone]
TTY: [phone]

Nantucket
A Safe Place
5B Windy Way
Nantucket, MA 02554
Hotline: [phone]
Office: [phone]
TTY: [phone]

Greater New Bedford Area
New Bedford Women’s Center/The Women’s Center
405 County Street
New Bedford, MA 02740
Additional site in Fall River
Hotline: [phone]
Office: [phone]
TTY: [phone]

Martha's Vineyard
Martha's Vineyard Community Services CONNECT to End Violence
111 Edgartown Road
Vineyard Haven, MA 02568
Additional site in Edgartown
Hotline: [phone]
Office: (774)-549-9667
TTY: (774)-549-9659

Central

Assabet/Blackstone Valleys
Wayside Trauma Intervention Services/Valley Rape Crisis Program
10 Asylum Street
Milford, MA 01757
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TTY: [phone]

Worcester County
Pathways for Change
588 Main Street
Worcester, MA 01608-2014
Additional site in Fitchburg, Southbridge, North Brookfield
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Office: [phone]
TTY: [phone]

West

Hampshire County
Center for Women and Community
at UMass Amherst
180 Infirmary Way
Amherst, MA 01003
Hotline: [phone]
Office: [phone]
TTY: [phone]

Franklin County/North Quabbin
NELCWIT
479 Main Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Additional site in Orange
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Office: [phone]
TTY: [phone]

Berkshire County
Elizabeth Freeman Center
43 Francis Avenue
Pittsfield, MA 01201
Additional sites in Adams, North Adams, Great Barrington
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Office: [phone]
TTY: [phone]

Hampden County
YWCA of Western Mass.
1 Clough Street
Springfield, MA 01118
Additional sites in Westfield, Huntington
Hotline: [phone]
Office: [phone]
TTY: [phone]

En Espanol

Llámanos Spanish Language Helpline
24-hour Helpline: [phone]
c/o YWCA of Western Mass.
1 Clough Street
Springfield, MA 01118

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