Resources for Safety and Support When Facing Domestic Violence: Central and Metrowest Regions

Listing of programs and contact information serving Middlesex and Worcester counties.

Please note that not all programs serve every city or town in the region and/or county. Programs will help determine if they can assist you and will refer you to another program if needed. An asterisk (*) next to a phone number indicates that the number is a 24/7 hotline.

Middlesex County

Agency	Phone Number	Location	Domestic Violence Program	Emergency Shelter	Child Witness to Violence Program	SAFEPLAN Program
Children's Charter Trauma Clinic	781-894-4307	Waltham	No	No	Yes	No
Domestic Violence Services Network, Inc. (DVSN)	888-399-6111	Concord	Yes	No	No	No
The Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Program of Newton Wellesley Hospital	617-243-6521	Newton	Yes	No	No	No
Journey to Safety - Jewish Family & Children's Services (JFCS)	781-647-5327	Waltham	Yes	No	No	No
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)	781-861-0890	Lexington, Lowell	No	No	Yes	No
Portal to Hope	781-338-7678	Malden, Medford	Yes	Yes	No	No
REACH Beyond Domestic Violence	800-899-4000	Waltham	Yes	Yes	No	No
Voices Against Violence - South Middlesex Opportunity Council (SMOC)	800-593-1125*	Framingham	Yes	Yes	No	No
Wayside Youth and Family Support Network Trauma Intervention Services	800-511-5070	Arlington, Charlton, Framingham, Lowell, Malden, Medford, Waltham, Watertown	Yes	No	Yes	No

 

Worcester County

Agency	Phone Number	Location	Domestic Violence Program	Emergency Shelter	Child Witness to Violence Program	SAFEPLAN Program
Journey to Safety - Jewish Family & Children's Services (JFCS)	781-647-5327	Worcester	Yes	No	No	No
The Lipton Center (Children Services) UMASS Memorial Community Healthlink, Inc.	508-421-5401	Leominster	No	No	Yes	No
Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (MSPCC)	781-861-0890	Lexington, Lowell	No	No	Yes	No
New Hope, Inc.	800-323-4673*	Milford, Southbridge, Worcester	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Spanish American Center	978-534-3145	Leominster	Yes	No	No	No
YMCA Central Massachusetts Domestic Violence Services: BWR and Daybreak	508-755-9030*	Worcester, Leicester, Leominster, Westborough	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Additional Resources

Resources for safety and support (Central and Metrowest Regions)

Date published:	April 9, 2024
Last updated:	April 9, 2024