Resources for Safety and Support When Facing Domestic Violence: Metro Boston Region

Listing of programs and contact information serving Middlesex, Norfolk, and Suffolk.

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
On The Rise, Inc.	617-497-7968	Cambridge	Yes	No	No	No
RESPOND, Inc.	617-354-3911	Somerville	Yes	No	No	No
Riverside Community Care	617-354-2275	Cambridge, Somerville	No	No	Yes	No
The Second Step	617-965-3999	Newton	Yes	No	Yes	No
Transition House	617-661-7203*	Cambridge	Yes	No	Yes	No

Norfolk County

Agency	Phone Number	Location	Domestic Violence Program	Emergency Shelter	Child Witness to Violence Program	SAFEPLAN Program
DOVE, Inc.	617-471-1234*	Quincy	Yes	No	Yes	No

Suffolk County

Agency	Phone Number	Location	Domestic Violence Program	Emergency Shelter	Child Witness to Violence Program	SAFEPLAN Program
Advocacy for Women and Kids in Emergencies (AWAKE) Program	617-355-7979	Boston	Yes	No	Yes	No
Asosiyayon Fanm Ayisyen nan Boston (AFAB) - Association of Haitian Women in Boston	617-287-0096	Dorchester	Yes	No	No	No
Boston Medical Center Child Witness to Violence Project	617-414-4244	Boston	No	No	Yes	No
Boston Medical Center Domestic Violence Program	617-414-5457	Boston	Yes	No	No	No
Brookview House	617-869-5875	Dorchester	Yes	No	No	No
Casa Mryna	877-785-2020*	Boston	Yes	Yes	No	No
Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	617-667-8141	Boston	Yes	No	No	No
Community Advocacy Program CCHERS	617-373-7240	Boston	Yes	No	No	No
Stone House	617-427-9801	Boston, Jamaica Plain, Roxbury	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
FINEX House	617-288-1054*	Boston, Jamaica Plain	Yes	Yes	No	No
HarborCOV	617-884-9909*	Chelsea	Yes	Yes	No	No
Helping Abuse and Violence End Now (HAVEN) at Mass General Hospital	617-724-0054	Boston, Chelsea, Revere	Yes	No	No	No
Passageway at Brigham & Women's Hospital	617-732-8753	Boston	Yes	No	No	No
Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry - Renewal House	617-566-6881*	Roxbury	Yes	Yes	No	No
Violence Recovery Program (Fenway Health)	617-927-6250	Boston	Yes	No	No	No

Date published:	April 9, 2024
Last updated:	December 3, 2025