Statewide resources for sexual assault survivors

Here you'll find a collection of survivor resources throughout Massachusetts.

Rape crisis centers

The Rape Crisis Centers listed below offer free, confidential services for adolescent and adult survivors - and for people who care about survivors of all ages. Trained rape crisis counselors at local programs:

• Answer 24/7 hotlines for phone counseling, questions, and referrals
• Will meet a sexual assault survivor 24/7 at a hospital or police station
• Will go with a sexual assault survivor to court
• Offer in-person counseling sessions at no cost (some rape crisis centers also support groups)
• Provide prevention education; professional training; outreach

Western Massachusetts

Elizabeth Freeman Center	43 Francis Avenue, Pittsfield, MA 01201-5053	Hotline: [phone] TTY: [phone] Office: [phone] Fax: [phone]	Additional Sites: North Adams, Great Barrington
New England Learning Center for Women in Transition (NELCWIT)	479 Main Street, Greenfield, MA 01301	Hotline: [phone] TTY: [phone] Office: [phone] Fax: [phone]	Additional Sites: Orange
Center for Women and Community - University of Massachusetts Amherst	New Africa House, 180 Infirmary Way, Amherst, MA 01003	Hotline: [phone] TTY: [phone] Office: [phone] Fax: [phone]
YWCA of Western Massachusetts	1 Clough Street, Springfield, MA 01118-2213	YWCA of Western Massachusetts Hotline: [phone] TTY: [phone] Office: [phone] Fax: [phone] Statewide Spanish Crisis Hotline (Llámanos) Hotline: [phone]	Additional Site: Westfield

Central Massachusetts

Pathways for Change	588 Main Street, Worcester, MA 01608-2014	Hotline: [phone] TTY: [phone] Office: [phone] Fax: [phone] Deaf Survivors' Program VideoPhone:  [phone]	Additional Sites: Fitchburg, Gardner, Southbridge, North Brookfield
Wayside Trauma Intervention Services Valley Rape Crisis Program	10 Asylum Street, Milford, MA 01757	Hotline: [phone] TTY: [phone] Office: [phone] Fax: [phone]	Additional Site: Franklin
Voices Against Violence	South Middlesex Opportunity Council, 7 Bishop Street, Framingham, MA 01702-8313	Hotline/TTY: [phone] Hotline/TTY: [phone] Office: [phone] Fax: [phone]	Additional Site: Marlboro

Northeast Massachusetts

The Center for Hope and Healing	21 George Street, 4th Floor, Lowell, MA 01852-1710	Hotline: [phone] TTY: [phone] Office: [phone] Fax: [phone]
YWCA Northeastern Massachusetts	38 Lawrence Street, Lawrence, MA 01840-1409	Hotline: [phone] TTY: [phone] Office: [phone] x2123 Lynn Office: [phone] Fax: [phone]	Additional Sites: Lynn, Haverhill, Newburyport, Salem Lynn Office: 20 Central Avenue, Suite 510, Lynn, MA 01901

Southeast Massachusetts

A Safe Place	5B Windy Way, Nantucket, MA 02554	Hotline: [phone] Office: [phone] Fax: [phone]
The Women's Center	New Bedford Women's Center, 405 County Street, MA 02740	Hotline: [phone] TTY: [phone] Office: [phone] Fax: [phone]	Additional Site: Fall River
A New Day	Health Imperatives, 942 West Chestnut Street, Brockton, MA 02301-5567	Hotline: [phone] TTY: [phone] Office: [phone] Fax: [phone]	Additional Sites: Quincy, Weymouth, Plymouth
Independence House	160 Basset Lane, Hyannis, MA 02601	Hotline: [phone] Office: [phone] Fax: [phone]	Additional Sites: Falmouth, Orleans, Provincetown
CONNECT to End Violence	Martha's Vineyard Community Services, 261 Upper Main Street, Edgartown, MA 02539	Hotline: [phone] TTY: [phone] Office: [phone] Fax: [phone]	Additional Sites: Oak Bluffs, Vineyard Haven
New Hope	247 Maple Street, Attleboro, MA 02703	Hotline: [phone] Office: [phone] Fax: [phone]	Additional Sites: Milford, Southbridge, Taunton

Boston and 128 Area

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC)

99 Bishop Allen Drive, Cambridge, MA 02139-3428

Hotline: [phone] (open 24/7) Web Chat Hotline: barcc.org/chat (open 9 a.m. to  11 p.m.) Office: [phone]

Additional sites in Boston and Waltham have full wheelchair access

Statewide resources by county

The Governor's Council to Address Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence maintains a list of general sexual assault and domestic violence resources located throughout the Commonwealth.

General resources

Women Veterans Health Care Call Center		[phone]
Massachusetts Department of Transitional Assistance (DTA)		Assistance Line: [phone]
Safelink: Statewide Domestic Violence Hotline		(877) 7885-2020
Llámanos: Statewide Spanish Rape Crisis Hotline		[phone]

Norfolk County

The Disabled Persons Protection Commission	300 Granite Street, Suite 404, Braintree, MA 02184	Office: [phone] Hotline: [phone]
National Guard Family Program of Massachusetts	14 Minuteman Lane, Wellesley, MA 02481	[phone] [e-mail]

Suffolk County

Home Base Veteran and Family Care	1 Bowdoin Square, Boston, MA 02114	[phone]
Children's League of Massachusetts	40 Court Street, Suite 410, Boston MA 02108	[phone]
Massachusetts Statewide Military Sexual Trauma Coordinators	Boston Regional Benefit Office JFK Federal Building, 15 New Sudbury Street, Boston, MA 02203
Jane Doe Inc.: Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence	14 Beacon Street, Suite 507, Boston, MA 02108	Office: [phone] TTY: [phone]
Statewide Advocacy for Veterans' Empowerment (SAVE)	Department of Veterans' Services 600 Washington Street, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02111	[phone]
Women Veterans' Network	600 Washington Street, 7th Floor, Boston, MA 02111	[phone]
Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS)	1 Stoughton Street, Dorchester, MA 02125	Cambridge Office: [phone]
Massachusetts Children's Alliance (MACA)	11 Beacon Street, Suite 321, Boston, MA 02108	[phone]
Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA)	1 Ashburton Place, Suite 1101, Boston, MA 02108	Boston Office: [phone] AskMOVA Hotline: [phone]
Massachusetts Department of Children and Families (DCF)	600 Washington Street, 6th Floor, Boston, MA 02111	Office: [phone] Auto Attendant: [phone] Child-at-Risk Hotline: [phone]
Massachusetts Department of Public Health	Bureau of Community Health and Prevention, Division of Sexual and Domestic Violence 240 Washington Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108	[phone]
Massachusetts Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Program	Department of Public Health 250 Washington Street, 4th Floor, Boston, MA 02108	[phone]
Office of the Attorney General	Victim Compensation and Assistance Division 1 Ashburton Place, Boston, MA 02108	Duty Phone: [phone] TTY: [phone]
Victim Rights Law Center	115 Broad Street, 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02110	[phone] Toll-Free: [phone]

Middlesex County

Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS)

697 Cambridge Street, Suite 203, Brighton, MA 02135 1046 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA 02139 24 Union Street, Suites 8 and 10, Framingham, MA 01702 11 Mill Street, Lowell, MA 01852 92 Union Square, Somerville, 02143

Cambridge Office: [phone]

Hampshire County

Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA)

403 Pleasant Street, Northampton, MA 01060

Boston Office: [phone] AskMOVA Hotline: [phone]