MASSACHUSETTS DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CENTERS
Battered & Abused Women's Help
There are various forms the ongoing abuse can negatively affect the lives of the abused, like causing depression, low self-esteem, drugs or alcohol abuse, or even worse: suicide. If you or your loved ones are in immediate danger CALL 911 for safety planning and assistance. Also, free or low-cost domestic violence attorneys can help you pursue your legal rights.
Here's a list of Massachusetts domestic violence shelters for women and children:
Department of Social Services Victim Compensation & Assistance Domestic Violence Unit, Phone: 617-727-3171 ext. 551
MOVA (Massachusetts Officer for Victim Assistance)/VWAB (Victim and Witness Assistance Board) Phone: (617) 727-5200 Fax: (617) 727-6552
Safe Link Domestic Violence Hotline Phone: 877-521-2601 (TTY) - 877-785-2020
Women's Resource Center North Adams, MA Phone: (413) 663-9709
New Hope, 140 Park Street Attleboro, MA 02703 Phone: (800) 323-4673
Asian Shelter Advocacy Project, P.O. BOX 120108 Boston, MA 02112 Hotline: (617)338-2355 Phone: (617) 338-2350 - (617)338-2354
Jane Doe, Inc. -- Massachusetts Coalition Against, 14 Beacon Street Suite 507 Boston, MA 02108 Hotline: (877) 785-2020 or (800)223-5001 for Spanish Phone: (617) 248-0922 Phone: (617) 263-2200
Rosie's Place, 899 Harrison Ave Boston, MA 02118 Phone: (617) 442-9322 Fax: (617)442-7825
The Network for Battered Lesbians & Bisexual Women, P.O. BOX 6011 Boston, MA 02114 Hotline: 617-423- 7233 Phone: (617)695-0877 Fax: (617)423-5651
Brockton Family and Community Resources, Brockton, MA Hotline: (508) 583-6498 Phone: (508) 583-3775
Gay Men’s Domestic Violence Project, 955 Massachusetts Ave. PMB 131 Cambridge, MA 02139 Hotline: (800) 832-1901 (24hrs) Phone: (617) 354-6056 Fax: (617) 354-6072
Harbor COV P.O. Box 505754 Chelsea, MA 2150 Hotline: (617) 884-9799
Battered Women's Resources, Inc. Clinton, Hotline: (978) 537-8601
Our Sister's Place - Massachusetts Women Shelters, P.O. BOX 4236 Fall River, MA 02723-0413 Phone: (508) 677-0224
The Women's Center 386 Stanley St. Fall River, MA 02720 Phone: (800) 937-3610 Phone: TDD (508) 673-3328 Fax: (508)676-5671
Cape Cod Center for Women, P.O. Box 141 No. Falmouth, MA 02556 Hotline: (508)-564-SAFE Phone: (800) 745-0003
Women's Protective Services Framingham, MA Hotline: 800-593-1125
New England Learning Center for Women in Transition, 479 Main Street P.O. Box 520 Greenfield, MA 01302 Hotline: 413-772-0871
Independence House, 160 Bassett Lane Hyannis, MA 02601-3818 Hotline: (800) 439-6507
Finex House, P.O. Box 1154 Jamaica Plain, 02130 Hotline: (617) 288-1054 Phone: 617-436-2002 Fax: 617-287-0553
The Elizabeth Stone House, Jamaica Plain, Hotline: (617) 427-9801
Battered Women's Resources, Inc. P.O. Box 1209 Leominster, MA 01453 Hotline: (978) 537-3502
Alternative House PO BOX 2100 Lowell, MA 01851 Hotline: 1-888-291-6228 Phone: 978-458-0274
Greater Lynn Senior Services/Older Battered Women's Program, 8 Silsbee Street Lynn, MA 01901 Phone: (800) 594-5164
Massachusetts Women Shelters - Battered Women's Resources, Inc. Hotline: (978) 537-8601 Phone: (978) 632-4424
A Safe Place, Inc. Nantucket, MA Hotline: (508) 228-2111 Phone: 508-228-0565
New Bedford Women's Center - Domestic Violence Project, 405 County St. New Bedford, MA 02740 Hotline: (508)-99-WOMEN (24 hour hotline) Phone: 508-996-3343 Office Number
The Jeanne Geiger Crisis Center, 2 Harris Street Newburyport, MA 01950 Phone: (978) 388-1888
Safe Passage, 43 Center St, Ste 304 Northampton, MA Hotline: (888) 345-5282 Phone: 413-586-1125
Women's Resource Center, Pittsfield, MA Phone: (413) 443-0089
South Shore Women's Center P.O. Box 6237 North Plymouth, MA 02362 Phone: (508) 746-2664 Fax: (508) 746-4668
Domestic Violence Ended, P.O. Box 690267 Quincy, MA 2269 24-hr hotline: 888-314-3683
Renewal House Roxbury, MA Hotline: (617) 566-6881
Help for Abused Women and their Children, 27 Congress Street Salem, MA 01970 Hotline: 800-547-1649
RESPOND, Inc. P.O. Box 555 Somerville, 02143 Hotline: (617) 623-5900
Martha's Vineyard Community Services/Women's Support Services, 111 Edgartown Road Vineyard Haven, MA 02568 Hotline: (508) 696-7233
Reach, P.O. Box 540024 Waltham,MA 02454 Hotline: (800) 899-4000
YWCA of Western MA/Abuse and Rape Crisis Hotline, Westfield, MA Hotline: (800) 796-8711
YWCA of Western MA/New Beginnings P.O. Box 1835 Westfield, MA Phone: (413) 562-5739
Womanshelter/Companeras Hotline: (877) 536-1628
Woman's Place Hotline: (800) 293-7273 Phone: (800) 223-5001
Abby's House, 52 High Street Worcester, MA Phone: (508) 756-5486 Fax: (508)798-3299
Daybreak Resources, P.O. BOX 3093 Worcester, MA Hotline: (508) 755-9030 Phone: (508) 755-5371 Fax: (508)754-0496
Women's Resource Center Greater Lawrence/Haverhill, Hotline: (978) 685-2480
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