Title IX Resources

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Phone: 617-338-2355 (Multilingual Helpline)

ATASK is a safe, confidential, and private organization you can call even if you or your family have no immigration papers or documents. Help is available for everyone, even for women who are single, pregnant, have children, or don’t have family. You do not have to speak English to call – they have services in many Asian languages.

Sexual Assault 

Phone: 800-841-8371 

Phone: 617-884-9909 

Spanish Language Sexual Assault

Phone: 800-223-5001

National Deaf Hotline 

Phone: 1-855-812-1001 

Domestic Violence 

Phone: 877-785-2020 

Domestic Violence Shelter 

Phone: (617) 566-6881 

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1in6 is the leading national organization serving men who have unwanted or abusive sexual experiences. They provide extensive training and technical assistance to other service providers and facilitate online support groups and a chat line for male survivors.

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Phone: 617-287-0096 

AFAB is a community-based grassroots organization dedicated to empowering low-income Haitian women and their children. We believe that everyone, regardless of race or sex, should have equal rights, and that women should have unlimited opportunity to develop as individuals, unhampered by social traditions. AFAB affirms the right of abused women to be safe and to prosecute their offenders when necessary. A cornerstone of our mission, domestic violence prevention advocacy programs provide essential support to domestic violence survivors and their families while they attempt to regain control of their lives. Their regularly provided resources include a quarterly domestic violence support group, the Annual Clergy Breakfast in July at the Great Hall/Codman Square Health Center, and the Annual Domestic Violence Prevention Forum in October at the Mildred Ave Community Center. 

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Phone: 800-841-8371 

Chat: www.barcc.org/help/services/hotline  

The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center offers personalized support for sexual violence survivors through community-based programs. Their resources include immediate response services, counseling and support groups, legal advocacy, immigration, medical advocacy, and case management. They offer specialized resources for youth and incarcerated survivors. They also offer resources for partners, family, and friends of survivors, as well as education and prevention opportunities. 

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Phone: 617-869-5875 

Brookview established the Women’s Safety Network (WSN) with funding from the U.S. Dept. of Justice Office on Violence against Women. WSN is an innovative community partnership that increases availability of and improves the overall effectiveness of culturally and linguistically specific services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, stalking and sexual assault. They address the critical needs of survivors in a manner that affirms their culture and effectively addresses language barriers. They offer linguistically and culturally specific counseling, safety planning, coordinated case management, childcare, housing search assistance, legal advocacy, financial literacy and life skills workshops. 

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Phone: 877-785-2020 (SafeLink)  

Chat: www.casamyrna.org  

Casa Myrna is Boston’s largest provider of shelter and supportive services to survivors of domestic violence, providing safety, resources, advocacy and information since 1977. They operate SafeLink, the statewide domestic violence hotline, and promote domestic and dating violence prevention through awareness and education. All of their supports are provided to survivors free of charge. We support survivors of any race, ethnicity, language, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, disability, age, and sexual orientation. 

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Phone: 617-373-4591 

CCHERS created the Community Advocacy Program (CAP) in 1995 to address the need for domestic violence services in Dorchester and since then has expanded to other Boston neighborhoods where Family Advocates are located in community health centers. CAP consults and coordinates with community health centers regarding their healthcare screening process, provides education to healthcare providers about domestic violence and provides onsite domestic violence services to survivors. 

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Phone: 617-779-2100  

Location: 989 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, MA 02215 

The Dee Kennedy Family Justice Center of Boston (FJC) is a community of agencies providing direct services to individuals and families in the City of Boston (and beyond) who have been affected by and/or exposed to domestic violence, sexual assault, child sexual abuse, or human trafficking/commercial sexual exploitation.

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Phone: 888-314-3683

DOVE works specifically with adults, teens, and children who have been abused, emotionally and financially, as well as physically and sexually. Their services include crisis intervention, danger assessment and safety planning, supportive counseling, emergency shelter, legal advocacy and representation, and community outreach, education, and training. DOVE remains the only domestic violence shelter and community-based service provider based in Norfolk County and also serves the greater South Shore. They strive to educate individuals, families and the community at-large to help change the societal conditions that allow domestic violence to persist. Their efforts address the isolation and vulnerability faced by victims of domestic violence and the enormous emotional, psychological, and financial toll violence takes on victims, their children, and the community.

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Phone: 617-288-1054 

Finex House is shelter for battered women and their children, especially those who have disabilities and/or women who are trafficked. They are wheelchair accessible with two concrete ramps and an internal lift and also have a light-coded signal system for deaf battered women and their children. Finex House is an equal opportunity service provider and therefore any woman who has been abused is strongly encouraged to call for services. 

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Phone: 617-884-9909 

HarborCOV provides free culturally and linguistically responsive safety and support to domestic violence survivors, along with housing, economic, and healing opportunities that promote long-term stability for people affected by violence and abuse. 

This resource sheet provides websites and information to support male survivors. 

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Men Healing offers support and resources for male survivors of sexual trauma through trauma recovery events, educational workshops, and peer connections. The organization’s programs aim to create safe, inclusive spaces where men can heal and reclaim their lives, often working with groups underrepresented in trauma recovery services. 

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Phone: 651-646-5553 

While the National Latin@ Network focuses primarily on domestic violence, they also have national projects that address sexual violence. They offer services like a bilingual crisis line and community education, prioritizing safety, self-sufficiency, and empowerment for survivors and their families. They may be able to offer helpful insights or refer you to other programs that meet your needs. 

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Phone: 717-909-0710  

NSVRC is a national organization that provides resources and referrals for sexual assault survivors, friends and family of survivors, advocates and educators, and the media. 

They also provide support specifically for male survivors.

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Phone: 617-742-4911 

The Network/La Red is a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, kink, polyamorous, and queer communities. Rooted in anti-oppression principles, they strengthen communities through organizing, education, and the provision of support services. 

 

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Phone: 617-497-7968 

On The Rise’s work begins with individuals experiencing homelessness and continues if and when they secure housing. From their origin as a women’s organization, their programs have evolved toward inclusion of those historically and structurally oppressed on the basis of gender. They have a day program that is uniquely effective at working with homeless and formerly homeless women and transgender/nonbinary individuals who do not fit the requirements of other programs. 

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Phone: 978-451-7225

This is Massachusetts’ deaf domestic violence and sexual assault agency. They strengthen support for deaf, deaf/blind, deaf/disabled, and hard of hearing communities by providing specialized training on deaf culture and service accessibility.

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Hotline: 800-656-4673 (available 24 hours) 

General: 202-544-1034  

RAINN is the largest national anti-sexual violence organization in the United States. They are dedicated to empowering survivors of sexual violence, fostering communities against sexual violence, and advocating for policies that ensure justice and accountability for perpetrators. 

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Phone: 617-623-5900 

RESPOND partners with individuals, families and communities to end the serious public health issue of domestic violence. They specialize in prevention, intervention and education services that promote safe, healthy relationships and housing solutions. 

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Phone: 866-472-4354 

Saheli offers non-judgmental & culturally sensitive domestic & sexual violence services that are vital to the well-being of South Asian and Arab immigrant survivors and their children. They offer a bilingual helpline, housing assistance, legal services, and mental health services.

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Phone: 617-965-3999 

The Second Step is a community of survivors, advocates, and volunteers who foster the safety, stability, and well-being of those who have experienced domestic violence. We provide comprehensive services, including safety planning, legal advocacy, counseling, peer support, transitional housing, and other essential services to adults, youth, and children in Greater Boston and MetroWest. 

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Phone: 617-409-5425 

Stone House is a robust, inclusive and essential home/community space for adult, child and family survivors of domestic violence. Stone House combines the security of a safe environment with a range of programs and services — residential and community based — to support trauma recovery, personal growth and development of essential life skills. Our overarching mission is to help participants create a path to a secure, positive and fulfilling life. 

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Phone: (786) 275-4364 

Survivors’ Pathway is a Miami-based center providing trauma-informed mental health counseling, advocacy, and public health services, especially for LGBTQIA+ and Latino survivors of violent crimes. Their programs include case management, HIV prevention, and educational outreach, with a focus on culturally sensitive support for all backgrounds. 

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Phone: 512-474-7190  

TAASA works to end sexual violence across Texas through education, prevention efforts, and advocacy. They provide resources and support for rape crisis centers, community organizations, policymakers, and advocates dedicated to supporting survivors and combating sexual violence. 

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Phone: 617-661-7203 

Transition House offers emergency shelter, transitional living, and supported living programs in Cambridge, Mass.

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Phone: 617-566-6881

Renewal House is a domestic violence shelter for individual and family survivors. They provide safe, confidential shelter and healing services where residents receive counseling and support services throughout their stay.

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Hotline: (215-985-3333) 

General: 215-985-3315 ext. 195 (for Latino department)  

WOAR is a non-profit organization based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania whose mission is to eliminate all forms of sexual violence through specialized treatment services, comprehensive prevention education programs, and advocacy for the rights of victims of sexual assault. It has a counseling department with a 24-hour hotline.   

WOAR also has a Latino department.

WOAR’s Latino Outreach program consists of bilingual, bi-cultural counselors who provide counseling to female and male survivors of sexual violence in the city of Philadelphia. Individual counseling is provided to Spanish and English speaking women and men, families, and children. Support groups are offered for adult women, adult men, and individuals who have been sexually abused or sexually assaulted.