365Dad Inc.

365DAD’s mission is to connect, equip and transform men with positive parenting practices to build better families through education, support, and services.

Services: Group & Meeting Facilitation, Program Training, Outing Coordination, Professional Development, Consultations and Service Referrals.

Monday through Friday: 8:00am to 6:00pm

Alcoholics Anonymous

AA offers participants information on alcohol and substance use disorder treatment. Meetings and hotline available.

Meetings: Local online and in-person meetings re listed on website. Listings of online meetings outside the area can be found at https://aa-intergroup.org/.

Monday through Friday: 9:00am - 9:00pm; Weekends and holidays: 12:00pm - 9:00pm

Back On My Feet Boston

Back on My Feet Boston empowers people to achieve economic independence through running and community. Staff work with people experiencing homelessness or substance use disorder who currently reside within shelters and recovery facilities.

– Team Hope meets at 5:45 am outside of 8 Farnham Street, Boston
– Team Common Ground/Vets meets at 5:45 am near the Park Street MBTA Station at Park / Tremont Streets, Boston

Members commit to running/walking with one of their six teams in the Boston area Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings. After 3 mornings of participation, they are able to receive team gear, including a pair of running shoes. After 30 days in the program, members with 90% attendance earn the opportunity to move into the second phase of the program called Next Steps, which provides educational support, job training programs, employment partnership referrals and housing resources. Members can earn financial assistance to remove barriers to employment and housing such as work supplies, transportation and security deposits.

All interested members and volunteers must complete paperwork prior to attending their first run.

Potential members must be clean and sober to participate. Cannot accept level 3 sex offenders.

Bay State Community Services

Bay State Community Services (BSCS) is a comprehensive social services agency that provides counseling outpatient services, day programming, peer recovery support, recovery coaching, and child and family home-based services. BSCS hosts the Quincy and Plymouth Family Resource Centers.

Service hours may vary. Please call the main number (617-471-8400) for more information.

Quincy: A New Way Recovery Center
85 Quincy Avenue, Suite B
617-302-3287

Quincy: Family Resource Center
1120 Hancock Street
617-481-7227

Quincy: Outpatient Counseling and Recovery Support
1120 Hancock St.

Braintree: Home Based Child & Family Services
400 Washington Street
781-817-6675

Plymouth: Home Based & Child and Family Services
430-3 Court Street
Phone: 508-830-3444

Plymouth: Family Resource Center
430-3 Court Street
774-283-6531

Walpole: Turning Point Recovery Center
32 Common Street
508-668-3960

Baystate Reentry Network

The BRN programs ensure that clients can maintain their commitments within and to the legal system and navigate programs to assist their transition as they leave incarceration.

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center

The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) provides free, confidential support and services to survivors of sexual violence ages 12 and up and their families and friends. BARCC works with survivors of all genders from the immediate crisis after sexual violence to years and decades later, with the goal of empowering survivors to heal and seek justice in ways that are meaningful to them. They assist survivors as they navigate the healthcare, criminal justice, social service, and school systems.

Services: Hotline (by phone 24-7 at 800-841-8371 and webchat at barcc.org/chat), 24-7 Medical Advocacy, Case Management (assistance with housing, health care, and more), Individual and Group Counseling, Legal Advocacy (including immigration services).

Hotline and medical advocacy: 24-7
Office hours: Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

BARCC’s Office at Casa Myrna
451 Blue Hill Ave.
Boston, MA 02121

Waltham Office:
24 Crescent Street, Suite 202
Waltham, MA 02453

Anyone 12 years or older welcome.

Boston Community Justice Support Center: Suffolk County Court House

The Community Justice Support Center (CJSC) at Suffolk County Court is one of 18 CJSCs across the state. Clients attend CJSC to participate in programs designed to improve their lives and avoid further criminal justice involvement.

Services: Each CJSC offers about 15 different programs, including cognitive behavioral treatment for Substance Use Disorder (SUD), employment counseling, and Adult Basic Education, GED/HiSET, and post-secondary preparation.

Typically, CJSC attendance is ordered by the court pursuant to G. L. c. 211F § 3, but it can also be a condition of parole or pre-release supervision. For people going home after being incarcerated, attending may be a choice.

Boston Project Rebound Reentry Services

The mission of Boston Project Rebound Reentry Services, Inc. is to facilitate the successful reintegration of formerly incarcerated individuals into the community by assisting with education, employment, support in parole or probation, obtaining benefits, housing, building relationships, spiritual support, and supportive connections to other services in the community post release.

Services: BPRRS Aftercare Support Program, Peer Navigation Program, Senior Peer Navigator Program, Employment Training, Veterans Specialist, and Recovery Coaching.

Monday: 9:00am to 4:00pm
Tuesday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am to 12:00pm
Thursday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
F 9am-5pm
Sat. & Sun. CLOSED

Closed on all federal holidays

New office locations in Hampden and Berkshire counties:

Please Call the Following Staff Member for intakes or other Information:

• Steven Provost 857-990-8549 or email at sprovost@bostonprojectrebound.org
• Michael Austin 857-237-8276 or email at mikeaustin@bostonprojectrebound.org

Boston Rescue Mission

Boston Rescue Mission offers a variety of programs and resources that prevent and end homelessness and support the recovery, health, faith, and independence of those who have a history of substance abuse, incarceration, and homelessness. Programs offered include:

• Preventing Homelessness 
  • Outpatient counseling center
  • Sober living and life growth shelter communities
  • Food pantry
  • Job readiness
• Paws for Serenity – Animal Assisted Therapy 
• Ending Homelessness, One Person at a Time
  • “Wet” emergency overnight shelter beds
  • “Dry” sober beds and supporting services
  • Rapid rehousing & stabilization program
  • Safe Haven veterans program 
• Veterans Programs 
• Meal Programs 
  • In house meal program
  • Saturday morning outreach

Varies by program

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Bridge Over Troubled Waters offers a comprehensive range of services to youth ages 14 to 24 in a positive and safe environment.

Services:

• Street Outreach & Mobile Medical Van: Street Outreach is Bridge’s daily “foot patrol” of trained outreach workers who make regular consistent contact with homeless youth on the street throughout a range of neighborhoods in Boston and Cambridge. The Mobile Medical Van (MMV) connects with the street outreach team each weeknight. The Van provides medical attention, survival kits, clothes, food and referrals.
• Runaway Program: Bridge is the local respondent for the national runaway hotline offering 24-hour access to a counselor and a safe overnight accommodation away from the streets for homeless youth ages 14-17 for up to 72 hours.
• Traditional Day Program (TDP): Visit the second floor of the Bridge building for a free breakfast or lunch. You can shower, use the lockers, do your laundry, attend a workshop, and see a case manager.
• Medical Care: Bridge offers weekly free medical services staffed by healthcare professionals at the 47 West Street Facility.
• Counseling & Support Services: Get help for substance abuse, family & peer relationships, survival needs and other crisis intervention services. Bridge counselors will support and listen to you.
• Emergency Residence: Short-term transitional residence at the 47 West St. location for homeless youth ages 18 to 24. Youth commit to counseling, employment and continue their education. During the winter months, Bridge opens up the Warming Center, as an adjunct to the ER, each night to youth who need overnight shelter and survival each day from November through April.
• Education & Career Development Program: Classes for youth to attain their HiSet. Takes place M – F from 9am – 12pm and 1pm – 4:00pm. Flexible schedule, rolling admissions, guidance counseling for youth who wish to enter or continue college or vocational program.
• Transitional Living Program: Long-term transitional residential program. Residents are required to maintain employment, continue their education, and meet weekly with a counselor.
• Single Parent Home: Transitional living program for pregnant and parenting homeless young women and their children. Serves up to 10 families at any given time and may stay for up to 2 years.
• Housing: Bridge offers a variety of supportive services for youth seeking housing. Liberty House is the next step for young adults who have participated in their Transitional Living Program in Brighton. Bridge also currently participates in rapid re-housing programs for youth based on the “housing first” model. This program with the City of Boston is another avenue to prioritize youth for housing.

Intake: Monday through Friday: 9:00am to 4:30pm
Mobile Medical Van Hours: Monday through Friday: 5:00pm to 6:30pm in the Boston Common, and 7:00pm to 8:30pm at Harvard Square

Youth aged 14 to 24.

Cambridge Council on Aging & Senior Centers

The Cambridge Council on Aging (COA) works to promote and support the health and independence of Cambridge adults age 60 and older. Through the two Senior Centers, located in Central Square and North Cambridge, COA offers a variety of recreational classes, monthly support and discussion groups, special events and guest speakers, trips in and around New England, technology support, and other opportunities that help enhance the lives of older adults. We also offer Medicare consultations and provide referrals to local agencies to support the health, wellness, and safety of seniors.

We welcome seniors to spend time in our Senior Centers connecting with others, enjoying a meal, or engaging in a class or activity. Our staff are happy to assist seniors on a walk-in basis or by appointment.

Services: Meals, Social Services and Support Groups, Activities and Classes

Cambridge Senior Center
Monday: 8:30am to 8:00pm
Tuesday through Thursday: 8:30am to 5:00pm
Friday: 8:30am to 12:00pm

North Cambridge Senior Center
Monday through Friday: 8:30am to 5:00pm

North Cambridge Senior Center: 2050 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA. 02140

Must be a Senior over the age of 60

Cambridge Multi-Service Center

The Multi-Service Center (MSC), a division of the Department of Human Service Programs, is a collaboration of case managers who help people with their housing challenges. Staff serve members of the Cambridge community who are low-income, experiencing housing instability, or experiencing homelessness.

MSC staff also work closely with departments across the City, including the Office of the Housing Liaison, the Community Development Department Housing Division, and the Human Rights Commission, as well as other nonprofit partners, to connect Cambridge residents with a variety of housing resources.

Services:

• Case Management Serivices: Contact Stehpanie Grey at sgray@cambridgema.gov
• Homeless Case Management Services: Contact Jose Gonzalez at jgonzalez@cambridgema.gov
• Housing Search Support: Contact Ryan McCluskey at rmccluskey@cambridgema.gov
• Cambridge Coordinated Access Network: Call 617-349-7715
• The Carey Program: Contact Cynthia Voto-Vivian at cvivian@cambridgema.gov
• Cambridge Haitian Services: Contact Jean Jeune at jjeune@cambridgema.gov
• Muti-Service Center Partners: Office of the Housing Liaison, Eliot Community Human Services, Cambridge and Somerville Legal Serivices, and DeNovo

Walk-in hours
Monday: 9:00am to 7:30pm
Tuesday through Thursday: 9:00am to 4:30pm
Friday: 9:00am to 11:30am

Casa Esperanza, Inc.

Casa Esperanza, Inc. is a bilingual and bicultural behavioral health center that specializes in providing a continuum of comprehensive behavioral health, primary care, and support services in Spanish and English to the Latine community in Massachusetts.

Services:

• Men’s Program: 4-6-month residential treatment program for men recovering from alcohol and drug addiction. For more information, click here.
• Latinas y Niños Center: 6-12 month residential treatment program that focuses on the unique cultural and social needs of Latina women in recovery and their children.
• Familias Unidas Relapse Prevention & Outpatient Services Program: For more information, click here.
• Conexiones Clinical Stabilization Services: 14-day bedded program providing clinical stabilization services to men and women in recovery from alcohol and substance use
• Peer & Graduate Services 
• Supportive Housing

Administrative Office: 14 Summer Street, Suite 402, Malden, MA 02148

Tewksbury Hospital Campus: 365 East Street, C-2 Saunders Building, Tewksbury, MA 01876

Casa Myrna

Casa Myrna is Boston’s largest provider of domestic violence awareness efforts and of shelter and supportive services to survivors. Their comprehensive range of services, available in both Spanish and English, provide survivors with tools to recover from the trauma of abuse and begin to build sustainable self-sufficiency.

Services: SafeLink Hotline, Community Advocacy, Housing Advocacy, Emergency Transfers, Legal Advocacy, Economic Stability, Counseling, Children’s Services, Residential Programs

Supportive services are available by appointment during standard office hours.

Hotline is available 24/7

Domestic Violence Ended (DOVE)

DOVE is a multi-service organization providing comprehensive direct services and support for victims of dating and domestic violence, as well as their children. DOVE’s services include crisis intervention, danger assessment and safety planning, supportive counseling, emergency shelter, legal advocacy and representation, and community outreach, education, and training.

Services: 24-Hour Crisis Hotline, Emergency Shelter, Community Based Advocacy & Counseling, Legal Advocacy Program, Prevention & Education, Support Groups, Civilian Domestic Violence Advocacy, Children’s Services, LGBTQ Services, Chinese Advocacy Program

Office Hours: Monday through Friday: 9:00am to 5:00pm
Crisis hotline: 24/7

Elizabeth Stone House

The Elizabeth Stone House partners with adult and child survivors of domestic violence and related trauma – mental illness, housing instability, and substance misuse – to achieve safety, stability, and overall wellbeing.

Service offerings include:

• Support Services
  • Intervention and ongoing advocacy
    • Crisis intervention
    • Meeting basic needs
    • Advocacy and accompaniment
  • Individual help and personal counseling
    • Sustained individual help
    • Financial stability
    • Immigration issues
  • Support groups and life/skills education
    • Support groups
    • Parenting & life/skills education
• Housing
  • Emergency shelter
  • Transitional housing
  • Permanent supportive housing
  • Rent-subsidized permanent housing
• Families and Children
  • Case management and advocacy
  • Family strengthening activities
  • Parenting support groups and classes
  • Full-day child care
  • Child care during programs/visits

COVID-19 Update: The Elizabeth Stone House building is not open to non-residents, but staff are still available to assist individuals via phone.

Friends Meeting at Cambridge – Sharing Circle

Every Wednesday at 6:00 pm those formerly incarcerated and those who care about them meet for dinner and sharing.

For more information contact office@fmcquaker.org with subject “attn. Patricia Wild”.

Due to COVID restrictions, be sure to call first to confirm; sometimes they are on Zoom only, sometimes in person and on Zoom.

Wednesdays 6pm – 9pm

Gamblers Anonymous

Gamblers Anonymous is a fellowship of men and women who share their experience, strength, and hope with each other that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem.

Information about meetings is available on the website.

24/7

The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop gambling. There are no dues or fees for Gamblers Anonymous.

Gavin Foundation

The Gavin Foundation operates more than a dozen adult and youth programs independently or in collaboration with other agencies. See more information below and on the website.

Residential Programs

• Charlestown Recovery House
• Gavin House and the Graduate Centers
• Hamilton House 
• Cushing House for Transitional Age Youths

Community Programs

• Center for Recovery Services
• Devine Recovery Center
• Quincy Acute Treatment Services/Clinical Stabilization Services (Detox)
• AWOL – Alcoholics Anonymous Way of Life 
• Re-Entry Program
• Total Immersion Program (TIP)

Collaboration Programs

• Access to Recovery (ATR)
• William J. Ostiguy High School

Greater Love Tabernacle, Inc.

Programs

• GLT Prison Prevention Ministry: Under the leadership of Reverend Emanuel Hutcherson, the Future Hope Apprenticeship Program looks to assist with job opportunities in the construction trade, along with life skills, education, and job readiness training for a sustainable FUTURE. The program is committed to providing professional guidance and supportive resources to underserved neighborhoods. They aim to build community and family leaders by replacing fear and doubt with HOPE.
• HIV/AIDS Ministry: Their mission is to increase HIV & AIDS awareness in the Christian community while empowering them to serve people infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.  As an outreach ministry, they are particularly interested in reaching those with little knowledge about the disease to better assist in prevention and treatment.

  Please feel free to reach out by calling the confidential GLT HIV/AIDS Service Helpline at (617) 740-9480.

Office hours: Tues-Fri: 9:30am - 5:00pm; Sun: 1pm-2pm

Hope House

Hope House’s mission is to provide individualized treatment to those living with a substance use disorder (SUD). Individuals will receive education and support allowing them to pursue their life interests with families, employers, and be self-sufficient members of their communities.

Programs

• Residential 
• Outpatient

Varies by program.

Jericho Circle

Jericho Circle schedules monthly reentry circles at the 2nd Church in Dorchester on Saturday evenings.  Usually these occur on the 2nd Saturday of each month. They also hold bi-weekly virtual reentry circles to support returning citizens.

Jericho Circle has 20 years of history running emotional circles inside the walls of prisons in New England. Our reentry circles, mentoring and other support initiatives are designed to help returning citizens begin or continue their healing journey on the other side of the wall.

Virtual Circles via Zoom available.

Men over 18 years old.

Louis D. Brown Peace Institute

Louis D. Brown Peace Institute provides services that are consistent and compassionate for families of murdered loved ones and families of incarcerated loved ones to prevent cycles of retaliatory violence.

Services include:

• Survivors Outreach Services
• Community Re-Entry Preparation Services
• Wholistic Healing Workshops
• Stars & Stripes Girls Group
• Healing & Recovery Support Group
• We’re Still Here Writing Workshops
• Mindfulness 

Mothers for Justice and Equality

The mission of MJE is to end neighborhood violence by empowering mothers and youth to challenge the normalization of violence and become effective catalysts for change in their homes, schools, and communities.

Programs

• You Matter Leadership Program
  • The You Matter program runs over a period of 8 weeks to help mothers and women alike achieve their personal and professional goals
  • For more information please contact them at Info@mothersforjusticeandequality.org or call them at 617-516-8086
• Workforce Readiness Initiative
  • MJE’s Workforce Readiness Initiative is a trauma-informed program to help women from all social and economic backgrounds.

New England Forensic Associates

NEFA is a nationally recognized center for the evaluation and treatment of problematic sexual behavior.

NEFA provides:

• Individual and group therapy
• Outpatient Therapy
• Specialized Treatment Programs
• Psychological Evaluation
• Psychometric Assessment
• Employment and Human Resources Screening
• Professional Consultation
• Expert Witness Testimony

Office Hours: M – Th 9am – 5pm

Client needs to be accepted to treatment by a clinician

New England Region of Narcotics Anonymous

NA is a nonprofit fellowship or society of men and women for whom drugs had become a major problem. They are recovering addicts who meet regularly to help each other stay clean. NA is a program of total abstinence from all drugs. The only requirement for membership is the desire to stop using.

This website contains information for addicts and professionals about Narcotics Anonymous in the New England Region of NA. The New England Region currently encompasses most of Massachusetts, Martha’s Vineyard, Nantucket, and Rhode Island.

You can call their helpline 1-866-NA-HELP-U (I-866-624-3578) or attend a meeting (in-person and virtual).

Hotline is 24/7; Meetings as listed on website

On with Living and Learning, Inc. (OWLL)

OWLL is a grassroots collective of BIPOC, White, and Differently Abled Artists who commit their art for racial and social justice. They bring together underrepresented voices from Boston’s urban communities in leadership workshops that culminate in theatre productions celebrating their cultural heritage and social experiences. Their collective works with community partners to ensure a focus on the social justice issues most relevant to the participants and serves as a basis for deep community listening, transformation, and the development of a new narrative for the participant’s and their community’s future

Out For Good, Inc.

• CORI sealing
• CORI checks
• Substance abuse counseling
• Mental health counseling
• Career counseling
• Notary public

M-F 9am-7pm

1773 Dorchester Ave Suite 2c Dorchester, MA. 02124

Parents Helping Parents of Massachusetts

Parents Helping Parents (PHP) prevention philosophy is grounded in a self-help model based on the belief that parents are capable of developing their own solutions when given the space, encouragement, and community resource they need. Thus, it is the parents themselves who decide the direction a conversation will take during a Parent Support Group meeting or Parent Stress Line.

Programs

• In-Person Support Groups
  • Due to the COVID-19 virus all in-person support groups have been suspended
• Virtual Support Groups
  • Parenting Group for Parents working with Department of Children and Family Services I (DCF)
  • Parent Group for Parents working with Department of Children and Family Services II (DCF)
  • Parenting Teenagers Support Group
  • Lunch and Learn Online Parenting Group
  • Online Support Group for Parents with Teens with Special Needs
  • Single Parents Support Group
  • Meetup Monday Parenting Connection
  • Monday Men’s Support Group
  • Informal Social Parenting Group
  • Before attending a group please contact Stephanie: stephanie@parentshelpingparents.org
• 24/7 Parent Stress Line
  • 1-800-632-8188
  • All languages available
• Prison & Jail Programs
• Recovery Programs

Parole Regional Reentry Centers

The Massachusetts Parole Board operates regional reentry centers across the state. These centers help inmates make the transition from prison to the community. Staff help released inmates to:

• Get food assistance
• Get a state I.D. card
• Renew a driver’s license
• Open a bank account
• Find work
• Find counseling

These centers are open to released inmates with no post-release supervision. If you are a released inmate, members of their department may be able to bring you to the reentry center closest to your release address. This program is also available to former inmates at any time after they are released.

Locations:

Regions 1 and 2
60 Clayton Street, 1st Floor, Dorchester, MA 02122
(617) 376-6260

Region 3
100 Willow St., Lynn MA 01902
(978) 750-1900

Region 4
340 Main Street, Suite 380, Worcester 01608
(508) 753-7252

Region 5
436 Dwight Street, Springfield 01103
(413)-784-1210

Region 6
499 Essex Street, 1st Floor, Lawrence 01840
(978) 687-6342

Region 7
231 Main Street, 2nd Floor, Brockton 02301
(508) 587-0987

Region 8
1204 Purchase Street, New Bedford 02740
(508) 999-4820

Region 9
188 Concord Street, 2nd Floor, Framingham 01702
(508) 875-0621

Pathways For Change, Inc.

Provides inclusive and fully accessible services to those whose lives have been impacted by sexual violence along with education geared toward ending sexual violence, across Central Massachusetts.

Rape and Sexual Assault Hotline is open 24/7.

RESPOND, Inc.

RESPOND provides emergency shelter and a range of support services and educational programs to thousands of survivors of domestic violence each year including adults, children, and teens regardless of gender, race, religion, age, or other characteristics. RESPOND staff work with survivors of domestic violence to address their immediate and long-term needs, providing emotional support, counseling, financial resources, information, and referrals. Through RESPOND’s programs, individuals and families in crisis develop the concrete tools necessary to regain control of their own lives – from parenting skills and housing search to financial literacy, and the hands-on experience of advocating for themselves. Services are free, confidential, and currently offered in multiple languages.

RESPOND’s Supportive Services are available to all victims and survivors of domestic violence. They include:

• Support Line provides emotional support, safety planning, resource referrals, and information on legal options, statewide shelter availability, and community resources
• Individual counseling and support groups, which help survivors define and meet their goals regarding safety, housing, employment, health care, housing issues, custody, and education
• Housing assistance program to address the unique needs of survivors and fill the gap left by anti-homelessness agencies
• Basic Assistance that helps program participants to access necessities
• Legal Support: court accompaniment, assistance accessing legal aid services, and help with diverse legal issues including restraining orders, child custody, and immigration
• Survivors of Abuse Feeling Empowered for Re-Entry (SAFER) Program designed to provide support and resources to detainees and inmates in the Suffolk County House of Corrections
• Children’s Services that help parents to meet their children’s needs
• Outreach and Education Activities through which RESPOND addresses the root causes of domestic violence
• Civilian Certified Domestic Violence Counselors embedded in six Police Departments: Malden, Melrose, Wakefield, Reading, Woburn, and Wilmington PD

RESPOND’s emergency shelter location is kept confidential to ensure the safety of program participants. Services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. RESPOND’s shelter is wheelchair accessible, and ADA approved. Its spacious Children’s Learning Center offers a safe, colorful play space and programs that promote learning, encourage parental involvement, and connect children and teens to local in- and out-of-school enrichment activities. The average length of stay for residents is 4 months. RESPOND is proud to accept women and men (or any gender identity) into shelter as well as parents with teenage boys – a rarity in Massachusetts.

Business office hours: Monday- Friday, 9am-5pm
Support and Intake Line: Monday-Friday, 8am-6pm; At all other times, callers can be connected to state and federal hotlines.

S.A.F.E.R. Program Suffolk County House of Correction at 20 Bradston St Boston, MA, 02118

Roca, Inc.

Roca’s mission is to be a relentless force in disrupting incarceration, poverty, and racism by engaging the young adults, police, and systems at the center of urban violence in relationships to address trauma, find hope and drive change.

Programs

• Young Men Program
• Young Mother’s Program

Covid-19 Update

Boston
845 Albany Street
Boston, MA 02119
617-442-3101
boston@rocainc.com

Lynn
52 Andrew Street
Lynn, MA 01901
781-780-9611
lynn@rocainc.com

Springfield
29 School Street
Springfield, MA 01105
413-846-4301
springfield@rocainc.com

Holyoke
384 High Street
Holyoke, MA 01040
413-437-7714
holyoke@rocainc.com

Roxbury Youthworks, Inc.

Roxbury Youthworks, Inc.’s mission is to help youth caught in cycles of poverty, victimization and violence transition successfully into adulthood.

Services:

• District Offices (DOs)
  • RYI has 4 programs across 7 sites in Metro Boston that include: The Community Service Network supports youth committed to the Department of Youth Services (DYS) as they transition from secure treatment facilities back to their home or an alternative placement. The RYI and DYS casework team are co-located in 4 District Offices located in Dorchester, Roxbury, Roslindale, and Chelsea. They work with youths until they “age out” of DYS or end their voluntary services, assisting them to complete their education, gain employment, receive behavioral/mental health and other services.
• GIFT
  • Gaining Independence For Tomorrow (GIFT) provides prevention, intervention, support, stabilization and therapeutic services to young girls who are current victims, former victims, or at high risk of becoming victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation (CSE). Through intensive individual mentoring, weekly psychosocial support groups, enrichment activities and leadership opportunities, their Life Coaches aid the girls in their recovery from exploitation and/or work to prevent them from entering an exploitative relationship.
• BUILD
  • Being United In Leading our Destiny (BUILD) applies the successful model developed at GIFT, but exclusively serves cisgender males, transgender and gender-nonconforming youth who are victims of Commercial Sexual Exploitation and/or sexual assault or are at high risk of becoming victims.
  • What makes GIFT and BUILD different from other programs serving this population is that they are open seven days a week.
• Dimock Street Lead Agency
  • Through RYI’s Dimock Street Lead Agency in Roxbury they work with the Department of Children and Families (DCF) to facilitate and monitor all contracted youth and family support and stabilization services so that children are not removed from their family or are reunited in a safe and timely manner.

Spectrum Health Systems

The Engagement Center

The EC provides a safe place for individuals to:

• Rest and connect
• Access basic resources
• Engage in recovery and homeless services
• Receive nursing care and medical supports

The EC spaces offers guests access to:

• Water, coffee, and light snacks
• Restrooms and showers
• Programming space for art, therapy and wellness services
• TV, phone chargers, wifi and books
• Computer and phone workstations available for email access, applications, and meeting with housing advocates, counselors, or recovery coaches
• Upgraded nurse stations for medical care

The Network – La Red

The Network provides a variety of services for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community experiencing partner abuse. The organization also provides assistance and referrals to LGBT community members. The web site is in English and Spanish, is kept up-to-date, and has information helpful to the LGBT community.

Hotline

• provides confidential emotional support, information, and safety planning for lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and/or transgender (LGBQ/T) folks, as well as those in SM/kink and polyamorous communities who are being abused or have been abused by a partner. They also offer information and support to friends, family, or co-workers on the issue of domestic violence in LGBQ/T communities. All hotline staff are trained in domestic violence, peer counseling, crisis intervention, and safety planning.

Housing Pathways Program:

• Safehome
  •  The Safehome program offers short-term (up to 1-month) emergency housing to survivors (individual or family) at a confidential location.  Safehome does not have one specific location; at any given time, it could be located anywhere in the state. Housing Pathways staff work with the survivor to select a location that feels safest for that survivor and best fits their current needs. The primary purpose of the Safehome program is to provide respite in a place that feels safe for the survivor.  Call the 24/7 hotline to receive updates about the status of space availability and to get connected with this service
• Transitional Housing
  • Up to 2 years of financial support for housing. The type of housing is flexible and can look different for each survivor. Examples of Phase Two housing options include sober living programs, sublets, and apartments.

During both phases, participants can receive a wide range of services, such as advocacy, referrals, supportive counseling, and support group

Support Groups:

• A confidential facilitated group for lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and/or transgender survivors of partner abuse to share and listen to each other’s experiences, give and get peer support, feedback and information, and help with safety planning. You can receive support over the phone or in person. Call the Hotline to set up an interview with an advocate for the support group.

Hotline is 24/7

Target population is battered members of LBT (lesbian, bisexual, and transgender) communities. Will also assist and provide referrals for gay and bisexual men.

Trans Club of New England (TCNE)

The Trans Community of New England (TCNE) is a Boston area transgender support organization for the transgender community.

You can find information about Workshops here.

Call on Tuesdays, from 7pm – 9pm or on Saturdays, from 7pm – 11pm to get a live voice

Target population: transgender community.

Uncornered Boston

Uncornered seeks out core influencers of violence at the heart of communities and offers them a different path. Leveraging a data-based model, Uncornered provides educational resources, mental health support, spiritual support and ultimately, work to transform their futures – and communities.

The Uncornered model analyzes and drives impact on a community level, street by street and corner by corner. Investing in the potential of the city’s most disruptive and neglected residents creates opportunity and hope for all. Uncornered partners with organizations across the anti-violence ecosystem, from prevention and enforcement to education, training, mental health, and crisis response.

Union of Minority Neighborhoods

Union of Minority Neighborhoods (UMN) is committed to fully engaging and training communities of color to be active participants rebuilding their communities.

UMN organizes and trains people of color and low-income people to end discriminatory policies and practices that limit their access to political, economic and social power.

M - F, 9am - 5pm

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