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Voices Against Violence A program in Framingham for domestic violence victims. The Wright Home for Women A 16-bed shelter for single adult women. Residents are required to engage in an intensive, comprehensive program designed to assist participants over a nine- to twelve-month period work to achieve the goal of economic self-sufficiency.
Case managers from over 130 partner nonprofit organizations including hospitals, legal services agencies, housing organizations, senior care agencies, homeless shelters, veterans services, domestic violence programs in the Greater Boston area make requests on behalf of their clients for a variety of urgent needs such as rent and/or utilities ...
Women's shelters help individuals escape these instances of domestic violence and intimate partner violence and act as a place for protection as they choose how to move forward. Additionally, many shelters offer a variety of other services to help women and their children including counseling and legal guidance.
Some victims of domestic violence can’t summon help because their partners keep watch over their phones. So a Massachusetts librarian launched an initiative to hide burner phones, pre-loaded ...
Massachusetts will begin limiting how long homeless families can stay in shelters as the state continues to grapple with an influx of homeless migrants. Beginning June 1, the total length of stay ...
If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, contact the National Domestic Violence Hotline by calling 1-800-799-SAFE (7233), visiting www.thehotline.org or texting LOVEIS to 22522.
A motel-style shelter is an option for immediate temporary shelter when other shelters are full. Domestic violence service providers work with motels to provide shelter to referred individuals. However, these motels do not provide the emergency services that most domestic shelters provide, and can also be easily accessible to the women's ...
Futures Without Violence (formerly Family Violence Prevention Fund) is a non-profit organization with offices in San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Boston, United States, with the goal of ending domestic and sexual violence. Futures Without Violence is involved in community-based programs, developing educational materials, and in public ...