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Nationwide protests against the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and so many more continue. Like all of us at the Boston…
[Content note: some descriptions and links contain mentions of sexual violence.] The month of May is Asian and Pacific Islander American Heritage…
We couldn’t do the Walk for Change in person this year, but nothing—not even a global pandemic—could stop us from working for…
In a conversation with Boston Neighborhood Network News, Katia Santiago-Taylor, BARCC's policy director, discusses the detrimental changes to…
This past week, outreach and education manager Eliza Campbell of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center was featured as one of several guest speakers…
This week, the Trump administration published long anticipated regulations governing Title IX, the 1972 law that prohibits sex-based discrimination…
Three of our Survivor Speakers Bureau volunteers answered a few questions for us to share with all the survivors out there during this especially…
And Why It Matters Now More than Ever The COVID-19 public health crisis has affected all of us, and some people much more than others. The deep…
Don’t miss her speak at this weekend’s Virtual Walk for Change Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley is fond of saying, “the people…
Because sexual violence cuts across all racial, ethnic, age, religious, gender, and socioeconomic lines, BARCC is grateful to collaborate with…
The COVID-19 public health crisis has created upheaval in all of our lives, and it can be especially traumatic for survivors of sexual or domestic…
This past week, Sharon Imperato, clinnical innovation projects and training director of the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, spoke with Boston.com…
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a time nationally dedicated to raising public awareness about sexual violence and educating…
To put it simply: things are hard right now. You might be worried about your health and your loved ones’ health. You might be grieving a…
As we head into Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), we find ourselves in an unexpected landscape. COVID-19 is changing so much of our lives.…
The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) announces today that in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency in Massachusetts its 14th Annual…
Note: this post is available in Spanish below. | Apunte: esta publicación está disponible en español abajo. Update March 30,…
BARCC Services Update Note: this post is available in Spanish below. | Apunte: esta publicación está disponible en español…
What’s Your Walk for Change Team Name Going to Be? What’s more fun than walking for change? Walking for change together! Whether…
BARCC started the Incarcerated Survivor Support program (ISSP) to work with survivors of sexual violence who were in prison or jail. Since the…
In recent years, Black History Month has undergone a remarkable transformation. Once a brief school lesson, it has become more of a social…
Update March 18, 2020: In the interest of the health and safety of all of our communities during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, we are…
Today, a jury found Harvey Weinstein guilty of felony rape and criminal sexual act after he was tried by New York prosecutors on five counts of…
Content note: descriptions of sexual assault, racism, and violence in post and links. Despite neverending obstacles, Black women in the United…