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At the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center, we serve a distinct population: survivors of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse and their family,…
Movies and television shows have long been influential in shaping our culture and social norms, and unfortunately, they’re drenched in sexual…
Statement by Boston Area Rape Crisis Center Executive Director Gina Scaramella on Massachusetts legislature’s approval of a FY20 budget that…
For sexual violence survivors, connecting to emotions can be fraught. Sometimes your feelings might be so overwhelming that looking directly at…
This campaign season, we’re watching candidates to see whether they make supporting survivors of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse a…
Male survivors of sexual violence are resilient, but often struggle with identifying as survivors—or being acknowledged by others as…
Earlier this year, Massachusetts legislators voted to lift the “family cap,” which denied welfare benefits to children who were…
A State House News Service story on the Healthy Youth Act—a Massachusetts bill that would require schools that choose to teach any sex…
BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella wrote an op-ed in WGBH in response to the Alabama abortion ban signed into law last month. Excerpt:…
The 2019 Walk for Change brought more than 1,500 people to DCR's Constitution Beach in East Boston. Here's a sample of media coverage from…
Boston.com published a profile of volunteer Juliet Zhou detailing her work on the BARCC hotline and the recent expansion to a web chat hotline.…
In February 2019, BARCC Executive Director penned an op-ed in the Boston Globe regarding Title IX. Excerpt: "Thanks to the 2011 guidance…
The Boston Lyric Opera partnered with BARCC and Casa Myrna for their productions of 'The Rape of Lucretia' and 'Handmaid's…
One Woman’s 90th Birthday Leap for BARCC Most people wouldn’t think to go skydiving for their 90th birthday. But longtime BARCC…
Everyone deserves to feel safe at work, and no one should have to experience sexual harassment and assault on the job (or anywhere, of course). New…
Today, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) offered testimony before the Joint Committee on Education in support of “An Act relative to…
For women of color, the intersections of racism and sexism is very real and difficult to manage. When multiple identities, like race and gender,…
On Monday, we'll be at the State House testifying in support of the Healthy Youth Act, a bill that is key to preventing sexual assault,…
We're offering an upcoming series of free educational workshops for all survivors of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse ages 18 and up.…
Attendees Raise over $200,000 for the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center as #MeToo Movement Drives Increased Demand for Services The Boston Area Rape…
Name: Jamez Anderson Volunteer program: Office Support Volunteer How long have you volunteered for BARCC? Two years Why do you volunteer with…
In the #MeToo era, there is more public awareness than ever of the scourge of sexual assault, harassment, and abuse. Offenders are being held to…
The first time Ayanna Pressley received hate mail, it was because she disclosed that she is a survivor of campus sexual violence at a Boston City…
An interview and challenge from BARCC Ambassadors Cathleen Bonner and Rob Almoney As we approach the Walk for Change, just 17 days away, we wanted…