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This is Part 1 of our two-blog series on housing protections for survivors of sexual violence and how BARCC case managers can help survivors…
Last week, Rep. O’Day, Rep. Howard, and Sen. DiDomenico refiled An Act relative to Healthy Youth, one of the most promising pieces of…
Join Us to Prevent Sexual Assault, Harassment, and Abuse We still have a chance to get the Healthy Youth Act passed this year—but we need…
Expanding Support Options for Survivors Since the emergence of COVID-19, BARCC has been working to ensure that all of our services are still…
This blog post was written by Samantha Weeks and Natalie Shafer, interns with the BARCC Legal Advocacy team. In May, the federal Department of…
All of us at BARCC join the millions of people throughout the country who are outraged, scared, and deeply saddened by the murders of George Floyd,…
Nationwide protests against the killings of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and so many more continue. Like all of us at the Boston…
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…
Because sexual violence cuts across all racial, ethnic, age, religious, gender, and socioeconomic lines, BARCC is grateful to collaborate with…
Note: this post is available in Spanish below. | Apunte: esta publicación está disponible en español abajo. Update March 30,…
Press Release: BARCC Cautions against Use of At-Home Evidence Collection Kits after a Sexual Assault
The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) is cautioning schools, businesses, and individual consumers from purchasing, using, or promoting the use…
Today, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) offered testimony before the Joint Committee on Education in support of “An Act relative to…
Below is the full text of BARCC's public comment opposing the proposed changes to Title IX regulations. For more on our take in a digestible…
Sexual assault and harassment affect everyone in our communities. We know you want to do everything you can for survivors of sexual violence, and…
In our mission to end sexual violence, one of our goals is to empower survivors to heal and seek justice in ways that are meaningful to them. Many…
In our mission to end sexual violence, one of our goals is to empower survivors to heal and seek justice in ways that are meaningful to them. Many…
BARCC Executive Director Gina Scaramella recently spoke about the importance of pending legislation that would require campus climate surveys…
Workplace Sexual Harassment and Assault This is the second in a series of posts on workplace sexual harassment and assault. In the first post, our…
Executive Director Gina Scaramella on House Ways and Means Committee Recommended Funding of Sexual and Domestic Violence Support and Services…
Update April 2, 2018: We're excited to share that Governor Baker has signed the PATCH Act into law! Yesterday, the Massachusetts House and…
Today, the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center calls on the Massachusetts Gaming Commission, Gov. Charlie Baker, Attorney General Maura Healey, and…
Local business Sunny Window is hosting an upcoming shopping event to benefit us and the Massachusetts Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) program.…
The recent legislation that requires forensic evidence of sexual assault to be preserved for 15 years, as opposed to the earlier mandate of 6…
Yesterday the United States Senate released the Better Care Reconciliation Act, a proposed bill to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. Gina…
A version of this piece was originally published in the Hill on May 3, 2017. So far, we know that about 24 million Americans stand to lose their…
As heated and often harrowing media stories of immigration and the challenges facing immigrants continue, we see related effects on the survivors…
Today, BARCC is joining a national day of action, part of the #DearBetsy campaign spearheaded by End Rape on Campus (EROC) and supported by Futures…
The following post was written by our team of legal advocates. Last month, the Boston Globe ran “Assault Survivor Wants to Turn…
Dear BARCC community, Yesterday was a day of caring for each other among our staff, volunteers, and board. Today, we want to offer you, as part of…
You may have heard the news about a new Massachusetts law mandating storage of sexual assault evidence for 15 years. The sexual assault evidence…
BARCC believes that all survivors deserve support in healing from the trauma of sexual violence. We also know that sexual violence affects…
We need your urgent help to support youth survivors of sexual violence. We just learned that in Massachusetts state budget negotiations, vital…
On the morning of January 9th 2014, victim rights attorneys from various agencies and law firms gathered downtown at the Supreme Judicial Court,…
The world lost a powerful advocate for social change and equality yesterday: Nelson Mandela of South Africa. Mandela was a constant advocate for…
Perhaps, like many of us at the BARCC office, you weren't able to make it out to the National Sexual Assault Conference. For weeks, CALCASA has…
There’s a lot to celebrate from the past couple of days. In case you’ve been under a rock and missed the news: DOMA and Prop 8 were…
A couple of weeks ago, I attended a survivor speaker event put on by the Massachusetts Housing and Shelter Alliance. First a staff member gave the…
For the past four years, BARCC staff members have participated in the Mass Coalition for the Homeless Action Day at the State House. The purpose of…
“Never be afraid to raise your voice for honesty and truth and compassion against injustice and lying and greed. If people all over the…
2013 has barely started, but it's already been a tough few days for those of us who care about issues of sexual violence. But there was a…