BARCC is part of a web of support for survivors of sexual violence, along with the organizations listed below. Some of these organizations specialize in working with specific populations based on race, ethnicity, immigration status, sexual orientation, ability, and age. We encourage survivors to seek out the services that best suit them. The list below details a range of resources for survivors seeking additional support outside of BARCC.
Please note: BARCC cannot be responsible for the content of other websites linked from this site.
General
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center (NSVRC)
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
- PreventConnect: dedicated to primary prevention of sexual assault and domestic violence
Immigrant survivors
- Ascentria Care Alliance: services for unaccompanied refugee minors who have experienced violence, and foster care services
- De Novo: domestic and sexual violence services for immigrants in Massachusetts
- GBLS: Greater Boston Legal Services Immigration Unit: domestic violence legal services for immigrants in Massachusetts
- GBLS: Greater Boston Legal Services Asian Outreach Project: domestic violence legal services for Asian immigrants in Massachusetts
- Immigrant Health Care Access Initiative: health care access for low-income immigrants in Massachusetts
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, and/or transgender (LGBQ/T) survivors
- Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth
- DOVE: Domestic Violence Ended LGBQ/T Services: domestic and sexual violence support to LGBQ/T survivors in Boston
- FORGE: serves transgender and SOFFA survivors
- GLAD: GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders: legal services for LGBTQ survivors of domestic or sexual violence and discrimination
- LGBTQ Aging Project at Fenway Health: services for LGBTQ survivors of domestic and sexual violence survivors who are older adults
- Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition (MTPC): resources for transgender folks facing discrimination
- National Coalition of Anti-Violence Programs: national advocacy for local LGBT communities
- The Network/La Red: survivor-led organizing to end partner abuse and support survivors in LGBQ/T, poly, and SM communities
- Survivor Project: provides support, services, and resources for intersex and trans survivors of domestic and sexual violence
- Transgender Health Care Access Project: health care services for transgender folks in Massachusetts
- The Violence Recovery Program at Fenway Health
Male survivors
- 1in6: helping men who have had unwanted or abusive sexual experiences live healthier, happier lives
- MenHealing: providing healing resources, including Weekend of Recovery retreats, for male-identified individuals age 18 and older who have experienced sexual trauma
- The Violence Recovery Program at Fenway Health: resource for gay, bisexual, and transgender men
- MaleSurvivor: overcoming sexual victimization of boys and men
- Sexual Abuse of Boys: prevalence, possible lasting effects, and resources
- SNAP: Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests
Race- and ethnicity-specific services for survivors
- AFAB: Asosiyasyon Fanm Ayisyen nan Boston (Association of Haitian Women in Boston): domestic violence support and prevention services for Haitian women in Boston
- ATASK: Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence: domestic violence services for Asian people and families in Boston
- Brookview House: domestic violence services that center people of color and immigrants
- Latinas Know Your Rights Campaign: REACH and Greater Boston Legal Services: a legal advocacy project for Latinas overcoming barriers due to domestic violence
- MAPS: Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers: domestic and sexual violence services including advocacy for Portuguese speakers in Massachusetts
- North American Indian Center: domestic violence services for North American Indians in Massachusetts
- Saheli: domestic and sexual violence support to South Asian women in Boston
- Unitarian Universalist Urban Ministry: support for people of color and specifically youth of color in overcoming barriers due to domestic and sexual violence
- Urban Indian Health Services Native American Lifelines: services for Native American Indian survivors of domestic and sexual violence
- Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts: culturally specific domestic and sexual violence support to survivors of color
Senior survivors
- Greater Boston Legal Services Elder Abuse Prevention Project: legal services for senior and elder survivors of domestic and sexual violence
- Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services: domestic and sexual violence services to senior and elders survivors
Survivors with disabilities
- Boston Center for Independent Living (BCIL): support for survivors with disabilities in navigating services and resources
- Finex House: services and shelter for women and children fleeing domestic and sexual violence, centering accessibility for those with disabilities
- Our Deaf Survivors Center: services for survivors of domestic and sexual violence who are deaf
Teens and children
- Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth
- Break the Cycle: engages, educates, and empowers youth to build lives and communities free from domestic violence
- Bridge Over Troubled Water: program for high-risk, runaway, and homeless youth
- Center for Young Women’s Health
- Child Witness to Violence Program, Boston Medical Center: services for children who are abused or subject or witness to domestic violence
- Children of the Night: dedicated to helping children ages 11 to 17 forced into prostitution
- Children with Voices Program, The Guidance Center: services for children who are subject or witness to domestic violence
- Choose Respect: helping adolescents form healthy relationships to prevent dating abuse before it starts
- Parent-Child Trauma Recovery Program, HAWC: Healing Abuse Working for Change: support for children and parents struggling with domestic violence and abuse
- Scarleteen: inclusive, comprehensive, supportive sexuality and relationships info for teens and emerging adults
- Sex, Etc.: sex education by teens, for teens!
- Start Strong: intiative on building healthy teen relationships
- Suffolk County Child Advocacy Center: support for children who are abused
- Teen Dating Violence Prevention Project
- That’s Not Cool: partners with young people to help address teen dating violence, unhealthy relationships, and digital abuse
Other Support
- MA Bureau of Substance Addiction Service and the MA Substance Use Helpline: statewide, public resource for finding substance use treatment and recovery services online and by phone at 800-327-5050
- On the Rise: domestic and sexual violence support to homeless survivors in Boston
