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January 7, 2009: The Resource Page is currently under construction: a new format and more links are coming soon!
Violence Against Women
Rape, Sexual Assault, Domestic Violence
**If you are in immediate danger call 9-1-1 for the police to come to your aid**
The Elizabeth Stone House
P.O. Box 300039, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.
Hotline: (617) 522-3417
Office: (617) 522-3659
TTY: (617) 445-9368
Transitional Housing Program, Groups, Parent/Child Center: (617) 427-9801 ext 409.
www.elizabethstonehouse.org
National Domestic Violence Hotline
Safe Link
1-877-785-2020.
- Safe Link is a 24-hour, free and multi-lingual hotline for programs in Massachusetts.An advocate can talk with you about your needs and help you identify shelters, programs and other resources. They can connect you to services for both domestic violence and sexual assault.
Jane Doe Inc.
14 Beacon Street
Suite 507
Boston, MA 02108
www.janedoe.org
The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
99 Bishop Allen Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
www.barcc.org
Office: (617) 492-8306
TTY: (617) 492-6434
Fax: (617) 492-3291
BARCC Hotlines
English: (617) 492-RAPE (7273)
English: 1-800-841-8371
Spanish: 1-800-223-5001
HIV/AIDS Resources
Fenway Community Health Center
(617) 927-6000
Boston AIDS Action Committee
(617) 437-6200
LGBTQ Resources
Gay and Lesbian National Hotline
1-888-843-4564 (M-F 4 p.m. - 12 a.m.; Sat. 12 - 5 p.m. EST)
Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network
National Youth Advocacy Coalition
Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG)
Peer Listening Line
Fenway Community Health Center
1-800-399-PEER
Body Image and Eating Disorders
Cambridge Eating Disorder Center
617-547-2255 or 888-900-2332
- Offers support and care to individuals suffering from eating disorders
Grace Sq. Hosp. Eating Disorder Hotline
1-800-382-2832 (24 hrs)
Bulimia, Anorexia Self Help/Behavior Adaptation Support and Healing
800-762-3334
800-227-4785
Legal Help
Greater Boston Legal Services
(617) 371-1234
Cambridge Dispute Settlement Center
(617) 876-5376
Mass Commission Against Discrimination
(617) 727-3990
Massachusetts America Civil Liberties Union
(617) 482-3170
Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD)
1-800-455-GLAD
Massachusetts Bar Association Dial-a- Lawyer
(617) 338-0610
- On the first Wednesday of each month, from 5:30 -7:30 p.m., attorneys volunteer at the Massachusetts Bar Association's headquarters in Boston to provide free, basic legal information by phone to callers. Questions cover a wide range of legal topics
Boston Bar Association Lawyer Referral Services
(617) 742-0625
Women's Bar Foundation
(617) 589-9420: Free legal service intake line
- Who we are: Massachusetts Transgender Legal Advocates is a team oftrans and ally law students and attorneys supervised by DeniseMcWilliams, Esq., Director of Public Policy and Legal Affairs, AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Transgender Legal Advocates will provide whatever legal services it can, based on its members' availability and expertise, and following an initial assessment meeting with each
prospective client.
- Free Monthly Legal Clinic for low-income transgender people, via walk-in or appointment. Clinic Time: 6-8 p.m. on the 3rd Thursday of each month. Location: TransCEND, a program of Cambridge Cares about AIDS, 17
Sellers St, Cambridge, MA [directions]
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