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African Immigrant Women

Greater Boston Area

Organization Phone Number Services
New England OB-GYN Associates Inc.
  • Compiled list of resources for domestic / intimate partner violence in MA
  • French interpreter available
Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security
  • Compiled list of resources for domestic / intimate partner violence (based on region of MA) (including transitional living programs)
MA SafeLink 24/7 Hotline

Online chat

1-877-785-2020
  • First-step guidance on how to approach a specific situation
  • Connection to shelter & long-term housing options in MA
  • Assistance for safety planning & crisis intervention
  • Multilingual counselors & access to translation services
Boston Area Rape Crisis Center 1-800-841-8371
  • Discussion of options immediately following a rape or sexual assault
  • Provision of a free rape crisis advocate to accompany you to the hospital post assault
  • French interpreter available
Passageway at Brigham and Women’s Hospital 617-732-8753
(Outside of weekdays 8:30 am-5:30 pm, call 617-732-5520 ext. 31808)
  • Legal advocacy services, safety planning, counseling, support groups, and referrals to external resources (e.g., housing, lawyers)
  • Many locations across the Greater Boston area, including Whittier Street Health Center
  • Multilingual counselors & access to translation services
HAVEN at Mass General Hospital 617-724-0054
(Outside of weekdays 8:30 am-5:30 pm, call 617-726-2241)
  • Support groups, counseling, advocacy, workshops, safety planning, referrals to external resources, supportive accompaniment
  • Locations at MGH, Chelsea, Revere
  • Multilingual counselors & access to translation services
  • French interpreter available

New York City

Organization Phone Number Services
NYC Human Resources Administration 1-800-621-HOPE
(NYC’s 24-hour domestic violence hotline)
  • Compiled list of resources for domestic / intimate partner violence in NYC
  • French interpreter available
New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assaults 1-800-621-4673
or
text 1-800-810-7444
  • Compiled list of domestic violence resources (non-shelter)
New Destiny Housing 1-800-621-HOPE (NYC’s 24-hour domestic violence hotline)

Org. number: 646-472-0262

  • Domestic violence shelter options for victims & their children
Diaspora Community Services 718-399-0200
  • Sexual assault support (e.g., legal advocacy, counseling, accompaniment, crisis intervention, employment counseling)
  • Primarily serves the Black community
Family Justice Centers 24/7 Hotline: 800-621-4673
Brooklyn: 718-250-5111
Queens: 718-575-4500
Bronx: 718-508-1222
  • Locations in Brooklyn, Queens, and Bronx
Safe Horizon Domestic violence hotline for all boroughs: 866-689-HELP (ext. 4367)
  • Services for domestic violence and, rape & sexual assault (among other services)
NYC Health + Hospitals 1-844-NYC-4NYC
  • Domestic / intimate partner violence and mental health services
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