Links


Since Mass. NOW is a political organization comprised of volunteers, we do not have the resources to offer counseling or legal advice. However, support is not far away. If you need support or know of a woman in need, try these resources.


Hotlines and Shelters


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
1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY).

Also, you can contact locally
Respond: 617-623-5900
or visit their website at

 www.respondinc.org
 

 



 

Sexual Assault


If you are in immediate danger call 9-1-1 for the police to come to your aid.

Safe Link at 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.

Linea directa para sobrevivientes de abuso sexual Llamanos 1-800-223-5001

Jane Doe Inc.
14 Beacon Street
Suite 507
Boston, MA 02108

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

Hotlines
English: (617) 492-RAPE (7273)
English: 1-800-841-8371
Spanish: 1-800-223-5001

Associated with BARCC is the victim's legal rights center:
www.vric_intake@hotmaol.com
 
 

 



 


 

 

HIV and AIDS Resources



- Fenway Community Health Center: (617) 927-6000 www.fenwayhealth.org
- AIDS Action Committee: (617) 437-6200 www.aac.org
 
 

 



 



LGBT Youth Resources


- Gay and Lesbian National Hotline: 1-888-843-4564 (M-F 4 p.m. - 12 a.m.; Sat. 12 - 5 p.m. EST) www.glnh.org
- Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) www.glsen.org
- National Youth Advocacy Coalition www.nyacyouth.org
- Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG) www.pflag.org
- Peer Listening Line at Fenway Community Health Center Hotline: 1-800-399-PEER

 

 



 


Legal Issues (Lawyers, Mediation, and Advice)

 


 


- Greater Boston Legal Services: (617) 371-1234 www.gbls.org
- Cambridge Dispute Settlement Center: (617) 876-5376 www.communitydispute.org
- Mass Commission Against Discrimination: (617) 727-3990 www.state.ma.us/mcad
- Civil Liberties Union: (617) 482-3170
- Gay and Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD): 1-800-455-GLAD www.GLAD.org
- 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

-Free Monthly Legal Clinic for low-income transgender people: Provided by Mass. Transgender Legal Advocates
 

Clinic Time: 6-8 p.m. on the 3rd Thursday of each month, including:
 

Jan. 17, 2008
Feb. 21, 2008
March 20, 2008
April 17, 2008
May 15, 2008

Appointments available; walk-ins welcome.

Location: TransCEND, a program of Cambridge Cares about AIDS, 17
Sellers St, Cambridge, MA [directions]

Who we are: Massachusetts Transgender Legal Advocates is a team of
trans and ally law students and attorneys supervised by Denise
McWilliams, Esq., Director of Public Policy and Legal Affairs, AIDS
Action Committee of Massachusetts.

Support: Clinic is made possible and supported by: TransCEND, a
program of Cambridge Cares about AIDS (CCA) AIDS Action Committee of
Massachusetts (AAC) Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition
(MTPC)

Services: 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.

Cost: FREE. Massachusetts Transgender Legal Advocates will not charge
for any services that its team members provide. If team members cannot
take a case, they will help identify a pro bono or low-cost lawyer who
can.

Contact us: For more information reach us at 617.450.1353 or
TransgenderLegalAdvocates@gmail.com (website coming soon)

Directions to Cambridge Cares: Red Line to Central Square. Exit on
Mass. Ave. Walk 3 blocks towards Harvard Square. Sellers Street is on
the left, after the Post Office and the futon store. Turn left onto
Sellers Street. Entrance is at the bottom of the hill on the right
(located in the rear of St. Peter's Episcopal Church). 


 

 


 

 

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