REACH (Refuge, Education, Advocacy, Change) is committed to advancing the safety, healing, and empowerment of those who experience relationship violence. We offer direct service while promoting social justice for families of all backgrounds.

Description:
REACH is a private, non-profit, community-based organization that provides services to 27 towns and cities in the Metro-West region of Boston. Our services include a 24-hour toll free hotline, 12-bed emergency shelter, short-term safe home, support groups, individual support and advocacy, court advocacy, and community education. All services are confidential and free of charge, and based on a philosophy of empowerment.

History:
REACH (formerly the Support Committee for Battered Women) began in 1981 as a hotline in the basement of a home by a small group of women.

Contact people:

Joanne Patterson, Program Coordinator, (phone), (email) Maria Pizzimenti, Director Of Advocacy, (email)

Address:

P.O. Box 540024 Waltham, MA 02454