Domestic Violence Shelters North of Boston

If you or a member of your household are in immediate danger due to domestic violence, call 911.

SafeLink
SafeLink is Massachusetts’ statewide, 24/7, toll-free domestic violence hotline run by CasaMyrna.  SafeLink hotline advocates are multilingual, and have access to a translation service that can provide translation in more than 130 languages. All calls to SafeLink are free, confidential and anonymous. 
SafeLink’s state-of-the-art technology allows the advocate answering your call to keep you on the line while you are being connected to a shelter program in your area. This allows callers who are in danger to get help with a single call, rather than having to make numerous calls to different shelter programs across the state.
The SafeLink number is (877) 785-2020.
The SafeLink TTY number for hearing impaired individuals is (877) 521-2601.
Visit SafeLink’s website at:
www.casamyrna.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=29&Itemid=45

Alternative House
11 Kearney Square
Lowell, MA 01852d
978-937-5777 (Office)
978-454-1436 (Hotline)
Clients: Female domestic violence survivors and their children.
Capacity: 5 families; 3 individuals; 1 handicap room.
Length of Stay: 3 months--some exceptions made based on individual situations.
Restrictions: Boys up to age 16 allowed.
Services: Handicap accessible; advocacy; referral; parenting support; food pantry; counseling. 
Languages: Spanish.
Admissions Process: Call the hotline or SafeLink for an intake and referral.

Healing Abused Working for Change
27 Congress St.
Salem, MA 01970
978-744-8552 (main office)
978-744-6841 (Hotline)
Clients: Male or female domestic violence survivors and their children.
Capacity: 8 families.
Length of Stay: 3 months.
Services: Advocacy, counseling.
Languages:  Spanish.
Referral: Self--call hotline or main office to be connected to an advocate.

Women's Crisis Center of Newburyport
21 Storey Avenue
Newburyport, MA 01950
978 465 0999
978 465 2155 (24 hours)
Clients: Male or female domestic violence survivors and their children.
Capacity: This is a resource center, not a shelter.
Length of Stay: N/A.
Services: Advocacy; counseling; referrals; family casework; children's programs; rental assistance; housing programs; temporary accommodation referrals.
Referral: Call the main office or hotline.