Jane Doe Inc.

Jane Doe Inc. is the Massachusetts coalition against sexual assault and domestic violence. Its mission is to mobilize collective power and resources toward a safer, healthier and freer Massachusetts beyond abuse and violence. Working with its member organizations and with public and private partners, it shapes policy and explores new approaches that improve survivors’ lives, and it works to prevent abuse by changing how people view survivors’ experiences.

The coalition’s members are community-based programs from the Berkshires to Cape Cod, providing hotlines, emergency and transitional housing, legal and medical advocacy, counseling, support groups, children’s programming, visitation centers and economic empowerment programs. Jane Doe Inc. supports the advocates doing that work with training and resources, and it examines how violence, racism and poverty shape trauma. It also speaks publicly on funding and legislation affecting survivors.

What to Know

• Its member list includes the Boston Area Rape Crisis Center and the domestic violence program at Boston Medical Center.
• Its work on behalf of incarcerated survivors of abuse was the subject of a 2026 Boston Neighborhood Network interview.
• A new website is launching in 2026, and a mailing list shares news and upcoming events.