Stone House
About
Stone House is a Roxbury nonprofit that provides shelter, housing and support for adult and child survivors of domestic violence. It combines the security of a safe home with programs in trauma recovery, personal growth and life skills, offered both to residents and to the wider community. Services include counseling and groups on trauma, recovery, parenting and financial literacy, plus help finding or keeping permanent housing or arranging emergency housing.
Stone House opened in 1974 as an alternative to institutionalization for women with mental health issues. In 1978 it opened the first domestic violence shelter that encouraged women to bring their children, followed by transitional housing in Roxbury in 1988 and a Parent-Child Center in 1997. It welcomed its first transgender shelter resident in 2009. A new multi-use complex opened in 2021, and a licensed Early Learning Center day care followed in 2022.
What to Know
- Member of Jane Doe Inc., the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence.
- Therapeutic childcare and parenting support are tailored to each family.
- Parenting classes were extended to men in 2007, and transitional housing welcomed its first male resident in 2011.
- Donations of money and volunteer time support the work.
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