English • Español • Haitian Creole • Français Our Services Programs and Services Programs and services include an emergency shelter and safe home, 24-hour intake and referral line, comprehensive children’s services, support groups, individual counseling, legal advocacy, community outreach and educational programs. The majority of RESPOND’s direct services are for women and their children. However, we provide referrals for men through our 24 hour hotline as well as provide educational programs and outreach to both women and men. (Please see "resources" for agencies that support men.) Scope of Service For more than 28 years, RESPOND has expanded its partnerships and internal resources to address emerging community needs. Through new outreach, training and hotline initiatives, RESPOND has reached across city and state boundaries to develop a national and statewide presence among domestic violence service providers. RESPOND continues to broaden the scope of initiatives against violence to include undeserved populations such as immigrants, persons with disabilities, lesbians, bisexuals and transgendered people. All services are available in Spanish, English, French and Haitian Creole. Service Areas RESPOND has offices in Somerville and Malden and serves these areas as well as Everett, Melrose, Medford, North Reading, Reading, Stoneham, Wakefield, Winchester and Woburn, Massachusetts. RESPOND often provides services to women and their children who reside outside these towns. The agency also conducts outreach and preventative educational programs across the region and U.S. Who We Serve Each year, RESPOND serves more than 3000 women and their children. In the last eleven years, RESPOND has assisted 29,000 women. In 2001, RESPOND answered almost 2200 hotline calls and provided shelter for 51 women and 18 children.

CRISIS HOTLINE 1.617.623.5900 Available 24 Hours TTY News at RESPOND Make a credit card gift to RESPOND now through our online tax-deductible donation system. All transactions are secure and protected. What RESPOND MEANS TO ME…. "A safe place to be in a time of crisis. A temporary home away from home. A supportive group filled with women at various stages of rebuilding their lives giving hope to one another. The knowledge that RESPOND will always be there for you in the future…" -A woman in transition.