Collaborate

As the only statewide membership and advocacy coalition focused on domestic and

sexual violence in Massachusetts, collaboration is at the heart of why we were formed

and how we approach everything that we do.

While our work started out internally with a handful of rape crisis centers and domestic violence programs, exchanging knowledge and building up resources, it has grown to include an array of organizations and initiatives whose work interfaces with survivors. This approach reinforces, informs, and strengthens our ability to address the intersectional and culturally specific needs of survivors and communities.  We focus on how policies and laws can be implemented effectively and consider these complex realities. 

JDI staff serve on committees, commissions, and task forces working toward affordable housing, accessible healthcare, safe educational environments, and other crucial survivor-centered, trauma-informed, and culturally specific resources.