Domestic Violence Intervention/Prevention

The Second Step

Mailing Address: 
The Second Step P.O. Box 600213 Newtonville, MA 02460
Phone: 
617-965-3999

Location

Newtonville, MA, 02460
Email: 

info@thesecondstep.org

Website: 

www.thesecondstep.org

Organization's Mission: 
The Second Step is dedicated to adult and child survivors of domestic violence. Responding to each family's strengths and values, we partner to enhance supportive community and identify pathways to physical and emotional healing, housing, and financial security. We work at the individual, community and societal levels to end domestic violence.
Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 
The Second Step is open 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Monday-Friday.&nbsp;<br /> If you are afraid for your immediate safety, <strong>call 911</strong>.<br /> For 24-hour help, including referrals to shelter, <strong>call SAFELINK at 877-785-2020</strong>.<br />
How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures: 
<p>To learn more about domestic violence, or to get help for yourself or someone you know, call 617-965-3999 or email <a href="mailto:info@thesecondstep.org">info@thesecondstep.org</a> .<br /> &nbsp;</p> <p>To learn about volunteer opportunities at The Second Step, call 617-965-3999 or email <a href="mailto:volunteer@thesecondstep.org">volunteer@thesecondstep.org</a> .&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Join us!</p>
Number of people served each year: 
51-250
Other information: 
<p>The Second Step serves all survivors of domestic violence, and their children.&nbsp; We offer:</p> <ul> <li> Safety planning</li> <li> Legal assistance and referrals, including help with restraining orders, child custody, landlord-tenant issues, or immigration issues</li> <li> Help finding and applying for affordable housing</li> <li> Referrals for trauma-informed medical and mental health care</li> <li> Transitional housing for up to two years for sixteen families at a time</li> <li> Training in financial literacy, parenting, and other life skills</li> <li> A warm community, including peer support groups and individual mentoring for survivors and for their children</li> <li> A therapeutic afterschool program for children in our residences</li> <li> A Steps to Justice program to improve survivors&#39; experience in the court system and beyond</li> <li> Ongoing contact and support for as long as needed</li> <li> Outreach and education throughout our community to raise awareness and prevent domestic violence</li> </ul>

Communities Without Borders

Mailing Address: 
Same as above
Phone: 
617 233-6071

Location

295 Highland Avenue
Newton, MA, 02465
Email: 

psmith@communitieswithoutborders.org

Website: 

www.communitieswithoutborders.org

Organization's Mission: 
The mission of Communities Without Borders is to educate AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children, primarily in Africa, in order to nourish hope for a better future for them, society and the world. Our approach fosters building ongoing community to community relationships at the grassroots level in order to increase the quality educational opportunities for these children. We take groups of self-funded service volunteers each year to Zambia representing our U.S. community partners for two week work projects.
How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures: 
We are looking for organizations (religious organizations, businesses, schools, institutions, neighborhoods) who will make a long term commitment to support a community of AIDS orphans and their caretakers in Zambia. We now have ten such "U.S. community partners," three in Newton. We would love to come to your group with a slide show of pictures telling our story and showing the successes of our Zambian students.
Contact Person: 
Peter Smith
Number of people served each year: 
over 1000
Other information: 
Please contact me at psmith@igc.org or 617 233-6071 if you have questions.