New Website Launching 2026!

JDI’s newly affirmed mission: 
We mobilize collective power and resources to realize a safer, healthier, freer
Massachusetts beyond abuse and violence.

We Are Stronger Together!

Please pardon any broken links while our website is under construction.  Join our mailing list and follow us on social media to stay in touch and hear about upcoming events! This year has reinforced what we have always known to be true — we are stronger together. We find strength in our coalition membership, our partnerships, and our shared commitment to safety and justice for all. Together, we’ll prevent the conditions that foster sexual and domestic violence and replace them with the means to create a world free of abuse.

We work with our coalition members and a host of public and private partners to create policies and explore innovative solutions that improve the lives of survivors. We seek to prevent sexual assault and domestic violence by changing the lens through which people view the experiences of survivors and by promoting safety and justice for everyone. Our work complements the life-saving and healing services provided by our community-embedded coalition members from the Berkshires to the Cape and everywhere in between.

What’s Up at JDI

Jane Doe Inc. Statement on the Senate FY26 Budget Proposal

May 12, 2025 Jane Doe Inc. Statement on the Senate FY26 Budget Proposal Last week, the Massachusetts Senate released their proposed FY26 budget. Jane Doe Inc., the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, applauds the Senate for...

Jane Doe Inc. Statement on DPH House Budget Cuts, April 2025

April 18, 2025 Yesterday, the Massachusetts House of Representatives released their FY26 budget, which included a $5 million cut to critical services for survivors and efforts to prevent domestic violence and sexual assault. As the statewide Coalition of advocates and...

Listening to Survivors Matters

Rappaport panelists share policy reform efforts that center the voices and experiences of sexual assault and domestic violence survivors. The Rappaport Center for Law and Public Policy recently welcomed 2025 Senior Fellow Hema Sarang-Sieminski, who delivered a...

Our Community

Our community is made up of a large and growing group of local, regional, and national allies. Using our collective power, we work together to create the world we want to make. Learn more about these invaluable voices for change.

Our Impact

JDI has been at the forefront of this work in Massachusetts for decades, changing the way society views and reacts to sexual and domestic violence in ways that make our communities safer today and for future generations.  We’ve come a long way in exposing these issues that too often remain hidden and thrive on silence. As the collective community enters a brave new dialogue around sexual assault and domestic violence, we continue to offer leadership, expertise, and advocacy to help survivors heal and advance justice.

Million increased funding advocating for sexual and domestic violence services in Massachusetts FY2021 state budget resulted in an additional $10million – a 25% increase! – including funds for prevention.

Coalition members across Massachusetts

Number of lawmakers our network met with on our most recent Advocacy Day

Donate

When you donate to JDI, you express your commitment to social justice and a world free of violence. Your charitable contribution is an investment: an investment in safer communities, an investment in saving and improving the lives of countless individuals and families, and investment in our future.

Thank you!