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
Survivor Housing Action Plan
In 2025, JDI set out to investigate different ways our member programs were meeting survivors' housing needs and how we, as the coalition, could support programs in this area. We were especially interested in learning how programs engage with funding from the U.S....
Jane Doe Inc. Statement on Attacks Targeting Transgender Survivors
July 31, 2025 Good Morning, Today, Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, released the following statement in response to persistent attacks targeting transgender survivors. "At Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts...
Jane Doe Inc. Statement on $360 Million Plan for New Women’s Prison
July 10, 2025 Good Morning, Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, released the following statement in response to the Healey Administration's plan to undertake a major redevelopment of MCI-Framingham, Massachusetts...
Jane Doe Inc. Statement in Response to Massachusetts Legislature’s FY26 Budget
July 2, 2025 Good Morning, Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, today released the following statement in response to the State Legislature's final FY26 budget, which was passed earlier this week: “The FY26 budget...
Jane Doe Inc. Statement on Supreme Court Ruling in United States v. Skrmetti
June 18. 2025 Good Afternoon, Today, Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, released the following statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in United States v. Skrmetti. “The Supreme Court’s decision...
Jane Doe Inc. Joins Lawsuit Challenging Restrictive, Harmful Conditions on Federal OVW Grant Funding
June 16, 2025 We wanted to flag that, earlier today, Jane Doe Inc., the Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence, joined a group of statewide sexual assault and domestic violence coalitions from around...
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
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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.
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