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
A Note from JDI’s Executive Director – Fall 2025
Dear Community Member: This fall has been a complicated one for survivors and advocates alike. Though the federal shutdown has ended, families and organizations across Massachusetts are working to rebound from the impact of SNAP delays and other shutdown effects. Jane...
JDI News Coverage
Grants for crime victims won’t come with immigration conditions ... for now: "a group of 17 domestic violence organizations, which includes the Boston-based Jane Doe Inc., obtained a preliminary stay against the DOJ in August after they sued over the department’s...
Trans Week of Awareness
Leading up to Trans Day of Remembrance on November 20, JDI hosted a week of programming for Trans Week of Awareness: Capacity Building to Support Trans Survivors. Nationwide, organizations are being pressured to erase trans people from their work and public presence....
Spring Into Action 2026: May 5th- Save the Date!
Join us on May 5, 2026 at the Artists for Humanity Epicenter for a celebratory reception as we raise critical funds to support survivors and advocates, transform our communities, and realize a safer, healthier, freer world free from abuse and violence. Ticket...
JDI Advocacy Day 3.16.2026 State House
Stay tuned for more details about how you can get involved with Jane Doe Inc.'s 2026 Advocacy Day. Curious about our legislative priorities? Check them out here: bit.ly/JDIPriorities25!
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....
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
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!
