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....
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...
