About BARCC

Dedicated to healing. Advocating for change.

The Boston Area Rape Crisis Center (BARCC) is the only rape crisis center in the Greater Boston area and the oldest and largest center in Massachusetts. Our vision is to end sexual violence through healing and social change.

Watch a 1 minute video about BARCC prepared by the Department of Justice when they awarded BARCC the National Crime Victim Service Award in April, 2009.

BARCC was founded in 1973 by a group of women dedicated to building a hotline to answer calls from rape survivors. Today, we are national leaders in providing comprehensive, free services including a 24-hour hotline, 24-hour medical advocacy, individual and group counseling, and legal advocacy. We also provide community awareness and prevention services through partnerships and training with organizations and communities.

BARCC assists thousands of sexual violence survivors and their families, friends and communities each year, regardless of sex, gender identity, race, physical/developmental disabilities, income, ethnicity, class, religion, or sexual orientation. With the help of our professional staff and more than 100 dedicated volunteers, we serve 29 cities from our offices in Cambridge and Boston and community sites in Chelsea and Dorchester. We provide services in English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, and French, with other languages available upon request.

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24-hour hotline: 800.841.8371