Services
RCCCM provides comprehensive services to survivors and their family and friends who are affected by rape, incest and all forms of sexual assault.  All services are FREE and confidential.  Services are offered in English, Spanish and ASL (other languages, as needed, through certified interpreters) for adolescent and adult survivors as well as the family, partners and friends who care about them.

24-Hour Hotline                   1-800-870-5905

If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, call 1-800-870-5905 or 508-852-7600. 

A counselor is always available to offer support and information.   A TTY is available for Deaf and hard of hearing individuals’ weekdays, 9a-5p at 888-887-7130.  MassRelay (TTY service) also available, by calling 711 and Video Relay Operators are available by calling: 866-327-8877

Individual Counseling
A counselor will work with you as you begin to reaffirm your strength, sort out your feelings and regain control over your life.  Individual counseling is also available to family members and friends.

Support Group Counseling
Support groups are available for adolescent and adult female or male survivors who have experienced sexual assault. Support groups encourage you to explore your feelings and experiences in a safe and supportive environment. 

Advocacy
Counselors can provide accompaniment, support, information and referrals through the medical, police & criminal justice systems.  Counselors are available 24-hours a day to accompany a survivor to an emergency room or police station. Court advocacy requires a 5 days notice prior to the court date.

Community Education
Workshops and presentations are provided. Education is available for adults and adolescents.  Existing programs can be tailored to meet the specific needs of any group.  Some available topics include but are not limited to bullying, sexual harassment, date rape, and violence in relationships, the media, and supporting survivors.

We deliver school-based violence prevention programs to students in grades 5-12.  Topics are age appropriate and focus on skill building.  The lessons cover a wide range of topics related to violence.   Programs are available for presentation to youth in out-of-school programs as well.
We also offer training to professionals working in a wide range of settings who support survivors of sexual violence and/or their concerned others.  Program length and specific content areas can be tailored to meet the specific needs of an organization.
 
Our Deaf Sisters’ Survivor Support Project (ODSSSP) was born through a collaboration of three agencies, bringing together expertise and experience in Survivors’ services, prevention and education, the Deaf community and culture, and the Deaf independent living movement. This Program, built within the structure of the Rape Crisis Center of Central Massachusetts, Inc., as the lead agency, and based on the expertise and experience of Our Deaf Sisters’ Center and The Deaf/Hard of Hearing Independent Living Program of The Center for Living and Working, established the first culturally appropriate and accessible counseling and advocacy program for Deaf Survivors of sexual assault, sexual abuse, and domestic violence in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

The Sexual Assault Youth Education (SAYE) Program operates in the North County section of Central Massachusetts in cooperation with local Communities and School systems and uses a four-level, social ecological model developed by the Center for Disease Control to better explain sexual violence and potential strategies for prevention. This model considers the complex interplay between individual, relationship, community, and societal factors, and allows us to address risk and protective factors from multiple domains. The SAYE program has incorporated the development of comprehensive prevention strategies through a continuum of activities that address all levels of the social ecological model.

The Worcester County Clothesline Project
The Worcester County Clothesline Project (WCCP) started in 1992 as a collaborative effort between agencies and women’s groups to bring the issues of violence against women into the public domain.  Shirt displays continue to be requested by communities, colleges, high schools, churches and women’s groups.  The project is committed to continue collaboration with these groups, to create a strong voice for change.  We provide opportunities for those who wish to make shirts expressing their own experience or t-shirts can be made for someone you know that was sexually abused or assaulted.  T-shirts can also be made to represent domestic violence survivors, people who were assaulted or murdered because they were non-heterosexual and people who were murdered because of the abuse.  Throughout the year, displays are scheduled at various places in and around Worcester County.