Alianza DV Services Inc

Alianza’s philosophy is based on the understanding that victims and survivors of domestic violence deserve respect and can make their own choices. Staff present options and offer a high level of emotional support for independent decision-making. Confidentiality is held in highest regard; as a private non-profit organization, Alianza and all its interactions are protected under Massachusetts law (MGL 233, 20K).

Central to Alianza's mission is the reduction and prevention of domestic violence. Domestic violence is a pattern of coercive behaviors that involves physical abuse or the threat of physical abuse. It also may include repeated psychological abuse, sexual assault, isolation, intimidation, or economic and/or medical deprivation. Domestic violence is violence perpetrated by adults or adolescents against their intimate partners in current or former dating, married, or cohabitating relations. Domestic violence can be perpetrated against victims of any race, ethnicity, economic level, educational background, faith, or sexual orientation.

Everyone has the right to live without fear of abuse – physical, verbal, mental, sexual or emotional.

Alianza's services are confidential and offered at no cost to domestic violence victims.
We offer:

24 Hour hotline
Emergency shelter
Individual Counseling
Support groups in English/Spanish
Medical, financial & housing advocacy
In-court legal advocates
Comprehensive teen dating services
Community Education
Information and referrals to community services

For more than 40 years, Alianza (formerly Womenshelter Compañeras) has worked tirelessly to empower women and their children to live independently and free from domestic violence by providing a 24/hr Hotline, crisis intervention, safety planning, confidential emergency shelter, medical and legal advocacy, housing stabilization and related community-based support services. Programs and services are conducted in English, Spanish, and Russian, and are free of charge. Womanshelter serves all of Hampden County and parts of Hampshire County. Annually, we assist approx. 3800-4000 individuals fleeing domestic violence.

Since 1980, the organization has sheltered more than 10,000 women and children and assisted 35,000 others through community-based support programs.