In order to support, restore, or create a family living environment that best nurtures each child, the Home acts as a direct service provider, an advocate, and a center for research and demonstration in effective interventions with vulnerable children and their families. The mission of the Boston Women's Commission is to provide technical assistance to individuals and organizations on issues concerning women and to advocate for increased attention to public policy initiatives that affect women's equal participation, economic security, family commitments, health, and safety. The Commission also provides advocacy and educational programs and opportunities for girls to experience a full range of life options. The Coalition for Choice is a statewide coalition dedicated to building a strong broad-based statewide movement in Massachusetts to preserve and secure reproductive rights and freedoms including access to abortion and contraception services. The Massachusetts Commission on the Status of Women was established in 1998 to provide a permanent voice for women across Massachusetts in state government.
Voters is a non-partisan organization established to encourage citizen participation in government.
The Women's Health Section educates its members, the public health community and the general public on women's health-related issues and promotes action to address public health concerns. The American Cancer Society offers programs which are specifically geared to reach out to women with breast cancer. The Massachusetts Breast and Cervical Cancer Initiative contracts with 41 local health centers, hospitals, and community agencies for free breast and cervical cancer screenings and diagnostic services, and education for uninsured and underinsured women age 40 and over. The Breast Friends Program of the Boston Public Health Commission educates women in Boston about the risk of breast cancer and encourages women over 40 to get a mammogram. Trainings are conducted in informal, friendly home settings in order to make the process easier and less intimidating.