In-Person Classes

IMPACT has scholarships available for all classes and we also accept payment through the Massachusetts Victim’s Compensation program. To learn more about Victim’s Compensation benefits, please visit: https://www.mass.gov/massachusetts-victims-of-violent-crime-compensation

To apply for a scholarship please visit the “Scholarship Opportunities” page located at the bottom of the Public Classes menu or click here.

To pay through Victim’s Compensation please email us at: classes@impactboston.org

Classes are listed chronologically. To be notified of new classes, dates and when registration opens, please click here.

Note: Our summer and fall schedule is coming soon. Also, due to high demand, we will be adding more free, community workshops that are open to the public. Please stay tuned for details.

Women of Color Core Self-Defense

20-hour class, open to people of color who identify as women/girls & nonbinary folks who would feel comfortable in a women’s class, ages 16+

(Please contact us at info@impactboston.org if you’d like to register someone outside this age range)

Course Fee*: Sliding scale from $50 – $450

*Full scholarships also available

This 20-hour weekend course is specifically designed for women and teen girls of color and nonbinary folks of color who would be comfortable in a women’s class, ages 16+. Students develop physical and verbal skills to resist threats, intimidation, violence and acts of discrimination perpetrated by both strangers and familiar people. In a supportive, trauma-informed environment, students learn assertive boundary setting techniques and physical skills to defend and fight back against various threatening situations, including confrontations, verbal assault/harassment, attacks from behind, attempted sexual assaults, and ground fighting. This class also addresses harm reduction strategies in response to state violence.

5/30 6pm – 9pm

5/31 10am – 7pm

6/1 10am – 6pm

Must attend all sessions

Location: Buckingham Browne & Nichols Middle School, 80 Sparks Street, Cambridge, MA 02138