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Catholic Charities Greater Boston at the Yawkey Center
Location
185 Columbia Rd.
Dorchester, MA, 02121United States
42° 18' 23.4864" N, 71° 4' 38.9316" W
Mailing Address (if different than physical location):
Phone:
(617) 506-6600
Website:
Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):
Day care opens at 7am and building at 8pm
Mission:
Catholic Charities Greater Boston is a community service center of Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Boston. Catholic Charities Greater Boston provides direct service in Dorchester at the Yawkey Center, in Somerville, and in other Boston neighborhoods through an array of programs and services including Basic Needs Services, parenting programs, an after-school program for teens, a summer camp for inner-city children, elder social services, and a variety of residential programs. All are designed to address the complex issues that many individuals and families face today. More than 38,000 are served each year.
Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:
Vivian Soper
Key Partners:
How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:
Call or visit.
Charge for services:
No
Key Programs Offered:
Haitian Multi-Service Center The Haitian Multi-Service Center, the largest social service agency serving the Haitian population in Massachusetts, is a non-profit agency founded in 1978 to meet the needs of the rapidly increasing number of Haitian refugees coming to the area. It joined the Catholic Charities network in 1984. Its mission is to serve, in a linguistically and culturally sensitive manner, the health, education, day care and the immigration/settlement/food needs of the Haitian community, numbered at about 20-25,000, and to foster economic and social self-sufficiency. Today it serves 5,000 families annually. On-site programs include: Adult Education (literacy, ESL, EDP-External Diploma Program), Citizenship, Computer Literacy, Education for Employment, Day Care, Pregnancy and Parenting Support Programs, Immigration and Refugee assistance, Food Pantry, and Haitian Elders. The Center serves clients primarily from Dorchester, Mattapan, Hyde Park, Jamaica Plain, and Roxbury.
Yawkey Konbit-Kreyol Center for Early Education & Care: Offered from 7:30 - 5:30p.m. Open to children ages 2 months to 9 years. Financial Aid: -Vouchers accepted -HeadStart -Sliding scale
Scholarships available:
No
Vouchers accepted:
Yes
Transportation provided:
Yes
Community Meeting Space Available:
No
Also (or Previously) Known As...:
Haitian Multi-Service Center
Last Updated:
03/04/2010