Dorchester House Multi-Service Center

Location

1353 Dorchester Avenue
Dorchester, MA, 02122
United States
42° 18' 15.48" N, 71° 3' 36" W
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Phone: 

617-288-3230

Website: 

http://dorchesterhouse.org

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Monday - Thursday: 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. 
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Mission: 

To be an essential resource for our community in its efforts to achieve the highest levels of health, well-being and quality of life for its residents. To provide affordable, accessible and exceptional health care and other essential services in an environment that respects our consumers, staff and diverse community. To be a leading force for change in the health, economic and social well-being of our community

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other: 

Joel Abrams, CEO

Key Partners: 

Codman Square Health Center, DotWell, SCI

Key Programs Offered: 

Vietnamese Family Health: The Dorchester House Multi-Service Center launched Viet Family Health in April 2011. The website, "designed as a learning tool to help health care and human services providers better serve Vietnamese families with young children," is split into three sections - Nutrition, Family Well-Being, and History and Culture - and covers Vietnamese beliefs, social structure and food through video, text descriptions, photographs, posters and other means. Viet Family Health is an English language website but contains bilingual resources and links to expanded materials. While educating health professionals on pertinent concerns and appropriate methods for treatment of Vietnamese patients, it additionally provides them the cultural capital to comprehend Vietnamese residents as friends and neighbors.

Community Meeting Space Available: 

Yes

Type of facility in which this program/organization located: 

Health Center

Also (or Previously) Known As...: 

Dot House/Dorchester House