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Codman Square NDC Computer Learn Center

Location

Rear Entrance

108 Columbia Rd. United States

Dorchester, MA, 02124

United States

42° 18' 19.4796" N, 71° 4' 51.0384" W

Phone:

617-606-7078

Email:

wash2clc@gmail.com

Website:

wash2clc.weebly.com

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):

Monday - 9am-3pm

Tuesday - 12pm-6pm

Wednesday - 12pm-6pm

Thursday - 12pm-6pm

Friday - 12pm-4:30pm

Mission:

To empower the Washington Columbia

Apartment residents and surrounding

community members to achieve greater

personal success by accessing the

technological, educational, and

professional resources provided by the

Codman Square Neighborhood

Development Corporation Computer

Learning Center.

Key Partners:

Codman Square NDC

Charge for services:

Free

Key Programs Offered:

*Basic Computer Skills Class (English)

*Basic Computer Skills Class (Spanish)

*College Writing Class

*Adult College Prep

*Intorduction to Microsoft Word

*Intorduction to Microsoft Excel

*Intorduction to Microsoft Powerpoint

*Walk in Employemnt Services

*Employment Training and Services(English)

*Employment Training and Services(Spanish)

*Open Access

Hispanic Black Gay Coalition

Location

HBGC Boston

P.O. Box 120789

Boston, MA 02112, 02112

United States

42° 22' 11.1576" N, 71° 1' 9.4476" W

Website:

www.hbgc-boston.org

Mission:

Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) is one of few non-profit organizations in Boston dedicated to the unique and complex needs of the Black, Hispanic and Latin@ LGBTQ community. Founded in 2009, we work to inspire and empower Latin@, Hispanic and Black LGBTQ identified individuals to improve their livelihood through activism, education, community outreach, and counseling.

Hispanic Black Gay Coalition (HBGC) es una Organización en Boston dedicada a server y unir a la comunidad LGBTQ Afro Americana y Latina. Trabajamos para inspirar y fortalecer individuos de la comunidad, LGBTQ Afro Americana y Latinos, para mejorar sus vidas a través del activismo, educación, y consejeria.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Corey Yarbrough – Executive Director

Last Updated:

09/11/2012

Charles Street Church Food Pantry

Location

Charles Street AME Church

551 Warren Street

Dorchester, MA, 02121

United States

42° 18' 46.2888" N, 71° 5' 1.032" W

Mailing Address (if different than physical location):

Email:

info@charlesstreetame.org

Website:

http://charlesstreetame.org/communitylife.php

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):

12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. on the first and third Thursday of every month.

Mission:

Key Partners:

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

Bring a photo ID and something that shows your address when you arrive at the food pantry.

Key Programs Offered:

St. Mary's Food Pantry

Location

St. Mary's Church

14 Cushing Avenue

Dorchester, MA, 02125

United States

42° 18' 57.9888" N, 71° 3' 51.8688" W

Mailing Address (if different than physical location):

Phone:

617.282.3181

Email:

pantry@stmarysdorchester.org

Website:

www.stmarysdorchester.org

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):

Tuesday, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

Mission:

The Food Pantry is one of the most established ministries at St. Mary’s Episcopal Church. Concerned by issues of hunger and poverty in the Uphams Corner neighborhood of Dorchester, St. Mary’s Food Pantry was established in 1991 to help address the needs of those struggling to put food on their tables. Today the food pantry is staffed solely by volunteers and feeds approximately 300 low-income families (875 individuals) from Dorchester, Roxbury, and Jamaica Plain each month.

St. Mary’s food pantry is a member agency of the Greater Boston Food Bank and receives most of its food from this source. In addition, the pantry relies on Partner churches, community groups and individuals to help keep its shelves stocked.

Key Partners:

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

FOR CLIENTS

The St. Mary’s food pantry located at 14 Cushing Ave. in Dorchester is open on Tuesdays from 9:30 -11:30 AM.
Those in need of assistance may come to the pantry once a month to receive a variety of dry, canned and perishable food.
ID is required at each visit.
Recipients must be “income eligible” to receive food assistance. See guidelines at point of registration.
For information about Food Stamps and other free and low-cost food resources, call Project Bread’s Food Source Hotline: 1-800-645-8333.

FOR VOLUNTEERS

There are a variety of volunteer opportunities at St. Mary’s food pantry:

Hands-on assistance during pantry hours: Tuesdays 9:30-11:30 (Volunteers arrive at 8:30). Tasks include client sign-in and registration, translating for non-English speaking clients, food storage and pantry maintenance.
Planning and implementing a food drive on behalf of the pantry
Translation of written materials such as pantry policies and procedures, etc. – most notably Spanish, Creole and Portuguese
Clerical assistance: telephone, written correspondence, etc.

To learn more about volunteer opportunities or to request a Volunteer Application, please contact our Food Pantry Coordinator.

FOR DONORS

Donations of non-perishable dry and canned foods (no glass containers, please) are always welcome. For a “wish list” of most needed foods, to plan a food drive or to arrange a food delivery, please contact our Food Pantry Coordinator.

Key Programs Offered:

Codman Square Health Center Food Pantry

Location

Codman Square Health Center Food Pantry

378A Washington Street

Dorchester, MA, 02124

United States

42° 17' 53.5776" N, 71° 4' 21.8208" W

Mailing Address (if different than physical location):

Phone:

617.822.8369

Website:

http://www.codman.org/2011/06/food-pantry-re-opens/

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):

8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. on Tuesdays

Mission:

We do not want our neighbors to be hungry. Both Codman Square Health Center and Dorchester House Multi-Service Center have an on-site food pantry for members of the community. In addition to gathering food to take home, you’ll have the opportunity to learn about nutrition and other public health issues.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Michelle Rue

Key Partners:

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

Charge for services:

free

Key Programs Offered:

Transportation provided:

no

Community Meeting Space Available:

no

Type of facility in which this program/organization located:

Health Center

Sea Breeze Mexican Grill

Location

Sea Breeze Mexican Grill

1782 Dorchester Ave (between Lonsdale St & Shepton St)

Dorchester, MA, 02124

United States

42° 17' 22.2396" N, 71° 3' 47.6064" W

Mailing Address (if different than physical location):

Phone:

617.297.5205

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):

Mission:

Key Partners:

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

Key Programs Offered:

Health Resources in Action

Location

Health Resources in Action

622 Washington Street

Dorchester, MA

United States

42° 17' 23.5284" N, 71° 4' 16.8672" W

Phone:

(617)451-0049

Fax:

(617)282-3950

Email:

You can email HRiA via the form at http://hria.org/about/contact.html

Website:

http://hria.org/

Mission:

HRiA's mission is to help people to live healthier lives and build healthy communities through policy, research, prevention, and health promotion. For over fifty years, Health Resources in Action has been a leader in developing programs that advance public health and medical research. Through theCommunity Health and Medical Foundation divisions, HRiA works with governments, communities, scientists, and nonprofit organizations that share an imperative for resolving today’s most critical public health issues through policy, research, prevention, and health promotion.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Ray Considine, MSW

Key Partners:

United Way

Clients include the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston, the Boston Collaborative for Food & Fitness,
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the U.S. Surgeon General/Medical Reserve Corps,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Bank of America, Hilda and Preston Davis Foundation
Paso del Norte Health Foundation, the Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation, Boston Medical Center
Bowdoin Street Health Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Children's Hospital - Boston, the Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, the AIDS Action Committee, and many more.

Key Programs Offered:

HRiA is an innovative and unique organization combining consulting services with public health programming. Our staff of public health professionals, physicians, and social scientists possess the depth and breadth of experience to meet public health challenges and tackle complex life sciences consulting projects.

HRiA offers free training to the community and maintains an extensive health research library. Trainings are offered on broad subjects such as evaluation, coalition building, collaborative leadership, engaging diverse populations, etc. as well as topical areas such as asthma, substance abuse, tobacco, violence, teen pregnancy, and leadership.

Last Updated:

04/26/2011

Child Care Choices of Boston

Location

Child Care Choices of Boston

105 Chauncy Street 2nd Floor

Boston, MA, 02111

United States

42° 21' 10.5012" N, 71° 3' 39.8376" W

Phone:

617-542-5437 (KIDS)

Fax:

617-292-4629

Email:

help@childcarechoicesofboston.org

Website:

http://childcarechoicesofboston.org

Mission:

Child Care Choices of Boston (CCCB) serves as the Child Care Resource and Referral Agency for Boston, Brookline, Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop.

CCCB plays a key role in making child care work for everyone by providing support, resources, technical assistance and training to a diverse community of families, child care providers, employers and businesses in the greater Boston area.

Each year, CCCB provides more than 6,000 low-income families with voucher management services that enable access to much needed child care. The program disburses more than $43 million annually, while working with close to 1,000 child care providers in the region.

Charge for services:

Parent services free; contact CCCB about professional development

Key Programs Offered:

Index of child care for parents, special needs support, financial assistance for child care, provider business assistance, English/Spanish professional development, resources for parents and providers.

Vouchers accepted:

CCCB provides vouchers for child care.

Also (or Previously) Known As...:

Part of Action for Boston Community Development/ABCD

Last Updated:

04/26/2011

Family Van, The

Location

Codman Square

Washington Street

02124

United States

42° 17' 8.9196" N, 71° 4' 16.1832" W

Mailing Address (if different than physical location):

1542 Tremont St, Roxbury MA 02120

Phone:

617-442-3200

Fax:

617-442-3250

Website:

www.familyvan.org

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):

Thursday 9-12, Codman Square
Friday 9-12, Uphams Corner
Friday 1-4, Mattapan

Mission:

The Family Van offers free confidential care such as blood sugar, glaucoma and cholesterol screenings, blood pressure checks, nutrition counseling, pregnancy tests and family planning, confidential HIV testing and counseling and referrals to other community resources. No appointment, medical insurance or identification is needed. For more information, call (617) 442-3200.

Key Partners:

Harvard Medical School

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

Drop-in

Charge for services:

No

Sea Breeze Mexican Grill

Location

1782 Dorchester Ave

Dorchester, MA

United States

42° 17' 22.2396" N, 71° 3' 47.6028" W

Phone:

617-297-5205

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):

Sea Breeze is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner - 6:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. - with a wide and affordable menu. In addition to beef, chicken, pork and veggie items, Sea Breeze carries a great selection of seafood choices. They also a offer a kids' menu for children under 10.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Yomiris Rodriguez and Luis Perez, Owners

Key Partners:

St. Mark's Area Main Street

Last Updated:

03/22/2011