Mailing Address (if different than physical location):
7 Bowdoin Avenue, Dorchester, 02121
Email:
idupont@verizon.net
Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):
The group meets monthly
Mission:
A neighborhood organization who's mission is to assist in maintaining a comfortable, safe community; to be a contact for local government to reach it's constitutes. The neighborhood association has been around since 1973 and meets several times a year; keeping in touch with members by email and flyer notifications.
Key Partners:
The Four Corners Safety Coalition and Four Corners Main Streets have assisted the group on many occasions.
How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:
To get involved call Iris Du Pont: 617- 288- 0683, or email: idupont@verizon.net
Greater Four Corners Action Coalition works to promote neighborhood stabilization in the Four Corners Community of Dorchester, Massachusetts. This is accomplished by adressing the issues of crime and safety, through organizing residents, providing positive opportunities for youth, promoting economic development and collaborating with others. Our priority roles are: Organizer, Service Provider, and Collaborator/Supporter of other efforts.GFCAC is in the forefront of the change in local community organizing. Organizations are collaborating to effect regional planning and create standing policies so as not to have to put out the same fires over and over again. Our current work reflects this new direction. We also aim to address issues of transportation, environmental and economic justice. GFCAC spearheaded efforts to bring improved transportation services to the Four Corners community, advocating for new stops on the Fairmount line.
Marvin Martin, Executive Director; Pamela Bush, Community Organizer
Key Partners:
ACE, Codman Square NDC, Bowdoin/Geneva Health Center, Boston Urban Asthma Coalition, On The Move: Greater Boston Transportation Justice Coalition
How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:
Call: 617-436-0289 to join for a nominal fee. One can join anytime and get involved or one can attend the annual meeting. Board elections will be held and membership is open to all. This meeting is held annually on the second Thursday in October.
We are beautiful people.
We will learn, grow and become strong.
As a scholar of the John P. Holland School I must learn to respect myself, my teachers and my fellow classmates.
I must strive to do my best work in academic subjects.
I must discipline myself at all times.
Monday through Friday from 8:30-2;30PM
Extended day is available from 7:30-5:30.
Mission:
The purpose of the program is to provide opportunities and services to the culturally diverse families in the Dorchester neighborhood. It is a comprehensive Head Start program in partnership with parents. It serves families for twenty-five hours weekly, assisting them in self-sufficiency and success in life. The program's philosophy is to promote self-help and self-sufficiency. It's goals are as follows:
1. To provide an education that improves children's ability to think, reason, communicate and develop self-esteem through meaningful social interaction with peers and teachers.
2. To provide integrated services in the areas of education, health, nutrition and social and mental health.
3. To serve healthy breakfast, lunches and snacks to ensure good nutrition.
How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:
Walk-in application process. Your child must turn 3 on or before September 1, 2006. Please call Dorchester Head Start (617)282-1100 for more information.
To apply, you must bring the following:
-Child's Birth Certificate
-Social Security Cards for all family members
-Medical Insurance Card
-Two proofs of residence(phone bill, utility bill, etc)
-2 Proof of income (4 recent pay stubs or Welfare letter of verification)
-Application are taken: Monday through Friday 8:30 A.M.- 3:30 P.M.
-Vouchers are acceptable for the Extended Day Program.
-If you get paid bi-weekly bring 2 proofs of income
-If you get paid weekly bring 4 proffs of income
Charge for services:
No
Key Programs Offered:
The extended day program is available, the program go by a sliding scale or vouchers.
Scholarships available:
No
Vouchers accepted:
Yes
Transportation provided:
No
Number of people served each year:
51-250
Community Meeting Space Available:
Yes
Type of facility in which this program/organization located:
The mission of MBBA is to represent the residents of the Mt. Bowdoin neighborhood by being involved in community activism and assisting to maintain a positive quality of life in our area - for residents and commercial businesses.
Bowdoin Street Health Center, Dorchester Cares, Bird Street Community Center, Louis D. Brown Peace Institute, Floorlords, Young Cape Verdean Club
How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:
We hire 10-12 youth through a competitive hiring process. The youths' job is to organize events and initiatives (free or nominal charge) that will involve community members.
Charge for services:
No
Key Programs Offered:
Scholarships available:
No
Vouchers accepted:
No
Transportation provided:
No
Number of people served each year:
501-1000
Community Meeting Space Available:
No
Type of facility in which this program/organization located:
Cape Verdean Community (CVC) UNIDO's mission is to outreach to, inform, and organize the Cape Verdean community around issues of self-empowerment and social and economic development, while advocating for and accessing resources that meet the self-identified needs of the community.
Bird Street Community Center, City of Boston, Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI), Log School, Settlement House, MassCosh, Northeastern University, St. Patricks Church, Upham's Corner Health Center
Charge for services:
No
Scholarships available:
No
Vouchers accepted:
No
Transportation provided:
No
Number of people served each year:
251-500
Community Meeting Space Available:
No
Type of facility in which this program/organization located:
To promote the historic preservation, protection, and use of the Geneva/Bowdoin section of Dorchester, including the area's commercial, civil, and religious enterprises and its residences. To take remedial action to eliminate the physical, economic, and social deterioration of the commercial district and contribute to the community's betterment.
To grow a thoughtful and productive community of youth and adults from diverse backgrounds who work together to build a sustainable food system. This community produces healthy food for residents of the city and suburbs, provides youth leadership opportunities. Most importantly, we strive to inspire and support others to create a change in their own communities.
How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:
Donate, volunteer, buy our food, work on our farm, sign up for our mailing list, shop weekly at any of the Dorchester farmers' markets July through October.
Charge for services:
Yes
Scholarships available:
Yes
Vouchers accepted:
Yes
Transportation provided:
No
Number of people served each year:
over 1000
Community Meeting Space Available:
No
Type of facility in which this program/organization located:
