The group meets the last Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Kit Clark Senior Services at 1500 Dorchester Avenue (changed from St. Ambrose church). We hold a combined November-December meeting the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. In June our meeting and Annual Awards night is on the third Tuesday, before we break for the summer.
Mission:
To improve the livability of Field's Corner by advocating for quality government service. And to inform residents of programs and initiatives, so that they may use them to improve their lives, their homes and their neighborhhood.
Kit Clark Senior Center, Dorchester Youth Academy, Field's Corner Main Street, Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Viet-Aid, Close to Home, Area C-11 and the All Dorchester Sports Leaque.
How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:
Come to a meeting! Member dues: Individual $10.00 - Must be 18 years old Family $15.00 - Must be 18 years old Elderly $7.00 - Must be over 60 years old Non-voting Members $25.00
We are an association of licensed family childcare programs in Massachusetts. Our mission is to improve work conditions for in-home Family Child Care Providers, to improve the quality of care for young children, and to advocate for and support families in our Commonwealth.
Family Childcare programs offer care for children ages 0-12, full time, part time, drop-in, before and after school, evenings and overnight, during summer and school vacations, as well as event care.
Boston Community Partnerships, National Association of Family Child Care, The Department of Early Education and Care, Center For Women; Enterprise, Boston High Risk Youth Network, American Family Child Care Cooperative
How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:
Call (617) 929-0555 or visit us at www.myafcca.org.
Key Programs Offered:
Hot Line: A referral line for parents to find a family childcare program anywhere in Massachusetts.
There are over 8000 license programs with AFCCA. All program costs are on a sliding scale or accept vouchers or scholarships.
Advocacy and referrals for parents and family members looking for housing, employment, and other resources.
Advocacy and support for family childcare providers and employees
Meets 4th Weds., 7-9PM, at 1 Worrell Street (Murphy School)
Mission:
We the residents and friends of the Pope's Hill section of Dorchester, realizing the efficacious results of well organized planning and discussion pertinent to maintaining a properly balanced neighborhood, hereby join together to assist each other and act.
Working together to help build community partnerships for a better community:with safer and cleaner street, and a more pleasant and friendlier neighborhood.
Key Partners:
Boston Police, City of Boston, State House, neighborhood watch groups, health centers, merchants
Community Meeting Space Available:
No
Created:
11/10/2010
This civic association is currently not meeting regularly.
Columbia Savin Hill Civic Assocaition, Neighbors of Annapolis, Sumner, Stoughton, Bakersfield, Willis, Morrill, Mayfield, Trescott, Chase, Sumner Pk, Sumner Sq, Conrad Sumner Place Kevin Road
How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:
Flyers are given out each month announcing upcoming meetings.
We are responsible neighbors who want to enjoy the park's beautiful grounds, keep the park safe for both people and animals, clean up after our dogs, keep our dogs under control, protect our dogs from danger, and prevent our dogs from harming the park's wonderful attributes.
The Tuttle/Hartland Neighborhood Watch is a group of neighbors from Tuttle Street, Hartland Street and several surrounding streets of the Savin Hill neighborhood of Dorchester. We meet monthly on the third Thursday of the month at the Tuttle House.
How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:
Walk in
Key Programs Offered:
Youth Development Program - Phuongdai Nguyen - Youth Program Coordinator The Vietnamese-American Civic Association Youth Development Program’s mission is to prepare and provide newly arrived Vietnamese refugees and immigrant youth as well as youth living in and around the community of Dorchester a safe interactive-learning environment where they are exposed to a variety of issues and topics that are tailored to their interest in order for them to develop into healthy educated adults.
