ABCD
(Action for Boston Community Development)
Boston's official antipoverty agency - from pre-natal
education to elderly initiatives. Planning with and
assisting over 100,000 low-income individuals and families
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ABCD
/ Head Start
A program giving low-income, pre-school children experiences
that would enable them to compete effectively with their
middle-income schoolmates |
ABCD's
ResourceNet
What Comes After Welfare Reform? A Guide to Service
Providers & Advocates in Greater Boston |
ACORN
1453 Dorchester Ave., Boston, MA 02122 - Phone: 617-436-7100.
To organize low- and moderate-income people in Boston
so that they can build power in their communities. |
Adoptive
Families Together
Adoptive Families Together is a supportive network of
adoptive families who share experiences and information
to strengthen our families and our adoptions.
This Web site is designed to be an extension of that
network. |
| Alcoholics
Anonymous - General Service Office |
| Big
Brothers Big Sisters of America |
B'nai
B'rith Center for Community Action
Programs to imprve the quality of life within communities
by encouraging individuals to help promote jewish values
of social responsibility through community service.
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Boston
Alliance of Gay and Lesbian Youth - BAGLY
1-800-42-BAGLY - Group for gay, lesbian and bisexual
youth and their heterosexual allies. |
Cambridge
Forum
Presents live public forums for the discussion of the
issues and ideas that shape our lives. |
Child
Care Resource Center
A child care resource and referral agency dedicated
to making quality child care accessible to every family
that needs it |
ChildofMyDreams.com
Adoption support network including message boards, newsletters
and information |
Children's
Safety Network
National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center
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ComeUnity
Parenting support for Adoption and Children's Special
Needs |
Congress
of National Black Churches
The leading African American, faith-based organization,
empowering communities through collective action, technical
assistance, training and the development of replicable
models. |
Dorchester
CARES
[617-474-1256] A Massachusetts Community Connections
participant in Dorchester, MA. Support & services
for families. |
Faces
of Adoption: America's Waiting Children
This exciting service brings children online through
photographs and descriptions and offers a wealth of
information that will help you learn more about adoption.
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Family
Development Resources, Inc.
Stresses Nurturing Programs as validated approaches
designed to replace violence towards children and others
with nurturing, caring attitudes and skills. |
Family
Support America
Focuses on strengthening and empowering families and
communities so that they can foster the optimal development
of children, youth, and adult family members. |
First
Call For Help
800-231-4377 in Massachusetts. Hotline - Receive assistance,
referrals or advice for almost any issue. |
Framingham
Coalition Community Connections Action
A community organization committed to reducing alcohol,
tobacco and other drug abuse. |
Gateways
for Kids
A respite program serving adolescents and latency aged
youth involved with Boston Juvenile Court due to abuse
and neglect in their families of origin. |
Greater
Boston Interfaith Organization
Developing combined power to solve larger problems that
cannot be solved by one neighborhood or one racial or
ethnic group alone. |
Greater
Boston PFLAG
A group of parents, families, friends, and lesbian,
gay, bisexual, and transgender persons committed to
giving support to each other. |
Health
Care For All
Health Care For All is building a movement of empowered
people and communities with the goal of creating a health
care system that is responsive to the needs of all people,
particularly the most vulnerable. |
Holyoke
Family Connections/Enlace deFamilias deHol
Creating a comprehensive system of support for families
with children ages 0-3 in the city of Holyoke, MA. |
Jane
Doe Inc.
Committed to ending domestic violence and sexual assault
- guided by the voices of survivors. |
MassCASA
The mission of the Massachusetts Court Appointed Special Advocate Association
is to speak for the best interests of abused and neglected children in the
courts. Massachsuetts CASA promotes and supports quality volunteer representation
for children to provide each child a safe, permanent, nurturing home. This
is a great volunteer opportunity for adults. |
Mass
Prevention Center at The Medical Foundation
Serves Boston, Brookline, Chelsea, Revere, and Winthrop,
and provides a range of services to individuals and
groups working to promote healthy individuals, families,
and communities. |
North
Quabbin Community Coalition
545 Main Street, Athol, MA 01331 - 978-249-3703- Holds
monthly meetings on relevant topics, facilitates task
forces on critical local issues, publishes a monthly
newsletter, provides resurce materials, networking services
and advocacy efforts, around family and community issues.
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