The mission of the YMCA of Greater Boston is to build health of spirit, mind, and body based on the highest ideals of Judeo-Christian heritage and to improve the quality of life for children, families, and communities in the cities and towns of Greater Boston.
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Strengthened by diversity, the YWCA Boston draws together members who strive to create opportunities for women's leadership and power in order to attain a common vision: peace, justice, freedom and dignity for all people.
Asian American Civic Association
The Asian American Civic Association provides limited-English-speaking and economically disadvantaged Asian adults and youth programs and services to develop survival, literacy, and employability capacities needed to qualify for further education, job training, and employment opportunities. These opportunities will enhance their abilities to undertake their responsibilities towards the larger community, and to realize their potentials as contributing family members, productive workers, participating citizens, and community leaders.
The Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (Task Force) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to eliminate family violence and to strengthen Asian families and communities.
In its 127th year, Associated serves diverse communities of low-income working families in 9 neighborhoods of Greater Boston. Our mission: ³To lead through experience, as educators and advocates in urban early education of children from birth, in partnership with their families and communities.² We educate, nurture, feed and provide, direct or by referral, social and mental health services to 900 children, birth to school, in center and family settings. read more »
Catholic Charities is building a just and compassionate society rooted in the dignity of all people. It is dedicated to developing and supporting the social, mental, and spiritual well-being of children, families, and individuals.
- Catholic Charities/North (357888)
- El Centro del Cardenal (362688)
- Haitian Multi-Service Center (691088)
- Laboure Center (366988)
Casa Myrna Vazquez is a community-based, multicultural organization dedicated to ending violence against women and children. In working toward this goal, the agency advocates for social justice in order to create a safe and violence free environment. Casa Myrna Vazquez is committed to the empowerment of women through education, leadership development and the provision of quality services that address the full scope of needs of battered women and children. read more »
BOSTnet (formerly Parents United for Child Care) is a multi-racial organization of low-and moderate-income parents dedicated to increasing the supply of quality, affordable child care in Massachusetts and to providing a parent voice on public policy issues related to families, children, and the workplace.
The Boston Center for Independent Living is a private nonprofit organization, which is controlled and directed by persons with disabilities. We empower others and ourselves with disabilities to advocate and take control over our lives, and become active members of the communities in which we live. As a center, we work to promote the civil rights of all people with disabilities and to respond to the needs of persons with many different disabilities.
The mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston (BGCB) is to help boys and girls, generally from disadvantaged circumstances, develop the qualities needed to become responsible citizens and leaders. To achieve this, we offer a variety of program activities and support services designed to assist in the educational, emotional, physical and social development of 6-to-18 year olds, without regard to social, racial, ethnic, or religious background.
Bridge Over Troubled Water's mission is to do whatever may be necessary or desirable to assist youth, who are on their own with no one to comfort them, to achieve a place in society as fulfilled and productive adults.
Victory Programs, Inc., provides innovative programs and services to individuals and their families who are affected by alcoholism and addictions, and who have psychiatric and medical problems, especially AIDS/HIV disease. Victory Programs, Inc., promotes the successful reintegration of individuals into their communities through the achievement of long-term sobriety, the rebuilding of family systems and the accessing of stabilizing factors such as housing, holistic health care, employment, and community affiliations.
The Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) is a grassroots community organization which works for full equality and empowerment of the Chinese community in the Greater Boston area and beyond. Our activities seek to raise the living and working standards of Chinese Americans and to involve ordinary community members in making decisions that affect our lives. We emphasize and provide education to develop both skills and awareness towards the goal of empowerment.
CHAPA's mission is to advocate for the production and preservation of affordable housing for low-and moderate-income households in Massachusetts. The agency carries out this mission through strategic research and advocacy, training and technical assistance to housing developers and providers, and coalition-building among a broad cross-section of the housing and human services communities.
CJP's mission is to build, strengthen and maintain an open, engaged, vibrant Boston Jewish community; to create communities of learning; to create communities of caring in Greater Boston; to create communities of caring worldwide; and to create communities of justice, founded on the Biblical mandate of tikkun olam (repair of the world).
Community Work Sevices' mission is to promote independence through employment for persons challenged by physical, emotional, mental, developmental, social or economic problems by providing quality vocational services that restore and enhance dignity, respect, esteem and skills.
Disability Law Center provides legal advocacy on disability issues that promote the fundamental rights of all people with disabilities to participate fully and equally in the social and economic life of Massachusetts.
Boston's first settlement house, Ellis Memorial has been caring for children, disabled adults, elders, and families who live and work in the South End and adjacent neighborhoods since 1885. They offer high quality educational, social, and health support services to individuals and families in need within a safe, nurturing, diverse environment.
The mission of The Home for Little Wanderers is to ensure the healthy development of children at risk, their families and communities, through an integrated system of prevention, advocacy, research, and a continuum of direct services.
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Homes for Families is a statewide advocacy organization committed to ending family homelessness through permanent and emergency solutions. We are a collaborative of families who have experienced homelessness, service providers and advocates. Together we educate, organize
and advocate for improved public policies to address the root causes of family homelessness
with holistic and community-based solutions.
HomeStart is dedicated to ending homelessness and changing lives. HomeStart’s focus is on each individual person. The premise of our work is that every person needs a decent place to live. Having a home helps to restore a person’s sense of dignity and offers the stability that is often a prerequisite for making other life changes, such as securing a job, advancing an education, regaining mental health stability, or maintaining sobriety. read more »
Inquilinos Boricuas en Acción (IBA) is a community-based service organization primarily serving the Villa Victoria neighborhood of Boston. Valuing community development and cultural pride, IBA is dedicated to fostering the human, social and economic well being of Villa Victoria residents; advocating for Latinos and low-income residents citywide; and promoting and preserving Latino cultural and artistic heritage.
IIB is a leading multicultural provider of comprehensive professional and cultural services that aim to foster the success of immigrants and refugees in the United States.
JVS gives shape and substance to the Judaic teachings regarding social justice and the value of work. Our mission is to empower individuals from diverse communities to find employment and build careers, and to partner with employers to hire and train productive workforces.
JFY NetWork's mission is to help low income, low skilled youth and adults develop the skills needed to be productive employees and earn living wages in the new economy.
The mission of the Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy is to provide statewide leadership to prevent adolescent pregnancy and to promote quality services for pregnant and parenting teens and their children through policy analysis, education, research and advocacy.
Massachusetts Advocates for Children is a private, non-profit organization whose mission is to be a strong, independent, and effective voice and resource for children and their advocates. They seek to ensure that children, especially those most vulnerable, have full access to the services and resources to which they are entitled, and that they are provided every opportunity to succeed and thrive.
MAMH's mission is (1) to build communities through the promotion, advancement and development of community based education, housing, and mental health services for children and adults; (2) to empower inner city children at risk of academic failure through education and programs promoting self esteem; and (3) to use preventative services and programs to create better health and futures for children and adults.
The Mission of Operation A.B.L.E. of Greater Boston, Inc., 501(c)3 organization, is to provide employment and training opportunities to mature workers 45 and older from economically, racially and occupationally diverse backgrounds. A.B.L.E. is equally committed to service Massachusetts employers by providing well-qualified candidates to meet their employment needs and by training employees so they can be as productive as possible at their jobs.
The Samaritans' mission is to reduce the incidence of suicide by befriending individuals in despair and crisis, and by providing outreach and education to the community.
The Medical Foundation's mission is to help people live healthier lives and create healthy communities through prevention, health promotion and research.
The Salvation Army is a religious and charitable organization committed to meeting the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of those most vulnerable community members through a wide variety of services. Its programs are generally targeted to serve people who are not utilizing services that could be available to them.
Travelers Aid Family Services is a non-profit organization that assists the traveling public, including the poor and disadvantaged. Staff and volunteers work collaboratively to provide a continuum of services to those away from home and without a home by providing information, referrals and direct social services. The organization helps homeless families and individuals regain stability by addressing their housing, emergency shelter and transportation needs through counseling, financial assistance and advocacy.
United South End Settlements expands the world of the individual and enriches the collective well being of the community by building meaningful connections across the South End/ Lower Roxbury. USES will be vibrant and creative environment where community members interact, learn, and support one another, while bridging the divides of age, race, class, and sexual orientation.
Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation
The Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation (ABCDC) engages neighborhood residents in an on-going process of shaping and carrying out a common vision of a diverse and stable community in the face of sustained economic pressures. This vision is evident in community-led projects that protect and create affordable housing, create greenspace, foster a healthy local economy, provide avenues for economic self-sufficiency, and increase understanding among and between our neighborhood's diverse residents.
The American Red Cross is a humanitarian organization led by volunteers that provides vital relief to victims of natural and man-made disasters and helps people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. First mandated by Congress in 1900, the American Red Cross is the ONLY voluntary organization designated to respond to disasters with the mission of alleviating human suffering and helping those affected rebuild their lives. American Red Cross disaster assistance is provided at no cost, made possible by voluntary donations of time and money from the American people. read more »
Arlington Boys and Girls Club, Inc. The Arlington Boys and Girls Club's mission is to inspire all young people, especially those from challenging circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens and to help build a community that cares about children and takes seriously its obligations to them.
Asian American Civic Association
The Asian American Civic Association provides limited-English-speaking and economically disadvantaged Asian adults and youth programs and services to develop survival, literacy, and employability capacities needed to qualify for further education, job training, and employment opportunities. These opportunities will enhance their abilities to undertake their responsibilities towards the larger community, and to realize their potentials as contributing family members, productive workers, participating citizens, and community leaders.
The Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (Task Force) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to eliminate family violence and to strengthen Asian families and communities.
In its 127th year, Associated serves diverse communities of low-income working families in 9 neighborhoods of Greater Boston. Our mission: ³To lead through experience, as educators and advocates in urban early education of children from birth, in partnership with their families and communities.² We educate, nurture, feed and provide, direct or by referral, social and mental health services to 900 children, birth to school, in center and family settings. read more »
Bird Street Community Center's mission is to serve, through a unique partnership with residents, the needs of a vibrant community by providing quality, affordable child care and recreational, educational, and developmental activities for youth and their families.
