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65 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
617-442-6186

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THE DUDLEY NEIGHBORHOOD
Based on Boston City Councillor Chuck Turner’s District 7 Community Resource Guide
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Adult Education Programs
Advocacy
Churches
Community Centers
Community Development/Empowerment
Day Care/Pre-Schools
Elder Services
Fuel Assistance
Health Centers
Job Readiness/Training Services
Mental Health Treatment/
Counseling

Schools
Shelters
Veterans Services
Youth Programs
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Boston Adult Technical Academy
55 New Dudley St./Malcom X Blvd.
Roxbury, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 635-1540

  • Older Students Ages 20-22
  • Hours 2:30-8:30pm
  • Full Academic Program and ESL
  • Dual Enrollment Option In Community College
  • Internship Program

Boston Empowerment Zone
20 Hampden St
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-3413 Fax: (617) 445-5675

  • Adult Education
  • ESL
  • Skills Training

Childhood Injury Prevention Program
1010 Massachussetts Ave.
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 534-5197

  • Information and Education on Childhood Injury Prevention

Community Servings
125 Magazine St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-7777 Fax: (617) 445-2444
www.servings.org

  • Free Meal Delivery to Inividuals and Families with AIDS

Connecting Families to Schools
1010 Mass Ave.
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 534-2280

  • A Home Visiting Truancy Prevention Program

Dimock Community Health Ctr.
55 Dimock St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-8800 Fax: (617) 445-0091
www.dimock.org

  • Adult Literacy
  • GED and Occupational Skills Training

Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
504 Dudley St
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-9670 Fax: (617) 427-8047
www.dsni.org

  • Housing Services
  • Transporation
  • Information/Referrals
  • Welfare Reform Focus

La Alianza Hispana
409 Dudley St
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-7175 Fax: (617) 442-2259
http://www2.wgbh.org/MBCWEIS/LTC/LAH/Welcome.html

  • GED Preparation
  • Spanish and English Tutoring for Latino Adults
  • Native Lang. Instruction for ABL, ESL

Mason Pool
1010 Massachussetts Ave.
Boston, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-5241

  • Water Aerobics

MissionSafe
1455 Tremont St.
Roxbury, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 445-5766

  • Family Services
  • Parents on a Mission Program
  • Advocacy and Referals

Mother Caroline Education Center
515 Blue Hill Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 427-1177

  • Adult Education
  • ESL
  • Skills Training

Mothers on the Move (M.O.M.S.)
7 Cheney St.
Roxbury, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 445-2284 Fax: (617) 445-2770

  • Adult Education and Skills Training
  • Homeownerships Services
  • Welfare Reform Focus

NDC of Grove Hall- Roxbury Insitute of Technology
7 Cheney St.
Roxbury, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 445-2284 Fax: (617) 445-2770

  • Adult Education
  • Homeownership Services
  • Welfare Reform Focus

Roxbury Community College
1234 Columbus Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 541-5306 Fax: (617) 541-5390
www.rcc@edu.mass

  • Assistance with Reading, Writing, Math, Science, Computers

Urban League of Mass
88 Warren St
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-4519
www.ulem.org

  • Urban Progression Program, ASE and GED
  • CEMP- Program for Parents and Kids

W.A.I.T.T. House, Inc.
117 Mt. Pleasant Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-5510

  • Adult External High School Diploma
  • ESOL/ABE Transition Program
  • Career/Life Skills Program
  • Information and Referral Services

Advocacy

Edlaw Project
11 Roxbury St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-5640/ Jenny Chou

  • Educational Advocacy for Parents and Youth Workers
  • Educational Advocacy for Children

Greater Boston Legal Services
197 Friend St.
Boston, MA 02114
Tel: (617) 371-1234 Fax: (617) 371-1222
TDD: (617) 371-1228

  • Free Legal Services Depending on Income and Residency
  • Focus on: Housing, Family Law, Immigration, Public Benefits, Unemployment, Medicaid/Medicare, Elderly Services, Social Security, Health, Referrals
  • Works with Coalitions and Community Groups
  • Legal Representation for Alleged Offenders

Youth Advocacy Project
10 Malcolm X Blvd.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-5640 Fax: (617) 541-0904
www.youthadvocacyproject.org/index.htm

  • Legal Representation for Alleged Juvenile Offenders
  • Workshops for Youth Regarding Criminal Justice System

Churches

Boston-Roxbury Salvation Army
23 Vernon St
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-6700

  • Housing Support Services and Foreclosure Prevention

Charles Street A.M.E.
551 Warren St
Roxbury, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 442-7770

Eliot Church of Roxbury
56 Dale St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-7525

Muhammad’s Mosque of Islam #11
10 Washington St.
Grove Hall
Dorchester, MA

Resurrection Lutheran Church
94 Warren St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-2066

Roxbury Presbyterian Church
328 Warren St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-2116

Southern Baptist Church
29 Winthrop St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-6354

Twelfth Baptist Church
150-160 Warren Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-0273
www.tbcboston.org

Community Centers

Bird Street Community Center
500 Columbia Rd
Dorchester, MA 02125
Tel: (617) 282-6110
www.birdstreet.org

Boston Community Centers
1010 Mass Ave, 3rd Fl
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 635-4920 Fax: (617) 635-4524
www.cityofboston.gov

Elm Hill Family Service Center (Roxbury/North Dorchester APAC)
22 Elm Hill Ave
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 442-5900 Fax: (617) 442-5906
www.bostonabcd.org/people/ehfscrnd.htm

Haitian Multi-Service Center
12 Bicknell St.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 282-0620

Hattie B. Cooper Community Ctr.
1891 Washington St.
Roxbury, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 445-1813
http://www.cooperctr.org

Hawthorne Youth and Community Ctr.
9 Fulda St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-0613

Madison Park Community Center
55 New Dudley St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-5209 Fax: (617) 635-5078

Mission Hill Community Center
1481 Tremont St
Roxbury, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 635-5216 Fax: (617) 635-5288

Orchard Park Community Center
2 Dearborne St.
Roxbury, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 635-5240

Rosie's Place
889 Harrison Ave.
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 442-9322 Fax: (617) 442-7825
www.rosies.org

  • A Community Center for Poor and Homeless Women in Greater Boston

Roxbury Multi-Service Center
317 Blue Hill Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 427-4470

Shelburne Community Center
2730 Washington St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 989-8935

Thomas Johnson Community Ctr.
68 Annunciation Rd.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-5212

Community Development/EmpowermentPrograms

ACORN
1453 Dorchester Ave.
Boston, MA 02122
Tel: (617) 436-7100

  • Neighborhood Empowerment and Organizing of Low and Moderate Income Families
  • First Time Homebuyer Program

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD)
178 Tremont St.
Boston, MA 02111
Tel: (617) 357-6000 Fax: (617) 357-6041
www.bostonabcd.org

  • Affordable Housing Projects
  • Community Services
  • Adult Education and Training
  • Energy Programs

The Black Community Information Center
P.O. Box 1505
Boston, MA 02119

  • Disseminate Community Information
  • Kwanza Celebration

Boston Empowerment Center
20 Hampden St.
Boston, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-3413

  • Bond Financing to Serve Capital Needs of Boston Businesses and Institutions- Minimum $750,000

Boston-Roxbury Salvation Army
23 Vernon St
Roxbury, MA 02119
(617) 427-6700

  • Housing Support Services and Foreclosure Prevention

Casa Primavera/Center House
2326 Washington St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-8017

  • Vocational Rehabilitation for Latino Adults

New Vision/Quincy-Geneva Housing Development Corp.
320 Blue Hill Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 442-5711

  • Drug and Violence Prevention
  • Family Gardening Plots Available

Community Development Corp. of Boston
801 Albany St.
Boston, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-2114

Dudley Square Main Streets
2343 Washington St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 541-4644

  • Commercial Revitalization
  • Manage and Rehabilitate Dudley St. Commercial District
  • Refer Businesses to Technical Assistance

Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
504 Dudley St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
www.dsni.org

  • Career Development and Support Services
  • Education Services for Youth and Adults
  • Computer Learning Lab

Emmanuel House Community Networking
11 Newcomb St.
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 445-2037

Fenway CDC
73 Hemenway St.
Boston, MA 02115
Tel: (617) 267-4637

Freedom House
14 Crawford St.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 445-3700

Grove Hall Business District
444 Blue Hill Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 445-1236 Fax: (617) 541-3249

  • Focus on Neighborhood Business Development

Grove Hall Mother’s Club
517 Blue Hill Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 541-8652

Grove Hall Neighborhood Development Corporation
7 Cheney St.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 445-2284

  • 1st Time Homebuyer Ownership Program
  • Community Outreach
  • Business Resource Center
  • Computer Skill Training

Immigrant Worker Resouce Ctr.
125 Emory St
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 542-3342 Fax: (617) 543-6359

  • Case Management
  • Employment Services
  • Immigran/Refugee Services
  • Education and ESL
  • Mentoring

Million Woman March Movement
P.O. Box 190320
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 541-9220

  • Ecourages Community Women of Color to Achieve Success

Mission Main Resident Corp.
39 Smith Street
Roxbury, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 879-1620

Nuestra Comunidad Development Corporation
56 Warren St. #200
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-3599 Fax: (617) 989-1216
http://www.nuestracdc.org/

  • Property Management
  • Homeownership Programs
  • Economic Development Program
  • Push Carts & Real Estate Community Development

Parker Hill/Fenway CDC
714 Parker St.
Roxbury, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 445-6000

Project RIGHT, Inc.
320 Blue Hill Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 541-5454 Fax: (617) 427-7160

  • Advocacy Services
  • Link Residents w/ Existing Services

Roxbury YMCA Family Branch
285 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-5300

  • Intergenerational Activities

Urban Community Homemaking
317 Blue Hill Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 445-1228 Fax: (617) 427-6355

  • Skills Training
  • Home Health Care
  • Prevention of Unnecessary Insitutionalization for Disabled and Elderly
  • Meal and Food Programs

Urban League of Mass
88 Warren St
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-4519

  • Community Mobilization
  • Technology Services
  • Parent Education

Women Connecting Affecting Change
409 Blue Hill Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 541-1056

  • Empowerment Programs for Women

Day Care/Pre-Schools

ABCD Daycare
55 Dimock St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-2360
www.bostonabcd.org

Blue Hill Ave. Early Education Center
263 Blue Hill Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-6446

  • Boston Public School for Age 3-First Grade

Children's World Education Center
63 Perrin St. Roxbury
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-4166 and (617) 442-1164

Crispus Attucks Children’s Center
105 Crawford St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-1420
www.crispus-attucks.org

Dimock Early Head Start
1800 Columbus Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-1113

Ellen Jackson Children's Center@Thomas Johnson Comm. Center
68 Annunciation Rd.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-5190

Emmanuel House
11 Newcomb Street
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 445-2037

Paige Academy
40 Highland Ave
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-5419
http://www.art.howard.edu/~israel/paige/index.html

Rosa Parks Day Care
82 Savin St.
Roxbury, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 442-3620

S.M.I.L.E.
185 Dudley St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-5226

Sunnyside Day Care
11 Mt. Pleasant Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-4300

Twelfth Baptist Church
150-160 Warren Street
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-0273
www.tbcboston.org

Walnut Grove (ABCD) Head Start
22 Elm Hill Ave
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-8202

YMCA of Greater Boston
285 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-5300

Elder Services

La Alianza Hispana
409 Dudley St
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-7175 Fax: (617) 442-2259

American Association of Retired People @ YMCA
285 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-5300

Council of Elders
55 Townsend St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-4001

Elm Hill Family Service Center (Roxbury/North Dorchester APAC)
22 Elm Hill Ave
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 442-5900 Fax: (617) 442-5906

Emmanuel House Seniors Program
11 Newcomb St.
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 445-2037

Forget-Me-Not Club
Cooper Community Center
1891 Washington Street
Roxbury, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 445-1813

The Goldenaires @ The Freedom House
14 Crawford St.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 445-3700

Mason Pool Water Aerobics
1010 Massachussetts Ave.
Boston, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-5241

Seniors on the Move
285 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Boston, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 627-5300

  • To Encourage Health and Fitness

Urban Community Homemaking
317 Blue Hill Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 445-1228 Fax: (617) 427-6355

  • Elder Services
  • Home Health Care
  • Prevention of Unnecessary Insitutionalization
  • Meal and Food Programs

Urban League of Mass
88 Warren St
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-4519

  • Seniors in Community Service Program

Fuel Assistance

ABCD Fuel Assistance
Tel: (617) 357-6012 x 11

City Fuel Assistance Program
Tel: (800) 632-8175

Elm Hill Family Service Center
(Roxbury/North Dorchester APAC)
22 Elm Hill Ave
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 442-5900 Fax: (617) 442-5906

Health Centers

Dimock Community Health Center
55 Dimock St.
Roxbury, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 442-8800
www.dimock.org

John D. O’Bryant School Health Center
55 New Dudley St.
Roxbury, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 534-9509

Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center
435 Warren St.
Roxbuy, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-7400 Fax: (617) 442-1409

Madison Park Health Center
55 New Dudley St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-8976 x201 or x265

Upham's Corner Health Center
415 Columbia Road
Dorchester, MA 02125
Tel: (617) 287-8000
www.uphamscornerhealthctr.com

Whittier St. Health Center
1125 Tremont St.
Roxbury, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 427-1000

Job Readiness/Training Services

Career Connections Collaborative
434 Massachusetts Ave.
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 424-6614 Fax: (617) 424-6614

  • Personal Job Search Assistance
  • Post-Employment Mentoring for 2 Years

Jobnet
1010 Mass Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-4855 Fax: (617) 427-4956

Elm Hill Family Service Center (Roxbury/North Dorchester APAC)
22 Elm Hill Ave
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 442-5900 Fax: (617) 442-5906

  • Job Training

Greater Roxbury Workers Association
149 Roxbury St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 541-0840

  • Construction Job Placement

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries
1010 Harrrison St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 541-1418
www.goodwillmass.org

  • Job Training and Placement
  • Skill Training: Computers, Building and Property Maintenance, Retail
  • Tenemos Programas Para Personas Quien Hablan Espanol

PREP Solutions
554 Columbus Ave
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 287-9333

  • Job Training for Men Relased from Prison Who Live in Metro Boston
  • Job Intelligence and Deep Change Curriculum

Urban League of Mass
88 Warren St Roxbury, MA 02119 Tel: (617) 442-4519
www.ulem.org

  • Computer Training
  • Employee Rights
  • Workplace Practices
  • Resume Writing and Interviewing Techniques

Veterans Benefits Clearinghouse
44 Highland St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 541-8846 Fax: (617) 541-9041www.vbcboston.org

  • Trainings in Allied Health and Computer Skills

WAITT House
117 Mount Pleasant Ave
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-5510 Fax: (617) 445-5989

  • ESOL/ABE Transition Program
  • Career and Life Skills Program

Mental Health Treatment/Counseling

Casa Esperanza
291 Eustis St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-7411 Fax: (617) 541-0844
www.casaesperanza.org

  • Residental Treatment Programs for Latino Men and Women

Dimock Community Health Ctr.
55 Dimock St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-8800 x1286 TTY: 442-8800
www.dimock.org

  • Outpatient Counseling

Emerge @MLK House
11 Moreland St
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 547-9879
www.emergedv.com

  • Counseling Services For Men Who Batter

F.I.R.S.T Askia Academy
167 Centre St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-1589

  • Substance Abuse Counseling

Living After Murder Program
300 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Boston, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 541-3790

  • Homicide Bereavement Therapy for Individuals, Families, and Groups

Roxbury Unites for Children and Families
2326 Washington St., 4th Floor
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-0794

  • Mental Health Initiative for Families and Children

Schools

Elementary

Dickerman Elementary
206 Magnolia St.
Roxbury, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 635-8253

Ellis Elementary
302 Walnut Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-8257

Emerson Elementary
6 Shirley St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-8507

Hale Elementary
51 Cedar St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-8205

Higginson Elementary
160 Harrishof St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-8247

Holland Elementary
85 Olney St.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 635-8832
http://www.boston.k12.ma.us/holland

Mason Elementary
150 Norfolk Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-8405

Paige Academy
28 Highland Avenue
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-5419
http://www.art.howard.edu/~israel/paige/index.html

Trotter Elementary
135 Humbolt Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 635-8225
http://boston.k12.ma.us/trotter

Middle Schools

Dearborne Middle
35 Greenville St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-8412

Lewis Middle School
131 Walnut Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-8137

Martin Luther King Jr. Middle
77 Lawrence Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 635-8212

Mother Caroline Academy
515 Blue Hill Ave
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 427-1177

Timilty Middle
205 Roxbury St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-8109
http://boston.k12.ma.us/timilty

Wheatley Middle
20 Kearsage Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-8165

High Schools

Boston Latin Academy
205 Townsend St.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 635-9957
http://bls.org/

  • An Examination School with a Special Admissions Process

Madison Park Technical Vocational High School
75 New Dudley St./Malcom X Blvd.
Roxbury, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 635-8970
http://boston.k12.ma.us/madisonpk

O’Bryant School of Mathmatics and Science
55 New Dudley St./Malcolm X Blvd.
Roxbury, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 635-9932church

  • An Examination School with a Special Admissions Process

Special Education

William Carter School
396 Northhampton St.
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 635-9832
http://www.boston.k12.ma.us/carter

  • Students Must be Referred Through a Special Education Evaluation Meeting

Shelters

Aswalos (YWCA)
Tel: (617) 442-9645

  • For Teenage Mothers and Their Children

Family Emergency Shelter Program
Tel: (617) 542-7286 Tel: (617) 635-4500

Nazareth Residence for Mothers and Children
Tel: (617) 541-0100

  • At Least One Family Member Living with HIV/AIDS

Pine Street Inn
Tel: (617) 482-4944

Project Hope
Tel: (617) 442-1880

  • Men not permitted

Renewal House
Tel: (617) 566-6881
Email renewalhouse@ige.org

  • Women 18+, Victims of Domestic Violence
  • Children (newborn-18)

Rosie's Place
Tel: (617) 442-9322 Fax: (617) 442-7825
www.rosies.org

  • For Poor and Homeless Women in Greater Boston

Roxbury Multi-Service Center
Tel: (617) 427-4470

  • Family Shelter

Sojourner House
Tel: (617) 442-0590 Fax: (617) 442-1367

  • Homeless Services
  • Temporary Family Shelter

Travelers Aid @ Whittier St. Health Center
Tel: (617) 427-1000

Veterans Services

Veterans Benefits Clearinghouse
44 Highland St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 541-8846 Fax: (617) 541-9041
www.vbcboston.org

Youth Programs

Adolescent Wellness Program
1010 Massachussetts Ave.
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 534-5196
www.bphc.org/programs/default.asp

  • Wellness Education and Training for Young People in Schools and Community Settings

Area B-2 Police Station Community Service Office
135 Dudley St.
Roxbury, MA 02119

  • Community Services/Tel: (617) 323-4278
  • Juvenile Officer/Tel: (617) 343-4284
  • Programs for Area Youth

Big Brother Association of Greater Boston
409 Dudley St., 2nd Floor
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 542-9090
www.bbmb.org

  • One-on-One Mentorship

Bird Street Community Center
500 Columbia Rd
Dorchester, MA 02125
Tel: (617) 282-6110

Boston's Youth Opportunity
208 Dudley St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-0790
www.cityofboston.gov/bra/youth_opportunity_area.asp

Dearborn Summer Youth Enrichment Program
Youth Advocacy Project
11 Roxbury St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-5640

  • Education and Recreation
  • Prevention Program
  • Ages 8-13

Dimock Community Health Center
55 Dimock St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-8800 Fax: (617) 442-2827
www.dimock.org

  • Peer Mentoring
  • Substance Abuse Counseling
  • Date Violence Education
  • Youth Living in Bromley Heath, Hyde Square, and Academy I & II Housing Developments
  • Peer Leadership Training

El Buen Pastor A/D
720 Dudley St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 287-1660

  • Helps Girls Develop Fundamental Skills in Spiritual, Mental, and Physical Development

Elm Hill Family Service Center (Roxbury/North Dorchester APAC)
22 Elm Hill Ave
Dorchester, MA 0212
Tel: (617) 442-5900 Fax: (617) 442-5906

  • Youth Programs

Eliot Church of Roxbury
56 Dale St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-7525

  • Development of Leadership Skills
  • Umoja Summer Program
  • Conflict Resolution Skills Training

Emmanuel House
11 Newcomb Street
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 445-2037

  • After School Program, 52- Child Capacity
  • Sliding Scale Tution
  • Hours: 2pm-5:30pm
  • Homework Assistance

Crossover
Roxbury Presbyterian Church
328 Warren St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-2116

  • Teens Get Together to Discuss Concerns and Issues

Hawthorne Youth and Community Center
9 Fulda St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-0613 Fax: (617) 427-0613

  • Peer Leadership
  • Summer Camp
  • After School Program
  • Science/Arts/Literacy
  • Community Building

Juvenile Court Clinic
85 Warren St.
Roxbury, MA 02119

  • After School Tutoring for Girls Ages 10-14
  • Summer Camp

La Alianza Hispana
409 Dudley St
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-7175 x257 Fax: (617) 442-2827

  • After-school Tutoring for Middle School Youth
  • Teen Center
  • Summer Camp for Youth Ages 6-12
  • Summer Basketball League

Lena Park Community Development Corp.
36 Dearborn St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-2722

  • Summer Camp For Children Ages 5.6-13
  • Collegiate Volunteer Program

Madison Park Youth Resident Activities Program
40 Raynor Circle
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 541-9850

  • Education and Recreation
  • Children Ages 6-12
  • Monday-Friday 2-6 PM

Madison Park Community Center
55 New Dudley
Roxbury, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 635-5209

  • Teen Fleet
  • Drug/Violence Prevention
  • Collegiate Volunteer Program

Mason Pool
1010 Massachussetts Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 635-5241

  • Lifeguard Training
  • Swimming Lessons
  • Open Hours for Community Children
  • Swim Team

Mellon Saturday Academy for Girls @ Morgan Memorial Goodwill Ind.
1010 Harrison Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 541-1434 Fax: (617) 541-1495
www.goodwillmass.org

  • Mellon Academy for Girls is a Saturday and After-School Program for Girls Ages 9-16.
  • Homework Assistance, Computer Skills, Career Exploration and Field Trips are Among Services Provided at No Charge

Middle School Support@
Uphams Corner Community Center

500 Columbia Rd
Dorchester, MA 02125
Tel: (617) 282-6110 Fax: (617) 282-2057

  • Support Services
  • Recreation

MissionSafe
1455 Tremont St.
Roxbury, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 445-5766

  • Services for Youth Ages 6-23
  • Leadership Training
  • Community Service
  • School Support and Enrichment
  • Mentoring
  • Job Training and Support

Mission Hill Summer Program
38 St. Alphonsus St.
Boston, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 496-8010

  • Summer Program
  • Multi-Cultural Activies
  • Aims to Build Self-Esteem and Community Pride
  • Collegiate Volunteer Program

Morgan Memorial Goodwill Industries
Goodwill Fresh Air Camp

1010 Harrison Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 541-1434 Fax: (617) 541-1495 www.goodwillmass.org

  • Overnight Summer Camp in Athol, MA.
  • Four 2-week Overnight Sessions for Boys and Girls Ages 10-16
  • Activities Include Swimming, Drama, Reading, Nature, Arts and Crafts, Sports
  • Buses Leave from and Return to Goodwill Headquarters in Roxbury

Mothers on the Move (M.O.M.S.)
7 Cheney St.
Roxbury, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 445-2284 Fax: (617) 445-2770

  • After School Programs

New Generation
Dimock Community Health Ctr

55 Dimock St
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-8800 Fax: (617) 442-2827
www.dimock.org

  • Peer Montoring
  • Substance Abuse Counseling
  • Date Violence Education
  • For Youth Living in Bromley Heath, Hyde Square, and Academy I & II Housing Developments

Paige Academy
28 Highland Ave.
Boston, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-5409

  • Art Instruction and Language Classes

Peer Education Project: Teens Networking Teens
Tel: (617) 427-4470

  • To Reduce Dating Violence and Other Sexual Crimes

Project Express
DARE Family Services

27 Dudley St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-6500

  • Drug Abuse Resistance Education

Rainbow Reading and Math Programs
Madison Park Community Center

300 Warren St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 635-5209 Fax: (617) 635-5078

  • Reading and Math Tutoring

Reggie Lewis Peer Leadership Program
Safe Futures Youth Initiative
Project Right, Inc.

320 Blue Hill Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 541-5450

  • Gang Diversion Project
  • Collegiate Volunteer Program

Roxbury Boys and Girls Club
115 Warren St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-6050

  • Recreation for Children and Teens
  • Athletics, Performing Arts, Technology
  • Collegiate Volunteer Program
  • Teen Services, Child Care
  • Homework Help
  • Aquatics

Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Ctr
435 Warren St.
Roxbuy, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-7400 Fax: (617) 442-1409

  • SAT Prep.
  • Computer Skills
  • Academic Assistance Program

Roxbury Family Branch YMCA
285 Martin Luther King Blvd.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-5300

  • After School Program
  • Tutoring
  • Recreation
  • Aquatics
  • Computer Classes
  • Health and Wellness

Roxbury/North Dorchester APAC
22 Elm Hill Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 442-5900

  • After School Tutoring
  • Black College Tours
  • Collegiate Volunteer Program
  • Student Services

Roxbury Youthworks, Inc.
130 Warren St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-8095

  • Provides School Related Advocacy

Sociedad Latina
1530 Temont St.
Roxbury, MA 02120
Tel: (617) 442-4299

  • For Youth Ages 13-18
  • Tutoring and Mentoring
  • HIV/AIDS Prevention
  • Domestic Violence
  • Pregnancy Prevention

South End Little League
PO Box 1120
Boston, MA 02118
Tel: (617) 542-2900

St. James Education Center
149 Roxbury St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 445-8843 Fax: (617) 728-2021

  • Headstart
  • Afterschool Homework Help and Enrichment Activities
  • Transportation from the Following Boston Public Schools; Trotter, Mather, Higginson, Hale, Dickerman
  • Transportation Home

St. Paticks' Summer Camp
131 Mt. Pleasant Ave.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 427-3881

  • Sports
  • Field Trips
  • Arts and Crafts
  • Collegiate Volunteer Program

Urban League of Mass
88 Warren St
Roxbury, MA 02119
Tel: (617) 442-4519
www.ulem.org

  • Saturday School Academy

WEATOC INC.
14 Crawford St.
Boston, MA 02121
Tel: (617) 541-5858
HIV/AIDS Prevention Program

  • Violence Prevention
  • Summer Peer Institute Advanced Training
  • Theatrical Program
  • Skills Building
  • Collegiate Volunteer Program

Youth Build Boston
504 Dudley St.
Roxbury, MA 02119|
Tel: (617) 445-8887 Fax: (617) 427-3950
www.ybboston.org

  • Outreach to Families
  • Renovate Abandoned Buildings as Housing for Homeless and Low Income Families
  • Summer Jobs and School Enrichment
  • Education, Advocacy and Representation
  • Collegiate Volunteer Program


 


 


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