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2044 Columbus Avenue, Roxbury, MA 02119
617-445-4340

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EGLESTON SQUARE -- THE COMMUNITY

Egleston Square is located at the junction of Washington Street and Columbus Avenue.  The community, while not an "official" Boston neighborhood, extends west and south into Jamaica Plain, north into Roxbury, and east to Franklin Park and the edges of Dorchester.  Many cultures meet in Egleston Square.  The annual Hands Around Egleston street fair highlights food from the Caribbean, and Latin America, traditional African American dishes and much more. Near the library you can find many resources and agencies.

Medical
Environmental
Social Services
Community
Schools
Churches
Cultural

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Avenue
Boston, Ma 02215
www.bidmc.harvard.edu

Brookside Community Health Center
3297 Washington St.
Jamaica Plain, Ma 02130
617-522-4700

Dimock Community Health Center
55 Dimock St.
Roxbury, Ma 02119
617-442-8800

Jewish Memorial Hospital and Rehabilitation Center
59 Townsend St. Boston, Ma 02119
info@jmhrc.org

Soldiers of Health
20 Walnut Park
Roxbury, Ma 02119
617-989-0892
Promotes health services to the underserved in the Egleston Square neighborhood in collaboration with other health providers.

Environmental

Boston Urban Gardeners
46 Chestnut Ave.
Jamaica Plain, Ma 02130
617-442-9033
Works to improve urban open space in economical disadvantage neighborhoods.

Bikes Not Bombs
59 Amory St. #103
Roxbury, Ma 02119
www.bikesnotbombs.org

Social Services

Casa Nueva Vida
P.O. Box 2115
Jamaica Plain, Ma 02130
Serves the needs of the homeless Latino population.

City Life/ Vida Urbana
335 Lamartine St.
Jamaica Plain, Ma 02130
617-524-3541
A bilingual grassroots organization that works primarily on affordable housing issues and Latino housing concerns.

Elizabeth Stone House
P.O. Box 59
Jamaica Plain, Ma 02130
www.elizabethstonehouse.org

Community

Egleston Square Main Street
3134 Washington St.
Roxbury, Ma 02119
617-522-0946
A collaboration of area merchants, residents and organizations working to improve the appearance of the business district and vitality.

Egleston Square Neighborhood Association
3134 Washington St.
Roxbury, Ma 02119
617-524-5052
A grassroots membership organization of local residents focused on community issues and improvement through resident involvement.

Egleston Square YMCA Branch
3134 Washington St.
Boston, Ma 02119
617-522-0946

Saint Mary of the Angels
377 Walnut Ave.
Roxbury, Ma 02119
617-445-1524
A multi cultural multi ethnic Catholic community concerned with improving the quality of life of all the peoples of the Egleston Square neighborhood.

Urban Edge
2010Columbus Ave.
Roxbury, Ma 02119
www.urbanedge.org

Schools

The Rafael Hernandez Bilingual Magnet School

The David A. Ellis Elementary School

The Henry L. Higginson Elementary School

The Ellis Mendell Elementary School

Our Lady of Lourdes Elementary School

Churches

Our Lady of Lourdes Parish

St. Mary of the Angels Parish

Cultural

The Franklin Park Zoo
One Franklin Park Rd.
Boston, MA 02121
617-541-LION
www.zoonewengland.com

The Museum of African American Art


 


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