Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers
1046 Cambridge ST
Cambridge, MA 02139
Phone: (617) 864-7600 (voice) (617) 864-7600 (TTY)
Fax: (617) 864-7621
Web Site: http://www.maps-inc.org
Information Specialist: Lucinda Morais
E-mail: lmorais@mapsinc.org
Hours: Cambridge office: Monday - Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM Somerville office evenings by appointment only
Organization: Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers is a private, nonprofit, community-based organization that has provided a wide range of health- & social services to Portuguese speakers and other residents of eastern Massachusetts since 1970. Most of MAPS' clients in the Boston area and northeastern Massachusetts are from Brazil, Cape Verde or Portugal.
Additional Locations: Somerville, Boston, Framingham & Lowell
Population(s) Served: People from all Portuguese speaking communities and their descendents
Language(s): Cape Verdean, Creole, Portuguese,
Services:
- Immigrant Social Services
- Family-Based Services
- Elder Services
- Citizenship Assistance
- Courses in Citizenship
- English for Speakers of Other Language and the Portuguese Language
- Domestic Violence prevention & Advocacy
- Batterer Intervention
- Youth Programs
- HIV / AIDS Outreach & Education
- HIV / AIDS Case Management
- Driver Alcohol Education
- Advocacy
- Community Development Services
- Translation Services
- Notary Public
- HIV Counseling and Testing
Eligibility/Criteria/Enrollment: Programs open to all who need them.
Fees: Most programs free. Fee-based services include Batterer Intervention and Driver Alcohol Education (court-mandated fees apply), Educational Programs and Translation Services. Please call for more information.
Other Information: Maria Matos is the Supervisor of Immigrant Social Services Program Lois Josimovich, is the Director of Development & Communications, LJosimovich@maps-inc.org .
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MAPS last responded to our request for an update on 7/14/2010.
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