Close to Home Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative

Location

42 Charles St. Suite A
Dorchester, MA, 02122
United States
42° 18' 1.0836" N, 71° 3' 45.9324" W
See map: Google Maps
Phone: 

(617) 929-5151

Email: 

aimee[AT]c2home.org

Website: 

http://www.c2home.org

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

M-F: 9am-5pm
Saturdays: varies

Mission: 

Close to Home is a resident-driven domestic violence prevention and community organizing campaign based in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston. Close to Home aims to prevent domestic violence and get help for those affected by educating, supporting, and developing leadership from the existing network of friends, family and neighbors. Close to Home is also working to mobilize the neighborhood's civic life, through dialogue and problem solving, to address domestic violence as a priority community issue in Dorchester.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other: 

Aimee Thompson, Founder/Executive Director

Key Partners: 

Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Tieng Xanh Voice, Inc., SCI Dorchester, Vietnamese American Initiative for Development, Inc. (Viet-AID), Vietnamese American Civic Association (VACA), All Dorchester Sports League, Boston Police Dept. District C-11, Fields Corner Community Network

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures: 

By contacting us and/or coming to our meetings and events.

Charge for services: 

No

Scholarships available: 

No

Vouchers accepted: 

No

Transportation provided: 

No

Number of people served each year: 

251-500

Community Meeting Space Available: 

No

Last Updated: 
04/23/2010