Education

John W. McCormack Civic Association

Mailing Address (if different than physical location): 

McCormack Civic Association 72 Roseclair Street Dorchester, MA 02125

Phone: 

617-710-3793

Email: 

mccormackcivic@aol.com

Website: 

http://www.mccormackcivic.org/

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Meeting Time: M-F, 7pm M-F, 9am-9pm

Mission: 

To support and act as a liason to any of our residents concerns, issues and initiatives

Location

John W. McCormack Civic Association
72 Roseclair Street
Dorchester, MA 02125, MA
United States
See map: Google Maps
Community Meeting Space Available: 

No

Log School

Phone: 

(617) 288-6683

Email: 

mndiaye@fdnh.org

Website: 

http://www.fdnh.org

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

M-F, 7:00 am-9:00 pm

Mission: 

The Log School, founded by Joe Carpineto in 1974, is a settlement house which offers Dorchester an array of educational and social services. The goal of our dedicated staff is to provide services that will improve the lives of local residents and strengthen the community as a whole by implementing programs based on changing neighborhood needs.

Location

Log School
222 Bowdoin Street
Dorchester, MA 02122
United States
See map: Google Maps
Key Partners: 

College Bound Dorchester (formerly Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses), United Way Massachusetts, Department of Education, Alternative Education Alliance, Boston Youth Service Network, Mass Attorney General's Office, X-CEL Adult Education Services, Dorchester Adult Literacy Coalition, MCAE, Dorchester Cares, Catholic Charities Teen Center

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures: 

By calling (617) 474-1232

Key Programs Offered: 

After School Program This program provides 6-12 year-olds with a safe haven after school and helps them advance in school through intensive academic assistance. The program runs Monday through Friday from 2:30 to 5:30 pm. Ensuring children's safety aids families by giving their parents peace of mind to focus on work and education. Participants in this program and their parents are connected to additional support services within and outside of Federated Dorchester Neighborhood Houses' extensive system. Altogether, the Log School After School program offers a potent combination of academic encouragement, family support, risk reduction, and violence prevention.

Drop-In Child Care Center A drop-in childcare center for infants to children up to age 6 years old is available to parents enrolled in ESL classes, GED classes, or other activities at the Log School during the day.

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) Classes are available days and evenings, at all skill levels. Adult basic education and literacy classes are also available. Upper level classes include computer instruction.

Food Pantry The Food Pantry at Log School provides free weekly staple groceries on Fridays from 8 am to 9 am. Emergency food is available by appointment. There is no eligibility criteria or costs.

GED Preparation Classes Students from any neighborhood in Boston over the age of 18 can enroll in classes. Instruction is available daily at all skill levels.

Preschool Program Log School offers a fully licensed day care center providing children, ages 2.9 - 6 years, an innovative, multi-cultural curriculum.

Community Meeting Space Available: 

No

Also (or Previously) Known As...: 

Log School Family Education Center

Created: 
04/19/2011

Putnam Place Boys Program, Cambridge Family & Children's Service

Phone: 

617-876-4210

Email: 

CFCS@helpfamilies.org

Website: 

http://www.helpfamilies.org

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Staffed 24/7

Mission: 

Our mission is to guide and empower young adults into a healthy lifestyle with an emphasis on personal growth and community connections using positive role models and neighborhood based programs. The Putnam Place Boys Program targets adolescent males.

Location

Putnam Place Boys Program
78 Glendale Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
United States
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Key Partners: 

Cambridge Family and Children's Services

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures: 

Residents are referred to our program through their social workers. We are always looking for capable, motivated staff to work in our program. Contact Elizabeth Woods, Program Director of Putnam Place.

Community Meeting Space Available: 

No

Created: 
03/08/2011

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Freedom House

Phone: 

(617) 445-3700

Email: 

info@freedomhouse.com

Website: 

http://www.freedomhouse.com

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Sunday-Friday: 9-6pm, Saturday 9 -1, evening events

Mission: 

Freedom House’s mission is to promote educational excellence, economic self-sufficiency community engagement and social justice in order to alleviate poverty in Boston’s most distressed urban neighborhoods. Freedom House has an extraordinarily rich history of addressing issues of poverty, educational achievement and social justice. The organization has a sixty year history of working on many issues impacting communities of color and historically underserved neighborhoods such as urban renewal, racial segregation and educational issues including disparities in academic achievement which have a long term negative impact on students of color. Understanding that solutions are complex, Freedom House has created innovative solutions. We achieve our mission through the provision of: targeted educational programs (REACH Institute), civic engagement programming (the Snowden Center for Civic Engagement and Action) and community resources for life long learning.

Location

Freedom House, Inc.
5 Crawford Street
Dorchester, MA 02121
United States
See map: Google Maps
Key Partners: 

Northeastern University School of Education, Boston University School of Social Work, The Timothy Smith Fund, Citizen Schools, Boston Private Industry Council, Girls Get Connected, Operation Hope, Muriel S. Snowden International School at Copley

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures: 

Just walk right in and speak with any of our staff and we will direct you to the person you need to speak with depending on your interest.

Community Meeting Space Available: 

Yes; See facility

Created: 
02/04/2011

The Network/La Red

Mailing Address (if different than physical location): 

PO Box 6011 Boston, MA 02114

Phone: 

Hotline: 617-742-4911 (Voice); 617-227-4911 (TTY), Office: (617) 695-0877

Email: 

info@thenetworklared.org

Website: 

http://www.thenetworklared.org

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

Office: 7 days, 9am-5pm Hotline: 7 days, 9am-midnight

Mission: 

 

The Network/La Red is a survivor-led, social justice organization that works to end partner abuse in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, BDSM, polyamorous, and queer communities. Rooted in anti-oppression principles, our work aims to create a world where all people are free from oppression. We strengthen our communities through organizing, education, and the provision of support services.

Key Partners: 

GLBT Domestic Violence Coaltion, Jane Doe: Mass Coalition against sexual assault and domestic violence, Mass Transgender Political Coalition, Boston Pride, Governor's Commission against sexual and domestic violence, Mass Office of Victim Assistance / State Organization = GLBT Domestic Violence Coalition, Jane Doe Inc.

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures: 

Call hotline for all services, call office line, email, or visit website for volunteer opportunities and upcoming community events.

Community Meeting Space Available: 

No

Created: 
09/11/2012

Boston College High School

Phone: 

617-436-3900

Email: 

brennan@bchigh.edu

Website: 

www.bchigh.edu

Mission: 

Boston College High School is a Jesuit, Catholic college preparatory school.

We strive to challenge our students to become young men of integrity, educated in faith and for justice, committed to academic excellence and service to others.

As a Jesuit, Catholic high school, we strive to reflect the diversity of our church and community.

Our mission since 1863 has been to form leaders of competence, conscience and compassion who seek to do all things ad majorem Dei gloriam - for the greater glory of God.

Location

Boston College High School
150 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, MA 02125
United States
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How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures: 

All candidates for high school (grade 9) admission must fill out an application and take either the SSAT or Catholic High School Entrance Exam. All applicants for the Arrupe Division (grade 7) must fill out the Arrupe Division application and take the ISEE. Please pay special attention to the deadlines for each. Each fall we offer an Open House for grade 9 applicants, Information Nights for Arrupe applicants, and from October through February, we invite any interested 6th or 8th grader to spend the day with us as an "Eagle for a Day."

To get started, please create an online Eagle Admission Account. This account will allow you to apply online, schedule visits and check the status of your application materials

As a reflection of our Jesuit ideals and keeping with the school's founding principle's, we offer financial aid to qualifying families.It is our hope that our offers of need based financial aid open the doors of our school to young men who would not otherwise be able to fmfake the education offered by BC High a reality. For the 2009-2010 school year, almost 500 students will receive need-based aid with the middle 50 percent of those awards falling between $4,300 and $9,999.

As you continue to investigate your options for the next step of your academic journey, please feel free to contact us by phone at 617-474-5010 or e-mail us at the Admissions Office (admissions@bchigh.edu).

Community Meeting Space Available: 

Yes

Created: 
10/19/2009

Dorchester Historical Society

Phone: 

(617) 293-3052

Email: 

ERMMWWT@aol.com

Website: 

DorchesterHistoricalSociety.org

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates): 

2nd Sunday of the month

Mission: 

The purpose of the Dorchester Historical Society, founded in 1843 and incorporated in 1891, is to collect, preserve, and disseminate knowledge of the history of that section of the City of Boston which was formerly the Town of Dorchester; to hold, and aid in the preservation of, historic buildings and sites in the area; to care for, and from time to time, exhibit such articles of historic or antiquarian interest as may come into its possession.

Location

William Clapp House
195 Boston Street
Dorchester, MA 02125
United States
See map: Google Maps
How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures: 

Write or telephone for membership information or attend public programs advertised in the Dorchester Reporter.

Community Meeting Space Available: 

No

Created: 
10/23/2009
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