Retail District Improvement

St. Mark's Area Main Street

Location

1914 Dorchester Avenue

Dorchester, MA, 02124

United States

42° 17' 3.516" N, 71° 3' 51.5232" W

See map: Google Maps

Phone:

(617) 825-3846

Email:

office@smams.org

Website:

http://www.smams.org/

Mission:

"SMAMS" is a non-profit corporation powered by dedicated volunteer residents and merchants. We work to revitalize our business district on Dorchester Avenue, from Ashmont Station to just south of Fields Corner. By working with the City of Boston and the National Main Street Center, we are participating in a citywide and nationwide revitalization of local business districts. (We are not a religious organization. We take our name from the neighborhood we serve, which is named after the local historic parish.)

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Dan Larner

Upham's Corner Main Street

Location

545 Columbia Road

Dorchester, MA, 02125

United States

42° 18' 57.9276" N, 71° 3' 57.852" W

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Phone:

(617) 265-0363

Email:

info@uphamscorner.org

Website:

http://www.uphamscorner.org

Mission:

Through a partnership of merchants, residents and civic leaders, our Main Street organization will make Upham’s Corner a thriving, multi-cultural, business and entertainment center that attracts people from all over Boston. UCMS was first created in 1996, when a group of passionate neighborhood residents, merchants, and civic leaders banded together to plan and manage the revitalization of the once vibrant Upham's Corner business and residential district. With a volunteer Board of Directors and a small but committed staff, UCMS set out to create new permanent jobs, an optimal mix of retail businesses, and shopping opportunities that fit the needs of residents.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Zachary Cohen, Executive Director (Outgoing - mid-2011);

Key Programs Offered:

The organization operates under the Four-Point Approach, created by The National Trust for Historic Preservation, to facilitate the revitalization of Upham’s Corner. UCMS mirrors the Four-Point Approach through the use of four committees: Design, Economic Restructuring, Organization, and Promotion.

As one of the 19 programs in the Boston Main Streets network, UCMS is an enterprising program that has a track record of innovative project planning and implementation that has raised the profile of the Upham’s Corner Commercial District. Upham’s Corner is becoming more competitive in the retail and entertainment arenas of Boston and is now a highly sought location for new businesses looking for a profitable location.

Last Updated:

04/28/2011

Columbia Washington Street Neighborhood Association

Phone:

(617) 989-8668

Email:

dms152w@aol.com

Mission:

Our mission is to promote social, economic, environmental justice, crime prevention, neighborhood development, and increase access to resources via transportion. We engage residents to be more active in their community in order to accomplish our mission.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Vassel Stewarton - Chair;Lawrence Manigault;Donna Stewartson

Key Partners:

Four Corners Action Coalition

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

Attend the Monthly meetings

Charge for services:

No

Scholarships available:

No

Vouchers accepted:

No

Transportation provided:

No

Number of people served each year:

51-250

Community Meeting Space Available:

No

Type of facility in which this program/organization located:

Community/Neighborhood Development Corporation (CDC)

Fields Corner Civic Association

Location

1353 Dorchester Avenue

Dorchester, MA, 02122

United States

42° 18' 15.48" N, 71° 3' 36" W

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Phone:

(617) 436-1287

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):

CURRENTLY INACTIVE. Our group meets the last Tuesday of the month at 6:30 p.m. at Dorchester House Multi-Service Center 1353 Dorchester Avenue from September to June. We hold a combined November-December meeting the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. In June our meeting and Annual Awards night is on the third Tuesday, before we break for the summer.

Mission:

To improve the livability of Field's Corner by advocating for quality government service. And to inform residents of programs and initiatives, so that they may use them to improve their lives, their homes and their neighborhhood.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Last president: Hiep Chu

Key Partners:

Kit Clark Senior Center, Dorchester Youth Academy, Field's Corner Main Street, Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Viet-Aid, Close to Home, Area C-11 and the All Dorchester Sports Leaque.

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

Come to a meeting!
Member dues:
Individual $10.00 - Must be 18 years old
Family $15.00 - Must be 18 years old
Elderly $7.00 - Must be over 60 years old
Non-voting Members $25.00

Charge for services:

No

Scholarships available:

No

Vouchers accepted:

No

Transportation provided:

No

Number of people served each year:

51-250

Community Meeting Space Available:

No

Type of facility in which this program/organization located:

Meets in health center community space.

Last Updated:

12/03/2010

Inactive as of Oct/Nov 2010

Fields Corner Main Street

Phone:

(617) 474-1432

Fax:

(617) 822-3613

Email:

fcms@fieldscorner.org

Website:

http://www.fieldscorner.org

Mission:

1) To ensure that Fields Corner continues to be a thriving, welcoming, secure district comprised of diverse businesses serving residents and attractive to visitors. 2) To promote Fields Corner encouraging more people to live, work, shop, and dine in the district.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Evelyn Darling, Executive Director; Ira Schlosser, President

Key Partners:

City of Boston, Neighborhood Health Plan

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

Residents can join one or more of our committees and subcommittees: Design, Promotion, Cleanup, Economic Restructuring, Organization and Fundraising. Or they can get involved with planning our special events or working on our elder-friendly business district.

Charge for services:

No

Key Programs Offered:

Created Elder Friendly Business District program to improve businesses, infrastructure, access and services to encourage older adults to shop in Fields Corner.

Launched "Don't Spot the Dot" anti-litter campaign with Mayor Menino in April 2007 to promote keeping Fields Corner clean. Distributed brooms and dustpans to 110 businesses in the district. In the second year of the campaign, gave presentations to local area schools and after school programs.

Recruited 10 businesses to participate in the Boston Community Change Card program, a loyalty program for local businesses that gives rebates to cardholders and their chosen nonprofit beneficiaries.

Collaborated with the Dorchester Holiday Celebrations Committee on annual tree lighting event and promoted businesses offering discounts during the holidays.

Organized high-profile annual gala event, Dancing with the Stars of Boston, with celebrity dancers, professional dancers and celebrity judges at UMass Boston.

Co-sponsored successful "Martinis on the Avenue" fundraisers with St. Mark's Area Main Street.

Scholarships available:

No

Vouchers accepted:

No

Transportation provided:

No

Number of people served each year:

51-250

Community Meeting Space Available:

No

Type of facility in which this program/organization located:

Private Building

Last Updated:

11/22/2010

Project RIGHT, Inc.

Location

320A Blue Hill Avenue

Grove Hall, MA, 02121

United States

42° 18' 48.9276" N, 71° 4' 45.966" W

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Phone:

(617) 541-5454

Email:

jmartinez@projectright.org

Website:

http://www.projectright.org

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):

Monday - Friday 9 am - 5 pm

Mission:

Our mission is to promote resident involvement in neighborhood stabilization and economic development within the community of Greater Grove Hall (Roxbury and North Dorchester).

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Jorge Martinez, Executive Director

Key Partners:

Holborn, Gannett, Gaston, Otisfield Betterment Association Garrison Trotter Neighborhood Association Devon, Normandy, Brunswick Residents Association Fayston Street Residents Association Pasadena, Supple & Columbia

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

Though various forums such as coming to community and neighborhood meetings and participating in these meeting by voicing your concerns and assisting with solutions to problems. You can volunteer in our office on a project or initiative of your choosing.

Charge for services:

No

Key Programs Offered:

Grove Hall Safe Neighborhood Initiative/ Weed and Seed
Grove Hall Youth Workers Alliance
Mike & Al's Basketball League
Grove Hall Gay Straight Lesbian Alliance
Grove Hall Problem Properties Task Force
Grove Hall Youth Outreach Connection
Drug and Alcohol Prevention Services (DAPS)
Multi-Unit Housing Initiative
Grove Hall Getting Healthier

Scholarships available:

No

Vouchers accepted:

No

Transportation provided:

No

Number of people served each year:

over 1000

Community Meeting Space Available:

No

Four Corners Main Street

Location

420 Washington Street

Dorchester, MA, 02124

United States

42° 17' 49.56" N, 71° 4' 19.2" W

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Mailing Address (if different than physical location):

PO Box 240877
Dorchester, MA 02124

Phone:

(617) 287-1651

Email:

mainstreet4c@juno.com

Website:

http://www.fourcornersms.org

Mission:

In partnership with the community, create a lively business district, fostering commercial revitalization, strengthening small businesses and encouraging new enterprises.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Dynell Andrews-Blake, Executive Director

Key Partners:

Boston Main Streets/City of Boston, residents, merchants, other non-profit organizations

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

Contact the executive director.

Charge for services:

No

Scholarships available:

No

Vouchers accepted:

No

Transportation provided:

No

Number of people served each year:

51-250

Community Meeting Space Available:

No

Type of facility in which this program/organization located:

Private Building

Last Updated:

10/29/2009

John W. McCormack Civic Association

Mailing Address (if different than physical location):

McCormack Civic Association
72 Roseclair Street
Dorchester, MA 02125

Phone:

(508) 524-4920

Website:

http://mccormackcivic.com/

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

Charge for services:

No

Scholarships available:

No

Vouchers accepted:

No

Transportation provided:

No

Community Meeting Space Available:

No