Drugs & Alcohol Prevention/Intervention

Neighborhood Response Team (NRT)

Phone:

Call Office of Neighborhood Services Liaisons for appopriate area

Email:

Flavio.Daveiga@cityofboston.gov (Bowdoin-Geneva); Walter.Applewhite@cityofboston.gov (Mattapan)

Website:

Mission:

The Neighborhood Response Team (NRT), a cross-departmental group representing Public Works, Transportation, Inspectional Services, and the Mayor’s Office of Neighborhood Services, seeks to address the local and specific issues affecting Boston's neighborhoods. Meeting with residents, community organizations, and numerous municipal bodies, the Team will focus on basic city services and improvements such as street lighting and sidewalk repairs, prioritizing trash and debris removal, and cracking down on problem properties and health and safety violations.

As of Nov. 2011, there are three regular NRT meetings, to address Mattapan, Codman Square, and Four Corners; Dudley Square and Blue Hill Ave.; and the Bowdoin-Geneva areas. The meetings are co-chaired, with one chair representing an official body (such as the Office of Health and Human Services) and other representing area residents.

The Mattapan/Codman Square/Four Corners meeting covers city services, with (as of Nov. 2011) a noted emphasis on foreclosure/absenteeism.

Likewise, the Dudley/Blue Hill Ave. meeting covers city services. Prostitution is seen to be particularly bad problem in the area and many interdepartmental actions have worked to address this issue (as of Nov. 2011).

The Bowdoin-Geneva meeting incorporates human services in addition to city services, with an emphasis on youth development and violence prevention -- specifically, the Violence Intervention and Prevention Initiative. See a release on the formation of the Bowdoin-Geneva NRT here.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Contact your Neighborhood Liaison. As of Nov. 2011, Darryl Smith, ISD co-chairs Mattapan mtg; Adalberto Teixeira of Health and Human Services co-chairs Bowdoin Geneva mtg.

Key Partners:

City Agencies:

Boston Public Health Commission, Boston Transportation Department, Boston Center for Youth and Families, Code Enforcement, Department of Neighborhood Development, Inspectional Services, Jobs and Community Services, Office of Human Services, Office of Neighborhood Services, Mayor's Office, Public Works Department, others?

Community Organizations and Collaborations:

Bowdoin Geneva Violence Intervention and Prevention, Upham's Corner Violence Intervention and Prevention,
United Neighbors Association (UNA), 4-Street Crime Watch,

Bird Street Community Center, College Bound Dorchester, Family Nurturing Center, Roxbury Resource Center,

Faith-based: First Parish Church in Dorchester, St. Peter's Parish,

Main Streets:

Bowdoin-Geneva Main Street
Four Corners Main Street

Healthcare:

Bowdoin Street Health Center

Partial list!

Key Programs Offered:

Biweekly meetings; neighborhood walkthroughts; forum for cross-departmental, cross-sector collaboration and neighborhood improvement.

Last Updated:

11/21/2011

Partnerships Advancing Communities Together (PACT)

Phone:

(617)343-4410 (Boston Police Academy, ask for Superintendent Paul Joyce)

Website:

http://www.justice.gov/usao/ma/violentcrime/pact.html

Mission:

The mission of PACT is to increase community safety in neighborhoods by developing a comprehensive strategy that improves collaboration and effectiveness among public safety agencies, city agencies, state agencies, social service

In July 2010, the City of Boston announced its new initiative to combat gang violence by working with the families and neighbors of the area’s most dangerous offenders. Partnerships Advancing Communities Together, also known as Boston PACT, arose out of the increase in random, senseless youth violence where more and younger innocent bystanders were being shot and killed in Boston. PACT has identified 200 to 300 of the city’s some 3,500 gang affiliates, and has distributed the list of high-risk individuals to law enforcement and social service agencies so that the groups can work together to support the individuals, their family members and neighborhoods. The hope is that, through social and financial support, the community along with city, state and federal officials can provide incentive to draw people out of gangs or keep them from joining in the first place.

Key Partners:

Boston Police Department
Boston Public Schools
Boston Public Health Commission
Boston Center for Youth and Families
Suffolk County Sheriff's Department
Executive Office of Health and Human and Services (EOHHS)
Department of Youth Services
Mayor's Office
Governor's Office
Suffolk District Attorney's Office
United States Attorney's Office
Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS)
Probation

Key Programs Offered:

Youth Outreach

90% of youth identified by BPD as most likely to be a victim or perpetrator of a violent crime are connected to a trained youth worker
Targeted outreach focused on PACT youth who are attending an educational program, participating in job training or working.
Initial efforts to identify and support younger siblings of PACT youth

Community Safety Task Forces

Academy/Bromley/Egleston
Dudley Square
Grove Hall
South End
Washington Street Corridor

Other Resources:
– Housing
– Training capability
– Funds for programs and activities
– Specialists / technical assistanc

Last Updated:

04/29/2011

STEPRox Recovery Support Center

Location

9 Palmer Street

Roxbury, MA, 02119

United States

42° 19' 49.818" N, 71° 4' 58.1268" W

See map: Google Maps

Phone:

(617) 442-STEP (7837)

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):

Open Monday - Friday, 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. and Saturdays 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Monday:
8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.: Open AA Meeting
9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Women's Relationship Group
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Community Meeting
3:30 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.: Basic Literacy
4:45 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Advanced Literacy

Tuesday:
10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.: Welcome to Recovery Group
2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Recovery Activities (Cards/Games)

Wednesday:
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.: Chess
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.: Reintegration Recovery Support Group

Thursday:
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Spanish Bilingual 12-Step Support Group (co-ed)
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: HIV Testing (3rd Thursday of each month)
2:00 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.: Recovery Activities (cards/games)

Friday:
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.: Women's AA Meeting
9:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.: Open NA Meeting
2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.: Book Club

Saturday:
11:00 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.: Movies

Mission:

The STEPRox Recovery Support Center provides a safe place for the recovery community to meet and engage in activities that promote community participation through peer leadership. Those involved make a direct contribution to the community by providing guidance and direction to the community through advocacy, social activities, educational groups, support meetings, and trainings.

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

To get involved in a program, or to volunteer: Drop in or call 617-442-STEP (7837)

Key Programs Offered:

Alcoholics Anonymous, Narcotics Anonymous, Literacy Groups, HIV Testing, various recreational activities

Last Updated:

02/14/2011

Dorchester Substance Abuse Coalition

Location

398 Neponset Ave

Dorchester, MA

United States

42° 17' 10.9824" N, 71° 2' 38.1012" W

See map: Google Maps

Phone:

(617) 533-2234

Email:

arocha@hhsi.us

Website:

http://www.mydsac.org/

Mission:

DSAC’s mission is to engage all sectors of the community to prevent substance abuse, reduce harm and promote healthy choices among Dorchester residents through a variety of prevention, education, advocacy, policy, intervention and treatment efforts. We seek to create a healthy environment for our young people to grow and flourish.

Key Partners:

Carney Hospital
Cedar Grove Civic Association
Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester
Close to Home
Columbia Savin Hill Civic Association
C-11 Boston Policy Department
The Bay State Banner
The Dorchester Reporter
The Irish Immigration Center
Maureen Feeney
Massachusetts Alliance of Portugese Speakers
Massachusetts State Police
Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery
New England Policy Advocates
Popes Hill Neighborhood Association
St. Ann's Church
St. Marks Area Main Street
State Representative Martin Walsh
SCI
Boston Public Health Commission
Thang Long Newspaper
The Medical Foundation
Boston Mayor's Office
Murphy Community Center
Project D.E.E.P.
VACA
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
The Institute for Health and Recovery
BPS-East Zone Family Resource Center
Dorchester Youth Collaborative

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

DSAC is always in need of good ideas and volunteers to carry them out. If you are interested in sharing your suggestions of how to reduce substance abuse among youth join us at our quarterly meetings:

The 3rd Tuesday of each March, June, September and December

6-7:30pm at the Massachusetts Affordable Housing Aliance(MAHA)
1803 Dorchester Ave. (2nd Floor)

Charge for services:

No

Key Programs Offered:

-Capacity building programs to non-profits and community based organizations
-Community Surveys / Needs Assessments
-Collaborative Program Planning
-Health Education and Prevention Programs
-Facilitation of support groups and information sessions for youth and adults
-Supportive referals to substance abuse treatment programs
-Community Outreach

Transportation provided:

No

Last Updated:

02/03/2011

On The Rise

Location

341 Broadway

Cambridge, MA, 02139

United States

42° 22' 12.7632" N, 71° 6' 9.5472" W

See map: Google Maps

Phone:

(617) 497-7968

Fax:

(617) 492-9814

Email:

info@ontherise.org

Website:

http://www.ontherise.org/

Mission:

To create a community where women have the relationships safety and resources they need to move out of homelessness. On The Rise engages with those most in need and support their initiative and strength as they move beyond crisis and discover new possibilities.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Martha Sandler, Executive Director

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

On The Rise gives volunteer opportunities to come in for a Day of Service, coordinate a drive, make lunch, host an event and to fullfill a woman's wishlist. You can find out how to get involved by clicking here

Key Programs Offered:

The Wellness Program includes a variety of activities such as a weekly writing group. There are also regular opportunities for women to get a massage or a hair cut. Staff and women also go on community outings together to cultural events, the movies, theatre, and local parks.
Keep The Keys offers housing search and move in support, home visits, personalized goal plans, and many other resources for social support and early intervention.
Safe Haven is a community of safety and trust for women where women are known holistically by others beyond specific "issues." The rules of the Safe Haven are based on safety and respect. There is no clean and sober policy and participation is always voluntary.

Number of people served each year:

over 350

Last Updated:

12/01/2010

Jubilee House

Location

10 Melville Avenue

Dorchester, MA, 02124

United States

42° 17' 38.9328" N, 71° 4' 12.972" W

See map: Google Maps

Phone:

617-282-8433

Email:

WDunigan@use.salvationarmy.org or SDunigan@use.salvationarmy.org

Website:

Click here

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):

Office Hours: 9am-2pm, Mon-Fri

Every Sunday
11:00 am - Sunday Service
Children's church available for those age 2 - 10

Last Sunday of Each Month
6:00 pm - "Shabach" Praise and Worship Celebration

Tuesday Evenings
Sister's @ Heart - a Women's Bible study group
Men's Bible study group
The Well - a Bible study group for college students

Mission:

The Jubilee House is a 23-room mansion located in Dorchester's Codman Square, at the heart of Boston's most diverse community. Jubilee House is designed as an intentional living community, fostering Christian growth and personal transformation through everyday involvement in the urban environment.

What We Do:

The Salvation Army Jubilee House is a community based ministry on various levels. It is a church with Sunday worship services and Bible studies on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Its position within the Salvation Army also involves it in many seasonal assistance and outreach programs: i.e. Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets, a wide variety of summer enrichment programs for children and teens. More recently we have been involved in serving the evacuees of the Katrina disaster.

Why Jubilee House?

The name “Jubilee House” is derived from the Biblical concept…the Year of Jubilee. This festival was prescribed by God in the book of Leviticus. Celebrated every fifty years, it was to be a year of rejoicing when every debt was cancelled, every slave set free, every prison opened and every lost heritage restored. Our credo quoted from the prophet Isaiah ( in Isaiah 61:1-4) speaks of one to come who would bring about a more universal Jubilee. It is our mission to let those of our community know that there is hope, joy, victory, freedom, and deliverance in Jesus Christ, our Jubilee!

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Majors William & Susan Dunigan, Corps Officers (Pastors/Administrators)

Key Partners:

The Salvation Army; Codman Square Health Center, Dorchester Center for the Visual Arts, Codman Square Neighborhood Development Corporation, the Codman Square Youth and Family Coalition, the Home for Little Wanderers, DSS and DYS, the Greater Boston Food Bank, as well as many churches and faith based ministries. Some of these local ministries are The Boston Project, Emmanuel Gospel Center, Ten Point Coalition, Black Ministerial Alliance, Quincy Street Missional Church, the Louis D. Brown Peace Institute and numerous others.

Has hosted students from Gordon College, UMass Boston, Harvard University

Key Programs Offered:

Jubilee House

The Salvation Army's Jubilee House in Dorchester opened its doors in June of 1997. The house was original built in 1880 and in recent years was the home of Jonathan and Jordan Knight of New Kids on the Block musical fame. The Salvation Army purchased the home from the Knight's mother in 1996.

For six years, Jubilee House officers and staff have ministered to the members of the Dorchester community through a number of programs:

Brengle Academy - alternative Christian middle school

After-school Homework Club - recreational and educational activities, including homework assistance, held three days a week

Community food co-op

Emergency and Holiday assistance
Higher Ground - a summer camping program for urban teens

Summer Enrichment Program - fun and games during the summer

Community Meeting Space Available:

Yes

Type of facility in which this program/organization located:

Church/Community Outreach Center

Last Updated:

12/20/2010

Centro del Cardenal (Cardinal Cushing Center)

Location

185 Columbia Road

Dorchester, MA, 02121

United States

42° 18' 22.9644" N, 71° 4' 38.0496" W

See map: Google Maps

Mailing Address (if different than physical location):

Phone:

(617) 506-6600

Website:

http://www.ccab.org/el_centro.html

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):

Mission:

Centro del Cardenal is committed to providing young men and women, ages 14-20, with the opportunity to earn either a high school diploma or a GED in a nurturing environment that values and supports them.

Key Partners:

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

Key Programs Offered:

Last Updated:

11/10/2010

This GED program helps out-of-school and high-risk youth—who did not thrive in the public school system—earn earn their GED

Boston Hamilton Recovery Home

Location

25 Mount Ida Road

Dorchester, MA, 02122

United States

42° 18' 22.68" N, 71° 3' 55.44" W

See map: Google Maps

Mailing Address (if different than physical location):

Phone:

(617) 288-1584

Email:

holistictreatmentcenter@gmail.com

Website:

http://bostonhamiltonrecovery.org/

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):

Mission:

"Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. But if you teach him how to fish, you feed him for a lifetime"
Hamilton House was founded as a “half-way” house for recovering alcoholics in 1974. Today the Hamilton house makes Relapse Prevention the foundation for recovery, striving to make every resident build a truly satisfying and addiction free life.
Hamilton Recovery Home offers Substance Abuse Treatment Services and Halfway House/Sober Living facilities.

Key Partners:

How to get involved/application guidelines and procedures:

Key Programs Offered:

Last Updated:

09/24/2011

Six (6) month program.

Codman Square Health Center

Location

637 Washington St

Dorchester, MA, 02124

United States

42° 17' 21.7824" N, 71° 4' 16.8564" W

See map: Google Maps

Phone:

(617) 825-9660

Website:

http://www.codman.org

Hours of operation (or meeting times & dates):

Urgent Care:
Monday-Thursday 8:30am - 10:00pm
Friday 8:30am - 9:00pm
Saturday 9:00am - 3:00pm
Sunday 9:00am - 1:00pm

Primary Care:
Monday, Tuesday & Thursday 9:00am - 9:00pm
Wednesday & Friday 9:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday 9:00am - 1:00pm

Mission:

To serve as a resource for improving the physical, mental and social well-being of the community. *** We opened our doors in 1979 with a dream: to build the best urban community in America. As part of this dream, we recognized that though health care begins by alleviating sickness, the journey to a true "culture of health" is achieved through the health of the whole person, and through the health of the whole community. Our two-physician staff that summer of 1979 may have been small, but our mantra was not: while disease is a lack of health, health is not simply a lack of disease.

Today, with a staff of 280 employees, expert clinicians and medical staff, and an astounding depth and breadth of community programs, we believe that we are on our way toward reaching our dream of building the best urban community in America. The Codman Square Health Center is committed to continued progress and we hope you will join us in fulfilling our vision of a culture of health in our community.

Executive Director/CEO/President/Coordinator/Other:

Sandra Cotterell

Key Partners:

DotWell, Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, Codman Academy Charter Public School, HealthWorks Foundation

Key Programs Offered:

Clinical Services:
Primary care (Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pediatrics and Women’s Health)
Urgent care
Dental care
Eye care
Behavioral Health
Specialty care (Podiatry, Cardiology, Sports Medicine, Nutrition, Dermatology, Smoking Cessation, WIC office) Pharmacy (w/ Eaton Apothecary, 617.265.7400)

Full Service Laboratory
Diagnostic Care (X-ray, mammography, ultrasound, radiology)

Case Management: Asthma, Diabetes, Pre-natal, HIV Client support: insurance services, interpreter services, on-site childcare, financial counseling, legal advocacy, multilingual staff, referral management

Civic Health through DotWell

Public Health Services: Cooking Classes & Nutrition Programs Healthy Eating for Diabetes Eat Green, Save Green HIV counseling, education, outreach, support Support groups for new parents, dads, moms (drop-in!), as well as AA, & HIV

Food Security:
DTA Food Stamp program: There will be a representative at the Health Center on Fridays from 8:30 am – 3:30 pm in the Nutrition Office in the first floor lobby. Half hour appointments can be made in MSI. Walk-ins also encouraged.
Food Pantry: Pantry will reopen at Greenwood UMC. Details forthcoming. MORE!

Last Updated:

02/07/2011

United Way of Massachusetts Bay & Merrimack Valley

Location

51 Sleeper Street

Boston, MA, 02210

United States

42° 21' 9" N, 71° 2' 54.6" W

See map: Google Maps

Phone:

(617) 624-8000

Email:

info@supportunitedway.org

Website:

supportunitedway.org

Mission:

United Way was built on the idea that if we are to make meaningful, lasting change, we have make it easier for these efforts to come together. To make the greatest impact possible, United Way aligns a network of more than 200 independent health and human service under the same set of community goals.

- Children will be nurtured and enter school ready to learn.
- Youth will have adult guidance and positive options for the future.
- Families will have safe permanent homes, and the skills and opportunities to build better futures.

United Way also supports 2-1-1, a free and confidential helpline for people looking to connect to health or human services. Need help with basic needs, mentoring or other services? Dial 2-1-1 from any phone.