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Dorchester Civic Orgs (Incl Neighborhood Watch)

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Boston/Dorchester-Mattapan-Roxbury, US 00000

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Website: http://www.mydorchester.org/taxonomy/term/423?page=3







This organization provides Temporary or Permanent Service? Temporary

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FULL LIST OF CIVIC ORGS: http://www.mydorchester.org/civic_meetings
some email links at the above page.

Community Meeting
Neighborhood Initiative Community Meeting

The Washington Street/Talbot Avenue Safe Neighborhood Initiative holds a Community-Wide Meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at the Perkins Community Center, 155 Talbot Ave., Dorchester, MA. This initiative is led by a steering committee composed of residents, businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies in the area bordered by Washington St. (eastern border), Blue Hill Ave. (western border), Armandine St. (southern border) and Columbia Rd. (northern border). Monthly meetings are held to coordinate efforts and develop strategies for reducing violent crime and improving quality of life in this area. Mini-grants are also awarded every year to organizations that are doing coordinated community policing, intervention, prevention and revitalization work within the designated area. For more information, call Adam Gibbons at (617) 822-8378.

* Community Meeting

Neighborhood Initiative Community Meeting

The Washington Street/Talbot Avenue Safe Neighborhood Initiative holds a Community-Wide Meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at the Perkins Community Center, 155 Talbot Ave., Dorchester, MA. This initiative is led by a steering committee composed of residents, businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies in the area bordered by Washington St. (eastern border), Blue Hill Ave. (western border), Armandine St. (southern border) and Columbia Rd. (northern border). Monthly meetings are held to coordinate efforts and develop strategies for reducing violent crime and improving quality of life in this area. Mini-grants are also awarded every year to organizations that are doing coordinated community policing, intervention, prevention and revitalization work within the designated area. For more information, call Adam Gibbons at (617) 822-8378.

* Community Meeting

Neighborhood Initiative Community Meeting

The Washington Street/Talbot Avenue Safe Neighborhood Initiative holds a Community-Wide Meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at the Perkins Community Center, 155 Talbot Ave., Dorchester, MA. This initiative is led by a steering committee composed of residents, businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies in the area bordered by Washington St. (eastern border), Blue Hill Ave. (western border), Armandine St. (southern border) and Columbia Rd. (northern border). Monthly meetings are held to coordinate efforts and develop strategies for reducing violent crime and improving quality of life in this area. Mini-grants are also awarded every year to organizations that are doing coordinated community policing, intervention, prevention and revitalization work within the designated area. For more information, call Adam Gibbons at (617) 822-8378.

* Community Meeting

Neighborhood Initiative Community Meeting

The Washington Street/Talbot Avenue Safe Neighborhood Initiative holds a Community-Wide Meeting on the second Wednesday of each month at the Perkins Community Center, 155 Talbot Ave., Dorchester, MA. This initiative is led by a steering committee composed of residents, businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies in the area bordered by Washington St. (eastern border), Blue Hill Ave. (western border), Armandine St. (southern border) and Columbia Rd. (northern border). Monthly meetings are held to coordinate efforts and develop strategies for reducing violent crime and improving quality of life in this area. Mini-grants are also awarded every year to organizations that are doing coordinated community policing, intervention, prevention and revitalization work within the designated area. For more information, call Adam Gibbons at (617) 822-8378.

* Community Meeting

6/10 DotBike meeting

Tuesday June 10th from 6:30-8:00 pm is the next DotBike meeting to be held at the Dot2Dot cafe at 1739 Dorchester Ave. An agenda will be sent out a day or two prior to the meeting. And refreshments will be available for purchase at this wonderful new Dorchester cafe. See www.dotbike.org for more on this meeting and the group.

* Community Meeting

Boston Peace Summit 08

BOSTON PEACE SUMMIT

ALL PEOPLE, ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, OFFICIALS AND COALITIONS WHO WANT TO STOP THE VIOLENCE AND GET ORGANIZED CITYWIDE TO BRING PEACE AND HOPE TO OUR YOUTH…..COME JOIN US!

WHEN: JUNE 14TH - 9:00am – 3:00pm

WHERE: LILA FREDERICK MIDDLE SCHOOL 270 COLUMBIA ROAD, DORCHESTER

WHY: TO UNIFY, SHARE IDEAS, CREATE AN ONGOING NETWORK, & STRATEGY

INFO & RSVP: 781-885-1606 / haitkaah @ gmail.com

PLEASE RSVP (BY EMAIL IF POSSIBLE) INCLUDE ALL CONTACT INFO

SPONSORED BY: THE PEOPLE’S PEACE & JUSTICE COALITION, HAITKAAH SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER, COUNCILOR CHUCK TURNER, YOUNG CAPE VERDEAN CLUB, INC, SAINT MARTIN DE PORRES CHURCH, THE LILA FREDERICK MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE JOHN MARSHALL SCHOOL & MORE.. .

* Community Meeting

Roxbury's History

Discuss social activism in Roxbury with State Representative Byron Rushing. Sponsored by Discover Roxbury for info. call (617)-427-1006 or go to www. discoverroxbury.org

Neighborhood Association Meetings

Below you can find the meeting days and times and other information for neighborhood associations and other local groups. Associations are listed alphabetically. If you are a member of one of these associations and would like to update the information on this page, please email us or call 617-822-8297. An interactive map of each association's boundaries can be found here. We periodically update this page so please bear with us as we continue to add information!

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Adams Village Business Association
Located at 30 Chelmsford Street. Meets 2nd Friday of the month, 12:30 p.m.
For more information, visit: cedargrovecivic.com or call 617-265-4304.
Annapolis Street Neighborhood Association (Eye Civic)
Meets the last Thursday of each month at 7 p.m., 8 Annapolis Street (Meeting Hall).
Contact Gloria-Ann Vieira at (617) 233-9177 for more information.
Ashmont-Adams Neighborhood Association
Meets the first Thursday of each month at 7 p.m., 7 Fredericka Street. Enter via Minot St. Parking Lot.
Contact Pat O'Neill at 617-265-5397, email pattiashmont@gmail.com or visit ashmontadams.org
Ashmont Hill Association
Meets the last Thursday of each month at 7:30 p.m., location varies.
Contact David Mooney, visit ashmonthill.org or call 617-822-8178 for more information.

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Bowdoin-Geneva Main Streets
Meets the third Monday of each month from 6 p.m. at 7:30 p.m. at 230 Bowdoin Street. For more information, contact Sandra Kennedy, Executive Director at (617) 436-9980 or at bgms1@verizon.net. Schedule may change, contact for specific information.

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C-Circle Plus Neighborhood Association

Meets the second Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at 526 Park Street.
Associated with the Greater Four Corners Action Coalition.
Contact: Juanita Smith.
Cedar Grove Civic Association
Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in Fr. Lane Hall at St. Brendan's Church, 15 Rita Road.
For more information, visit: cedargrovecivic.org, contact Sean Weir, or call 617-825-1402.
Greater Chamberlain Neighborhood Association
Meets the second Monday of each month at 30 Harvard Street.
Contact: Bob Thornell at rwthor@aol.com or by phone at 617.436.0519.
Clam Point Civic Association
Meets the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Work Inc. located at 25 Beach Street in Dorchester.
For more information, visit: clampoint.org or contact Kathy Lynch.
Codman Square Neighborhood Council
Meets the first Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Great Hall, 6 Norfolk St.
For more information, call Cynthia Loesch at 617-265-4189, email csncouncil@gmail.com, or visit codmansquarecouncil.org.
Codman Square Health Council
Meets the third Thursday of each month from 4 to 5:30 p.m. at the 637 Washington St.
For more information, contact Nebulla Stephens, at 617-265-4189, or visit codmansquarecouncil.org.
Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association
Meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Little House
275 East Cottage Street. For more information, contact Anne Riley (can also try anne.columbiasavinhillcivic@comcast.net) or visit columbiasavinhillcivic.org.

Columbia Washington Street Association
Not meeting regularly. Contact Vassel Stewartson at 617-989-8668 if there are any community issues.

D

Dorchester Board of Trade
Seminars and meetings held throughout the year.
For more information visit dorchesterboardoftrade.com
Dorchester Park Association
Dorchester Park Association meets the third Wednesday of every month from March to October at Carney Hospital from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. For more information, visit www.dotpark.org.
Dorchester Coalition for Great Neighborhoods (formerly Weed & Seed)
The Washington/Talbot Weed & Seed group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. The location changes monthly. W&S information is mostly communicated via email. To be added to the email list, contact Paul Malkemes at paul@tbpm.org or 617-929-0925. Bob Francis from Mass Housing is the interim coordinator. He can reached at 617-980-1007.
Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
The DSNI Board meets once a month. For more information visit dsni.org

E

Eastman Elder Neighborhood Association
Meets the third Thursday of each month at 7 p.m., 636 Columbia Road (Upham's Corner Health Center, across from the fire station, NOT the main health center building)
Contact Joane Tighe or call 617-436-5754 for more information.
Erie-Ellington, Brinsley Partnership
Meets the last Monday of each month at the Erie Street Community Center, 31 Erie Street, Dorchester.
Contact: Marilyn Forman, 617-901-9658.

F

Fields Corner Civic Association
Currently inactive. Met at Dorchester House Multi-Service Center, 1353 Dorchester Ave.
Last president: Hiep Chu.
Fields Corner Main Street
Office located at 1452 Dorchester Avenue, second floor. Committee meetings held periodically.
Call (617) 474-1432 for more information or email Evelyn Darling or visit fieldscorner.org.
Five Streets Neighborhood Association
Meets the last Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at 25 Ditson.
Contact Vivian Girard for more information: 617.290.5822.
Four Corners Main Street
Monthly Business Meetings last Tuesday of every month 7 - 8 p.m.
Mailing address: PO Box 240877, Dorchester, MA 02124
Call 617-287-1651 or visit fourcornersms.org or email Dynell Andrews for more information.
Greater Four Corners Action Coalition
Meets the second Thursday of each month at 6pm at 367 Washington Street.
Franklin Field South Neighborhood Association
Meets --- of each month at ---, contact Harry Thompson at hthompson3@aol.com for more information.
Freeport-Adams (Civic?) Association
Meets the second Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Fields Corner CDC office, 1 Arcadia Street. Contact fcexe@aol.com.
Friends of Geneva Cliffs
Meets 4th Monday of every month from 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the Menino Pavillion Community Room, 155 Geneva Avenue, just down from Columbia Road. For more information, go to our website: www.genevacliffs.org or email plaptiste@bidmc.harvard.edu or call: Greater Four Corners Action Coalition 617-436-0289.
Friends of Ronan Park
Meets on the first Tuesday of each month at the Bowdoin Street Health Center at 6:30 pm. For more information, contact info@friendsofronanpark.org.
Fuller-Bailey Neighborhood Association
Meets the fourth Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at St. Mark's VFW Post, 69 Bailey Street. For more information contact Tim Deihl at deihlre@gmail.com or fbnainfo@gmail.com
Also known as ABCF (Atherstone, Bailey, Clermont, Fuller) Neighborhood Association, and Fuller-Bailey-Burt Neighborhood Association. See their Yahoo Group here.

G

Friends of Geneva Cliffs
Meets 4th Monday of every month from 6:30pm - 8:00pm at the Menino Pavillion Community Room, 155 Geneva Avenue, just down from Columbia Road. For more information, go to our website: www.genevacliffs.com or email: plaptiste@bidmc.harvard.edu or call: Greater Four Corners Action Coalition 617-436-0289.
Greater Bowdoin Geneva Neighborhood Association
Meets the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Bowdoin St. Health Center.
Contact Davida Andelman at 617-754-0027 for more information.
Greater Chamberlain Neighborhood Association
Usually meets every other month on a Monday from 6:30 – 8:00. Contact Bob Thornell rwthor@aol.com 617.436.0519.

Greater Four Corners Action Coalition
Meets the second Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. at 367 Washington Street. Contact 617.436.0289 for more information.
Greater Glenway Community Association
Meets the third Monday of each month at 125 Harvard Street. For more information, contact Royal Sibley at 617.282.4394.

Greater Hartford Street Neighborhood Association
Meets the first Thurs. of every month, 6:30 to 8 p.m. at at Community Room of Dudley Village.
For more info, contact Gabriel Velasquez.
Groom/Humphreys Street Neighborhood Association
Meets the third Wednesday of each month.
Ray and Joan Kroc Center, 640 Dudley St, Dorchester MA
Contact: maxboxer@aol.com or Hal Cohen, Treasurer at 857-891-1072
Grove Hall Monthly Meeting (Project RIGHT)
Meets 1st Tuesday of every month, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Grove Hall Community Center on Geneva Avenue. BPD District B-2 attends these meetings. For more information, contact Michael Kozu at 617-541-5454, ext. 5 or mkozu@projectright.org.
Grove Hall SNI (Project RIGHT)
Meets 2nd Thursday of February, April, June, September and November, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Grove Hall Community Center on Geneva Avenue. BPD District B-2 attends these meetings. For more information, contact Michael Kozu at 617-541-5454, ext. 5 or mkozu@projectright.org.

H

Hancock Street Civic Association
Meets the third Thurs. every month at 6:30 p.m. at the Bird St Community Center, 500 Columbia Road, 2nd Floor Classroom. Send any information to 7 Whittemore Terrace, Dorchester, MA 02125-2119. Fax: (617) 436-6438

Contact hancockcivic@yahoo.com for more information.
Harbor Point Community Task Force
Meets at 1 South Point Drive. Visit https://sites.google.com/site/harborpointcommunity/ for more information, or contact Jo Hocke at 825-1323. 1st Monday of every month at 6:00 p.m.
Harvard Washington Neighborhood Association

J

John W. McCormack Civic Association
Meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at 72 Roseclair Street, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish Hall.
For more information, visit mccormackcivic.com or call 617-288-2388.
Jones Hill Civic Association
Meets the second Wednesday of each month at 90 Cushing Ave. at 7:00 p.m.
Visit www.joneshill.com or call 825-1323 for more information.

K

King Street Neighborhood Watch
Meets at 32 King Street.
The Knights of Columbus Dorchester Council 107
Meets at 7 p.m., on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at the Veterans Post on Neponset Ave.

L

Latin Academy Neighborhood Association
Meets the third Wednesday of each month.
Lena Park Community Development Corporation
Part of Jones Hill Civic Association. Meets at 150 American Legion Highway.
Call 436-1900 for more information.
Lower Mills Civic Association
Meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. at St. Greg's Auditorium, 2223 Dorchester Avenue.
Contact Mike Skillin.
Lower Mills Merchants Association
Meets at Standish village, 1190 Adams Street. Contact Richard O'Mara at 825-8582 for more information.

M

Mattapan Food and Fitness Coalition
Meetings are held on the second Tuesday of every month at 7:00 PM at the Mildred Avenue Community Center, 5 Mildred Ave. in Mattapan. All meetings are open to the public. For more information, contact info@mattapanfoodandfitness.org or visit their website at mattapanfoodandfitness.org.
Mattapan Main Streets
Meets at the Mildred Ave. Community Center, 5 Mildred Ave.
John W. McCormack Civic Association
Meets the third Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at 72 Roseclair Street, Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta Parish Hall.
For more information, visit mccormackcivic.com or call 617-288-2388.
Meetinghouse Hill Civic Association
Meets the third Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. at 10 Parish Street.
Call Mike @ 617-265-0749 or email pratt@firstparish.com.
Melville Park Association
Meets on fourth Mondays except July and August) at 6:30 p.m. Epiphany School (next to the Shawmut T station). Contact Peter Sasso or visit http://melvillepark.info.
Mount Bowdoin Betterment Association
Meets the second Saturday of each month at 10:00 am at 15A Bowdoin Ave. in the community room. Contact Iris Du Pont by email at idupont [at] verizon.net. Part of Greater Four Corners Action Coalition.

N

Nonquit Street Neighborhood Association
This association is not meeting regularly. Call 617-436-3182 or email rcc113@hotmail.com for more information.
Norwell New College Streets Association
Meets the second Thursday of each month. Contact Ipyana Wasret for more information.

P

Partners of Wainwright Park
Meets at 85 Brent Street. Contact Bill Loesch for more information.
Peabody Slope Neighborhood Association
Contact: Lirba Carrion, lirba.carrion@comcast.net, 617.533.8123. Meets every first Monday of the month at Dorchester Academy, 18 Croftland Avenue. Visit www.peabodyslope.org.
Pope's Hill Neighborhood Association
Meets the fourth Wednesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Leahy-Holloran Community Center, 1 Worrell Street.
Email, visit popeshill.com/ or call 617-282-4342 for more information.
Port Norfolk Neighborhood Association
Meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Port Norfolk Yacht Club, 179 Walnut St.
For more information, visit http://www.portnorfolk.org, call 617-592-2186 or email Mary McCarthy.

R

Residents of Trinity Square
Meets the second Thursday of each month at the New Testament Pentecostal Church, 86 Waldeck Street.
Contact Barbra Trybe for more information.
R.O.C. Neighborhood Watch
The Redefining Our Communities Neighborhood Watch meets every at 40 Norfolk St. from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. For more information, call 617-593-7887 or visit http://www.rocnw.org.
Ridgewood Street Neighborhood Association
Meets the last Monday of each month.
Call 617-474-0401 for more information.

S

Saint Marks Area Main Streets
Meets the second Thursday of each month at 1900 Dorchester Avenue.
Contact Dan Larner for more information.
Saint Marks Area Merchants Association
Located at 1810 Dorchester Avenue. Meeting location varies.
Contact Julie Simmons for more information, or call 617-288-0100.
Saint Marks Area Civic Association
Meets the last Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at St. Marks Church, 1725 Dorchester Avenue.
Contact Luis Jimenez, email smacadot@msn.com, or visit www.stmarkscivic.com for more information.
Columbia-Savin Hill Civic Association
Meets the first Monday of each month at 7 p.m. at the Little House
275 East Cottage Street. For more information, contact Anne Riley or visit columbiasavinhillcivic.org.

T

Talbot Norfolk Triangle (TNT) Neighbors United
Meets the fourth Tuesday of each month (except December) at The Boston Project’s home, 15 Elmhurst Street.
Contact Paul Malkemes at 617-929-0925 for more information.
Washington/Talbot Weed & Seed, Safe Neighborhood Initiative
The Washington/Talbot Weed & Seed group meets the fourth Tuesday of each month from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. The location changes monthly. W&S information is mostly communicated via email. To be added to the email list, contact Paul Malkemes at paul@tbpm.org or 617-929-0925. Bob Francis from Mass Housing is the interim coordinator. He can reached at 617-980-1007.
Thetford/Evans Park Association
Meets the second Wednesday of every month at 6:30 p.m. at 65 Thetford Avenue.
Contact L. Pearl Johnson at 617-825-0793 for more information.
Torrey Street Neighborhood
Meets the last Monday of each month at the Codman Square Branch Library at 6:30 p.m.
Residents of Trinity Square
Meets the second Thursday of each month at the New Testament Pentecostal Church, 86 Waldeck Street.
Contact Barbra Trybe for more information.
Tuttle/Hartland Neighborhood Watch
Meets the third Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Tuttle House, 43 Tuttle Street.
For information, contact Marlea Mesh at 617-818-1695.

U

United Neighborhood Association (UNA)
Contact Jamaal.Leek@Arbella.com, or call 617-282-4955. Meets every Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Uphams Corner Main Street
The Design Committee meets at the UCMS office on the first Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
The Economic Restructuring Committee meets at the UCMS office on the second Thursday of each month at 4:30
The Promotion Committee meets at the UCMS office on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
The Organization Committee meets at the UCMS office on the third Thursday of each month at 4:30 p.m.
For more information, call the UCMS office at (617) 265-0363 or email info@uphamscorner.org.
The UCMS office is located at 545 Columbia Road, Dorchester, MA 02125.
Uphams Corner Safe Neighborhood Initiative
Meets every 4th Tuesday of each month from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at The City School, 614 Columbia Road.
BPD District B-3 attends these meetings. Contact ADA Matt Feeney at 617-619-4169 for more information.
Uphams Corner West Side Neighborhood Association
Meets the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Uphams Corner Health Center, 415 Columbia Road. Contact Bob Haas for more information.

V

Viet AID
Located at 42 Charles Street.
Visit www.vietaid.org or call 617-822-3717 for more information.
Vietnamese-American Civic Association
Located at 1452 Dorchester Avenue, third floor.
Visit www.vacaboston.org or call 617-288-7344 for more information.

W

Partners of Wainwright Park
Meets at 85 Brent Street. Contact Bill Loesch for more information.
Washington Heights Tenants' Association
The Tenant Association can be reached at 617-445-8731 and is located at 69 Ruthven St., Dorchester, MA, 02121

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