Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers

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Special Notices

What's New at MAPS?

MAPS Brings Census Messages to the Streets

28 January, 2010

Spring is just a couple of months away, and with the milder weather comes the 2010 US Census. Census forms to completely count the US population for the first time in 10 years will begin hitting household mailboxes in late March. To help raise awareness about the importance of a complete count, the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) has launched a special Census education project. [→]

Haiti Fund Established at the Boston Foundation

28 January, 2010

MAPS supports Boston Foundation’s initiative to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti. See below for more information. [→]

MAPS Lowell Office to Host Educational Presentations in Feb. and March

28 January, 2010

The Lowell Office of the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS), located at 11 Mill St., is preparing some special presentations for the Portuguese-speaking community in February and March. [→]

Immigrants Learn About their Rights at MAPS

27 January, 2010

A small but very active group of immigrants took the chance to ask all the questions they had about their rights without having to pay an attorney’s consultation. Immigration attorney Amy Wax, a partner in the law firm of Wax & Kenney, P.C., who has been exclusively practicing immigration law since 2000, has volunteered for an admission-free presentation, which took place Jan. 25 at the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers’ (MAPS’) headquarters, in Cambridge. [→]

Multi-Cultural Participation Strengthens MAPS’ Ambiente Latino Group

27 January, 2010

When different communities work together, everyone can benefit. That well-known principle is put in practice constantly at the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers’ (MAPS’) Ambiente Latino, a special program focused on Spanish-speaking gay/bisexual men, and it’s been extremely successful on bringing up information and raising health awareness through several initiatives. [→]