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MAPS to Host Brazilian Youth Workshop Series

CAMBRIDGE, MA -- September 19, 2002 -- An eight-week Life Skills training program for Brazilian youth will begin September 30 at the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) Somerville office at 92 Union Square. The purpose of the workshop series is to educate the youth about drug, alcohol, disease and violence prevention by providing them with information about drugs, sexual issues, HIV/AIDS and more.

The workshops also will engage the youth in leadership roles in their community. In addition, youth will participate in field trips and other extra-curricular activities.

This program is supervised by a MAPS volunteer who has a degree in psychology. She also provides individual counseling for all youth. Youth completing the fall sessions will receive certificates from the program, which is being coordinated by MAPS in conjunction with the Somerville Community Youth Program. For more information, please contact Vanessa Santos, youth supervisor, at (617) 825-5897.

About MAPS
MAPS is a private, non-profit organization that works with and for the Brazilian, Cape Verdean, Portuguese and other Portuguese-speaking communities to increase access and remove barriers to health, education and social services through direct services, advocacy, leadership and community development. The organization was founded in 1970 and has offices in Cambridge, Somerville, Dorchester, Allston and Lowell.

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