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Social Services
MAPS Division of Social Services provides a
broad range of programs designed to:
- Strengthen individual and family functioning;
- Assist our most vulnerable community members
and protect them from harm;
- Connect monolingual Portuguese speakers with
housing, jobs, education, and other services and assistance they
require; and
- Help Portuguese-speaking newcomers adjust
to their new country and become involved politically and civically
involved in their communities.
The Social Services Division includes the following
programs:
Immigrant Social Services
Program
helping individuals and families in areas ranging from job and housing
searches to links with government entitlement programs. This program,
offered in Cambridge and formerly in Somerville for more than 20
years, has expanded to Allston, Dorchester and Lowell.
Intensive Adolescent and
Family-Based Services
providing stabilization and support services for abused and neglected
children and their families.
Elder Services
providing nutritious lunches; social and educational activities;
access to a variety of important services; health screenings,
and
other activities at the Cambridge Senior Center.
Citizenship Assistance
providing citizenship classes, naturalization support and other
immigration-related assistance.
Educational Services
providing classes in English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL),
Portuguese language instruction, and computer skills courses.
Domestic Violence Prevention
providing advocacy, information, referrals, case management and
counseling for Portuguese-speaking women.
Batterer Intervention
providing counseling for perpetrators of domestic violence.
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