Press Releases
8 February, 2012
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is proud to announce that José António Fonseca Brandão and António Fidalgo Barros, the two owners of Cesária Restaurant (266 Bowdoin Street, Boston), will receive the 2012 MAPS Álvaro Lima Outstanding Business Award. They will be recognized at the private, non-profit agency’s 2012 Awards Gala on April 28th at the Cambridge Marriott Hotel in Kendall Square. [→]
7 February, 2012
Have you ever thought of running for public office? Do you want to learn how? The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS), in partnership with MassVOTE and with support from the CPCU Credit Union, is offering Ready, Set, Run!, a 4-day workshop series designed to train community leaders on how to run for public office. The workshop meetings will take place on four consecutive Tuesdays starting March 6th, from 7-9 pm, at the MAPS headquarters, 1046 Cambridge Street, Cambridge. [→]
1 February, 2012
Sonia Chang-Diaz
With less than three months to go before its 2012 Awards Gala, the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is proud to announce the recipient of the Person of the Year Award and the members of the Honorary Committee for its largest fundraising event, to take place April 28th, 2012, at 6 pm, at the Cambridge Marriott Hotel, Kendall Square. [→]
23 January, 2012
To better suit student needs, the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) has rescheduled its winter classes in three of the offices of the health and social agency – Cambridge, Lowell and Framingham. Students can already sign up for Citizenship preparation (including US history, civics and English for immigrants applying for citizenship), English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) and Portuguese. [→]
4 January, 2012
As the New Year begins, the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) launches the countdown for its 2012 Awards Gala, to take place Saturday, April 28th, 2012, at the Cambridge Marriott Hotel, in Kendall Square. Building excitement for its largest annual fundraiser event, the private, nonprofit health and social services agency is proud to announce three of the five Gala award recipients (the recipient of the MAPS Person of The Year Award, the highest honor bestowed by the organization every year, and the MAPS Álvaro Lima Outstanding Business Award will be announced shortly): [→]
3 January, 2012
Santa Claus paid a visit to nearly 50 people, including seniors and their families, on December 21st at the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS’) Cambridge Senior Center, located on the second floor of the regional health and social services agency’s headquarters at 1046 Cambridge Street. Regulars and guests gathered for the Center’s Christmas Luncheon, which included a banquet, dessert table, Christmas sing-a-longs, and gifts brought by “Santa” and his assistant—two seniors who have volunteered to dress up in traditional costumes. [→]
23 December, 2011
More than 140 Brazilians, Cape Verdeans, Dominicans, Cambodians, Indians and many other immigrants from all around the world are now just a step away from becoming American citizens. They applied for citizenship on December 3rd, during the second citizenship drive organized by Citizenship Works, a collaboration of the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) and other five community partners, funded by a grant from the Fish Family Foundation, to offer free citizenship application support. The event took place at the Local 615 office, 26 West Street, 2nd floor, Boston. [→]
20 December, 2011
Sending our clients, friends and colleagues warm wishes for a happy and healthy holiday season and a peaceful and prosperous New Year from everyone at MAPS…
MAPS’ Annual Holiday Appeal
If you have already given, thank you. If not, please consider donating to support our critical services to those most disadvantaged members in our community suffering through domestic violence, child abuse and neglect, AIDS, isolation, mental health, homelessness and many other difficult challenges during this Holiday Season. [→]
16 December, 2011
Portuguese may be the most spoken language in Massachusetts after English, but Portuguese speakers aren’t just concentrated in the Commonwealth – they’ve built other strong and vibrant communities throughout the US and Canada. Many of them were represented at the recent International Symposium on Human Rights and Quality of Life of the Portuguese-speaking Communities of the United States of America and Canada, organized by the Government of the Azores (Portugal) and the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) in collaboration with several local universities. [→]
9 December, 2011
More than 60 people enjoyed an evening of wine, snacks, good conversations and lots of information at the Living Positively event, organized by the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) to mark World AIDS Day on December 1st. Staff members and volunteers decorated the second floor of the health and social services agency’s headquarters, located at 1046 Cambridge St, Cambridge, with hundreds of red ribbons—the international symbol of the fight against HIV/AIDS—and provided several informational materials and free condoms. [→]
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is proud to announce that José António Fonseca Brandão and António Fidalgo Barros, the two owners of Cesária Restaurant (266 Bowdoin Street, Boston), will receive the 2012 MAPS Álvaro Lima Outstanding Business Award. They will be recognized at the private, non-profit agency’s 2012 Awards Gala on April 28th at the Cambridge Marriott Hotel in Kendall Square. [→]
