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. [→]
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. [→]
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): [→]
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. [→]
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. [→]
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. [→]
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. [→]
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. [→]
To advocates against sexual and domestic violence, the latest sex abuse charges against former Red Sox club manager Donald Fitzpatrick is one more example that no one is immune from these issues and more must be done to help protect kids and end violence in general.
Jane Doe Inc.’s Men’s Engagement Coordinator, Craig Norberg-Bohm, sees an opportunity among these disheartening news reports. Norberg-Bohm stated, “So much of the conversation around Penn State, Syracuse and now the Red Sox has centered on people asking why those who knew about the abuse didn’t do more to stop it. The fact is that the responsibility extends beyond those with immediate knowledge of the abuse. We all have a role to play in preventing sexual abuse of children as well as sexual and domestic violence against anyone. One place to start is for men to address one another to promote a culture of positive masculinity that fosters equality and non-violence.” [→]
Inclement weather may have forced the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Massachusetts Affiliate to call off its Race for the Cure this fall—but it didn’t keep the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) from showing support and raising money for the fight against breast cancer. The health and social services agency’s MAPS Cares team for the 5K walk/run raised $1,625 to help research – more than three times its $500 goal! [→]
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