Resource directory (pdf) - Children's Hospital Boston

“We are not trying to disrespect you, when you tell us to 

leave and we refuse…it’s just that we don’t know what is 

going to happen on the other side of the street.” 

(female teen, 15, from a teen program in Roxbury) 

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Mission Statement 

Connect To Protect®’s mission is to reduce HIV/AIDS rates among 

adolescents and young adults. This is done through the development of 

partnerships among academic researchers and community 

organizations. The principle behind this is that the unique skills and 

insights of each of the above entities can be combined to achieve 

even better results at keeping youth infection free and healthy. 

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Youth Services Directory Table of Contents 

About this directory. .............................................................................5 

About Connect to Protect®: Boston.................................................6 

Organizations by category .................................................................7 

Web resources.....................................................................................28 

Directory of organizations .................................................................31 

HIV Resources and Crisis Hotlines .......................................... Insert A 

Positive Youth Development Websites ................................. Insert B 

The Youth Services Directory is published 

by Connect to Protect®: Boston (C2P), 

part of the Division of Adolescent/Young 

Adult Medicine at Children’s Hospital 

Boston and The Adolescent Medicine Trials 

Network for HIV/AIDS Interventions (ATN) 

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Who can Connect To Protect® 

® 

Anyone who wants to be a change agent for HIV prevention and 

intervention can Connect To Protect® 

• In the greater Boston area there are nearly 590,000 people who 

can Connect To Protect® 

• Youth between the ages 12 and 24 representing 20% of the total 

population in Greater Boston can Connect To Protect® 

Logo: courtesy of the Adolescent Trial Network 

Data Source: US Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 

American Fact Finder, Census 2000 

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About this directory 

The Youth Services Directory is a resource guide for all youth and their 

service providers. Organizations in the Boston area specializing in 

HIV/AIDS/STD prevention and education, primary medical care, mental 

health, substance abuse, and faith-based organizations are among the 

service providers included in this directory. 

Connect to Protect®: Boston is pleased to publish the Youth Services 

Directory and to acknowledge these community-specific organizations 

and programs that are making important contributions to protecting the 

health and well-being of young people. Information provided in this 

directory is a public service. Although every effort has been made to 

ensure the accuracy of the content, Connect to Protect®: Boston is not 

responsible for inaccurate, misprinted or omitted information. In 

addition, we realize the magnitude of resources provided by highly 

diligent, motivated and community based organizations to their 

constituency may not be listed in this directory due to our publishing 

time constraints. However, the fluidity of this process will allow additions 

that can be made in the future. And, if there are any organizations that 

should have been included, please let us know. 

It is only through a collaborative effort among communities and 

researchers that we can address the specific needs of young people 

and build a better future by reducing the risks to the health of our youth. 

It is our hope that this resource directory will help you “Connect To 

Protect®” 

Judith Palmer-Castor, M.A., Ph.D. 

Project Director / Connect to Protect: Boston 

Partnerships for Youth Prevention Interventions 

Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine 

Children’s Hospital Boston 

617-355-4191 

mailto:Judith.castor@childrens.harvard.edu 

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About Connect to Protect®: Boston 

Boston is made up of 20 diverse neighborhoods and more than 600,000 

residents, as well as being home to world-class hospitals and healthcare 

centers. Boston takes pride in being one of the most livable cities in 

America due in large part to a core of committed long-term residents 

and communities. It is this commitment, along with a history of 

collaboration among community organizations and hospitals, that 

enables Connect to Protect®: Boston to provide opportunities to protect 

our city’s youth from HIV/AIDS infection. 

According to a recent United Nations report, half of all new HIV 

infections are among 15-24-year-olds, with young women particularly at 

risk. The researchers involved in C2P are from the Adolescent Medicine 

Trials Network (ATN) for HIV/AIDS Interventions, the only nationwide 

group devoted to looking at how youth and their communities are 

affected by this epidemic. 

Connect to Protect®: Boston is one of 15 city sites throughout the United 

States and Puerto Rico caring for children, teenagers, and young adults 

with HIV, searching for ways to keep HIV from spreading among young 

people, and making sure that adolescents and young adults are 

represented in research ranging from HIV prevention to treatment and 

care. 

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Organizations by Category 

Alternative Therapy and Treatment 

Boston Ten Point Coalition ……………………………………………………….38 

Casa Esperanza- Latinas y Niños ……………………………………………….41 

Dorchester House Multi-Service Center ………………………………………47 

Martha Eliot Health Center ………………………………………………………63 

Neponset Health Center …………………………………………………………67 

North End Community Health Center …………………………………………68 

St. Elizabeth’s Health Care at Brighton Marine ………………………………74 

STUFF YOU SHOULD KNOW 

What is wellness? 

• Being connected to your family, friends and community 

• Feeling good about yourself and directing your life 

• Experiencing meaningful work and a chance to grow and 

develop 

• Having your basic needs met and building an economically 

stable community 

• Knowing what your purpose is and having the support to 

fulfill it 

• Living creatively in everything you do 

• Having a sense of your own spirituality and belief in yourself 

and your VALUES 

Courtesy of Boston Public Health Commission 

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Basic Needs (includes shelters, food, clothing and crises care) 

Adolescent Parent & Children Center ………………………………………...31 

Blackstone Community Center ……….………………………………………...35 

Children’s AIDS Program of Boston Medical Center ………………………43 

The Crittendon Hasting House …………………………………………………..45 

Dorchester Youth Collaborative ……..…………………………………………47 

El Centro de Cardinal …………………………………………………………….50 

Fields Corner Area Office of Dept. of Social Services………………………53 

Geiger- Gibson Teen Program ………………………………………………….55 

Green Door Project ……………………………………………………………….57 

La Alianza Hispana .........................................................................................61 

Mary Ellen McCormack Health Center/ Harbor Health ……………………63 

Reaching Youth on the Streets (RYSE) …………………………………………70 

St. Mary’s Women and Children’s Center…………………………………….75 

Tobin Community Center………………………………………………………...76 

Uphams Corner Health Center………………………………………………….77 

Vine Street Health Center ………………………………………………………..78 

Whittier Street Neighborhood Health Center………………………………...78 

Youth on Fire ………………………………………………………………..………80 

Youth Opportunity Boston………………………………………………………..81 

Case Management 

ABCD Summer Work ………………………………………………………………31 

Adolescent Parent & Child Center …………………………………………….31 

AIDS Action Committee ………………………………………………………....32 

Aswalos House ……………………………………………………………………..33 

Boston HAPPENS …………………………………………………………………...37 

Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program ……………………………...37 


Brookside Community Health Center ……………………………………….…40 

Casa Esperanza- Latinas y Niños ..................................................................41 

Children’s AIDS Program of Boston Medical Center ………………………..43 

Colonel Daniel Marr Boys & Girls Club…………………………………………44 

The Crittenton Hastings House ………………………………………………….45 

Dimock Community Health Center ……………………………………………46 

Dorchester House Multi- Service Center ………………………………………47 

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center……………………………………49 

ESAC- Ensuring Stability through Action in our Community ……………….51 

Fenway Community Health Center ……………………………………………53 

Geiger- Gibson Community Health Center…………………………………..55 

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Possible signs of depression 

• often feel sad and hopeless – lack enthusiasm, low energy 

or motivation 

• have withdrawn from friends and activities once enjoyed 

• have frequent physical complaints – headaches, stomach 

aches 

• have trouble concentrating/ making decisions 

• have increased irritability or agitation – trouble with anger 

management 

• have missed school or not doing well in school 

• have changed eating/sleeping habits – sleeping/eating too 

little or too much 

• trouble concentrating, making decisions or remembering 

things 

• poor self-esteem, feeling guilty or worthless 

• using drugs and/or alcohol to feel better. 

• thoughts or are self-harming, thoughts of death or suicide 

Courtesy of www.teenadviceonline.org 

Case Management (cont.) 


Greater Love Tabernacle ………………………………………………………..56 

Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center ……………………………….58 

Healing our Land …………………………………………………………………..58 

Lena Park Community Development Corporation …………………………62 

Log School …………………………………………………………………………..62 

Mary Ellen McCormack Health Center ……………………………………….63 

Nazareth Residency ………………………………………………………………67 

Roxbury Boys & Girls Club ………………………………………………………..70 

Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center ………………………71 

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Case Management (cont.) 

Roxbury Multi- Service Center, Inc. ……………………………………………71 

Sidney Borum Jr, Health Center…………………………………………………73 

South End Community Health Center …………………………………………74 

Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center ……………………………………….74 

St. Mary’s Women and Children’s Center…………………………………….75 

Tobin Community Center………………………………………………………...76 

Uphams Corner Health Center …………………………………………………77 

Urban League ……………………………………………………………………...77 

Vine Street Health Center ………………………………………………………..78 

Whittier Street Neighborhood Health Center………………………………...78 

Women and Family Division- Mom’s Project …………………………………79 

Youth Opportunity Boston ……………………………………………………….81 

HIV/STD Prevention, Education, and Outreach 

A Way Back …………………………………………………………………………33 

Bay Cove Treatment Center ……………………………………………………33 

Boston HAPPENS ……………………………………………………………………37 

Boston Health Care for the Homeless …………………………………………37 

Boston Living Center ………………………………………………………………38 


Boston Urban Youth ……………………………………………………………….39 

Bowdoin Street Health Center …………………………………………………..39 

Brookside Community Health Center ………………………………………….40 

Casa Esperanza- Latinas y Niños ..................................................................41 

Children’s AIDS Program of Boston Medical Center ………………………..43 

Codman Square Health Center- HIV/AIDS Prevention Program …………43 

Colonel Daniel Marr Boys & Girls Club…………………………………………44 



Fenway Community Health Center ……………………………………………53 

Geiger- Gibson Community Health Center…………………………………..55 

Greater Love Tabernacle ………………………………………………………..56 

Green Door Project ……………………………………………………………….57 


Hawthorne Youth and Community Center …………………………………..58 

Healing Our Land ………………………………………………………………….58 

Hispanic Office of Planning & Evaluation, Inc. (HOPE) …………………….59 

Martha Eliot Health Center ………………………………………………………63 

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HIV/ STD Prevention, Education and Outreach (cont.) 

Mass. Dept. of Public Health- STD Prevention ………………………………..64 

Mujeres Unidas en Accion ………………………………………………………66 

Multicultural AIDS Coalition ……………………………………………………..66 

Nazareth Residency ……………………………………………..…………….…67 

Neponset Health Center ..……………………………………………………..…68 

North End Community Health Center .………………………..…………..…..68 

Roxbury Boys & Girls Club …………………………………………………….....70 

Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center ………………………71 

Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center…………………………………………………73 

South end Community Health Center…………………………………………74 

Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center ……………………………………….74 

St. Elizabeth’s Health Care at Brighton Marine ………………………………74 

Tobin Community Center ………………………………………………………..76 

Union United Methodist Church ………………………………………………...76 


Vine Street Community Center …………………………………………………78 

Who Touched Me Ministry @ Multicultural AIDS Coalition …………………79 

Women and Family Division- Mom’s Project …………………………………79 

Youth on Fire ………………………………………………………………………..80 


HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is the virus that is widely believed 

to cause AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome). HIV enters 

the body usually as a result of unprotected sexual intercourse or other 

blood to blood contact with someone who already has the virus. HIV 

attacks and weakens the immune system by destroying helper T-cells, 

an essential part of the immune system. HIV is fragile and cannot 

survive long outside of the body 

Courtesy of www.mass.gov 

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HOW IS HIV TRANSMITTED? 

• HIV can be transmitted by the exchange of infected 

blood, semen or vaginal fluids from one person to another. 

• Sexual transmission of HIV occurs most frequently during 

anal or vaginal intercourse without the use of a latex 

condom. 

• HIV can be transmitted by sharing contaminated 

needles. 

• HIV can be transmitted during oral sex. 

• Infected women can transmit the virus to their babies 

during pregnancy or birth and in some cases, through 

breast milk. 

Although presently there is no cure for HIV/AIDS, we now 

know that people can live for many years with HIV. As 

treatments develop, it becomes increasingly possible to 

treat HIV infection as a long term but controlled illness. It is 

important to seek early treatment and counseling to help 

improve and prolong the quality of life. Currently there is a 

wide range of treatments available. 


HIV/STD Screening, Counseling, and Testing 

Boston HAPPENS …………………………………………………………………...37 

Boston Health Care for the Homeless …………………………………………37 


Centro Latino de Chelsea ……………………………………………………….42 

Codman Square Health Center ………………………………………………..43 


Dimock Community Health Center ……………………………………………46 



East Boston Neighborhood Health Center/ Project Shine …………………49 

Family AIDS Program ……………………………………………………………...52 

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HIV/STD Screening, Counseling, and Testing (cont.) 

Greater Love Tabernacle ……………………………………………………… .56 

Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center …………………………….. ..58 

Healing our Land ………………………………………………………………… .58 

La Alianza Hispana ………………………………………………………………. 61 

Martha Eliot Health Center ……………………………………………………..63 

Mass. Dept. of Health- Division of STD Prevention ….…………………….…64 

MGH Back Bay Health Care Center ……….……………………………… .…65 

Mattapan Community Health Center ………………………………………..66 

Mujeres Unida En Accion ………………………………………………………..66 

Neponset Health Center…………………………………………………… ……67 

North End Community Health Center… ………………………………………68 

Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center….. ………………….71 

Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center………………………………………. ………..73 

South End Community Health Center……. …………………………………..74 

St. Elizabeth’s Health Care at Brighton Marine …………………… ………..74 

Tobin Community Center ………………………… …………………………….76 

Uphams Corner Health Center ….. …………………………………………….77 

Whittier Street Neighborhood Health Center …………………………….…78 

Women and Family Division- Mom’s Project ……………………………….. .79 

Youth on Fire ………………………………………………………………………..80 


Young people can get HIV tests on their own. You don’t 

need your parent’s permission…but it is always great if they 

are involved. 

With all methods of HIV testing, it is important to know that 

your privacy is protected. Parents, friends, school, 

work…none of them have to know your business, whatever 

the test result may be. Talk to your tester if you have more 

questions about confidentiality or the test. 

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WHAT IS THE HIV ANTIBODY TEST? 

The HIV Antibody test is not a test for AIDS, but rather for the antibody 

that forms in response to the presence of HIV in the blood. The 

antibody can be detected in most people within six weeks to six 

months from the time of infection. 

WHAT DOES A NEGATIVE TEST MEAN? 

A negative antibody test means that at the time of the test 

there was no presence of HIV antibodies found in your system. 

It is important to continue safer sex and needle practices. 

It does not mean that you are immune to future infection with 

HIV. 

WHAT DOES A POSITIVE TEST MEAN? 

A positive HIV antibody test means that you are infected with 

HIV. Your body is producing the antibodies (the immune 

system's response to infection) to HIV. 

You do not necessarily have AIDS. 

A positive HIV antibody blood test result means you can infect 

other people with the virus. 


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HIV/AIDS IS A PREVENTABLE DISEASE 

Here are some ways to prevent transmission of the virus: 

• The only sure way to prevent sexual transmission of HIV is through 

abstinence. 

• Think and talk about HIV prevention before having sex. 

• When engaging in anal, vaginal or oral sex, use a latex condom 

each time (do not re-use condoms). 

• During sexual activity, avoid getting someone else's blood, 

semen, or vaginal secretions into your body. 

• Alcohol and other drugs impair judgment, which may lead to 

unsafe practices. To learn more about condom use and other 

protective measures, please contact the AIDS Hotline. 

• If injecting drugs, do not share the needles (or cotton, syringe 

and cooker). Use new needles or needles cleaned with full 

strength bleach and rinsed with water each time. 

• Women considering pregnancy should seek counseling to 

determine their risk. 


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What is Safer Sex? 


Safer sex is anything we do to lower our risk of getting a sexually 

transmitted infection. It's about getting more pleasure with less risk. 

Three Steps to Safer Sex: 

1. Become honest with ourselves about the risks we take. 

2. Decide which risks we are willing to take — and which ones we 

aren't willing to take. 

3. Find ways to make our sex play as safe and satisfying as 

possible. 

The most important ways to reduce your risk are: 

• Keep your partner's body fluids out of your body — vagina, 

anus, or mouth. The body — fluids to be most careful about are 

blood, cum, pre-cum, vaginal fluids, and the discharge from 

sores caused by sexually transmitted infections. 

• Don't touch sores or growths that are caused by sexually 

transmitted infections. 

Safer sex also means protecting your partner: 

• Don't allow your body fluids to get into your partner's body. 

• Don't have sex if you have sores or other symptoms of infection. 

• Have routine checkups for infections. 

• Get the correct treatment if you become infected 

Courtesy of www.PlannedParenthood.org 

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Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse 

AIDS Action Committee ………………………………………… ………………32 

A Way Back …………………………………… …………………………………..33 

Bay Cove Treatment Center …………………………………………………. ..33 

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center- Survivor Assistance Boston ……….. ……36 

Boston Asian Youth Essential Services (YES) ……………………………… ….36 

Boston Family Network Project c/o Family Nurturing Center …. …………37 

Boston Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Services ……………………………. 37 

Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program ……………………………..37 

Boston Institute for Arts Therapy ………………………………………………. .38 

Bowdoin Street Health Center ……………………………………………….…39 

Brookside Community Health Center ………………………………. ………..40 

Casa Esperanza- Latinas y Niños ......... ........................................................41 

Casa Isla Treatment & Stabilization Center …………………………….. …..41 

Casa Myrna Vasquez- Project Basta …………………………………….. …..41 

Centro Latino de Chelsea …………………………………………………… …42 

Children's AIDS Program of Boston Medical Center ……………………… .43 

Codman Square Health Center ………………… …………………………….43 

Colonel Daniel Marr Boys & Girls Club ………………………… ……………..44 

Community Providers of Adolescent Services …………………….. ……….44 


Dare Family Services …………………………………………………………… ..45 

Daybreak Crisis Pregnancy Program ………………………………………….46 

Dimock Community Health Center…………………………………………… 46 

Dorchester House Multi- Service Center …………………………………….. 47 

Dorchester Youth Collaborative ……………………………………………… .47 

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center …………………………………. 49 

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center/ Project Shine ………………. .49 

El Centro de Cardinal …………………………………………………………….50 

Elizabeth Stone House ……………………………………………………………50 

Emerge ………………………………………………………………….. ………….51 


Sex, Drugs, and Mixed Feelings 

As much as we like sex, it embarrasses a lot of us. Sometimes we can't 

admit we enjoy it. Some of us use alcohol or other drugs to feel less 

self-conscious about enjoying ourselves. The more we use drugs when 

we have sex, the more we are likely to take risks. 

Courtesy of Planned Parenthood.org 

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Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse (cont.) 

Family Aids Program ………………………………………………………………52 

Family Services of Greater Boston ………………………………………...…. 52 

Fenway Community Health Center ……………………………………. ……53 

Geiger- Gibson Community Health Center ………………………………….55 


Greater Love Tabernacle ……………………………… ……………………….56 

Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center ………………………… …57 


Hawthorne Youth and Community Center ………………………….. ……..58 

Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center ……………………… ………..61 

Judge Baker Children’s Center ……………………………………………… ..61 

La Alianza Hispana ………………………………………………………………..61 

Lena Park Community Development Corporation ……………………… ...62 

Martha Eliot Health Center …………………………………………………… ..63 

Mass. Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children ……………………… ..65 

Mass. Substance Abuse Information & Education Helpline …..…………..65 

MGH Back Bay Health Care Center …………………… ……………………..65 

Mattapan Community Health Center ……………………………………… ..66 

Mujeres Unidas En Accion …………………………….…………………………66 

Nazareth Residency …………………………….. ……………………………….67 

Neponset Health Center ……………………………………………. …………..67 


Roxbury Boys & Girls Clubs ……………………………………………… ………70 

Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center ……………………...71 


Dating violence 

A healthy relationship is surrounded by mutual respect, equality, trust 

communication, and freedom. An unhealthy relationship is 

characterized by disrespect, fear, jealousy, and possessiveness. It often 

follows a cycle of violence which includes tension, violence, and 

seduction (apologies, gifts). 

Victims and abusers can be ANYBODY. They are people we know and 

people we care about. Dating violence happens to girls and guys of 

any ethnicity, in both gay and straight relationships. 

Courtesy of www.seeitandstopit.org 

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Mental Health and/or Substance Abuse (cont.) 

Roxbury Multi- Service Center, Inc. ………………………………….. ……….71 

Roxbury Youthworks ………………………………………………………………72 

Samaritans ……………………………………………………………………. ……72 

Samariteens ……………………………………………………………………… ..72 

Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center ………………………………………………..73 

South Cove Health Center ………………………………………………….. ….73 

South End Community Health Center ………………………………………..74 

Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center ……………………………………… 74 

St. Elizabeth’s Health Care at Brighton Marine …………………………….. 74 

St. Mary’s Women and Children’s Center ……………………………………75 

Teen Voices ………………………………………………… ……………………..75 


Vine Street Health Center ……………………………………………………….78 

Whittier Street Neighborhood Health Center ………………………………. 78 

Women and Family Division- Moms’ Project…………… ……………………79 

Youth on Fire ……………………………………… ……………………………….80 


ALCOHOL FACT SHEET 

The younger you are when you start drinking, the more likely 

you are to have a problem with alcohol. 

Alcohol is a depressant. 

The best thing to do for a friend with a problem is to tell a 

counselor or someone who can help. 

Alcohol poisoning occurs when you drink too much alcohol 

too fast, which can lead to coma or even death. 

The worst thing to do when a person has had too much to 

drink is to leave them alone or lying down. They need to be 

kept awake and moving-- and they need medical help. 

Alcohol-related accidents are the #1 killer of teens. 

1.4 million teens a year are injured in some way through an 

alcohol related accident. 

You ALWAYS have a choice about whether or not to drink. 

Adapted from www.inthemix.org 

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Primary Medical Care (includes family planning, options counseling, 

pregnancy testing, STD clinics, and other medical care 

Boston HAPPENS & CHAP………………………………………………………...37 

Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program ….. …………………………37 

Bowdoin Street Health Center ……………………….. ………………………..39 

Brookside Community Health Center …………….. ………………………….40 

Casa Esperanza- Latinas y Niños ........... ......................................................41 

Centro Latino de Chelsea ………………………………… ……………………42 

Codman Square Health Center ……………………………………. …………43 

Dimock Community Health Center ………………………………….. ………46 

Dorchester House Multi- Service Center ……………………………………...47 

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center Project Shine …………………49 

Fenway Community Health Center ………………………… ………………...53 

Geiger- Gibson Community Health Center ………………………………….55 


Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center …………………………… 57 


Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center ………………………………...61 

Martha Eliot Health Center ……………………………………………………...63 

Mattapan Community Health Center ……………………………………… ..66 

Neponset Health Center ……………………………………………………… ..67 


Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center …………………. ….71 

Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center ………………………………………………..73 

South Cove Health Center ………………………………………………………73 

South End Community Health Center …………………………..…………….74 

Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center ………………………………….. …..74 

St. Elizabeth’s Health Care at Brighton Marine ……………………………. ..74 


Uphams Corner Health Center ………………………………………………. ..77 

Whittier Neighborhood Health Center ……………………………………… ..78 

What is PEP treatment? 

Prophylaxis means disease prevention. Post-exposure prophylaxis 

(or PEP) means taking antiviral medications as soon as possible 

after exposure to HIV, so that the exposure will not result in HIV 

infection. 

When should PEP be started? 

The sooner PEP treatment starts after HIV enters someone's body, 

the better the chances are that it will be successful. PEP must be 

start no later than 3 days after the exposure. 

Getting PEP 

PEP may be available at: Sexual health clinics, Hospital Accident 

and Emergency Rooms, and HIV clinics. 

Courtesy of THT.org 

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If you or your partner has any of the following symptoms in the genital 

area, see a clinician right away: 

abnormal or smelly 

discharges from the 

vagina, penis, rectum 

bleeding 

burning sensations 

chancres 

irritations 

odors 

pains 

pus 

 

 

sores 

tenderness 

urine changes 

blisters 

growths 

itches 

painful intercourse 

polyps 

rashes 

swellings 

ulcers 

vaginal yeast infections 

warts 

Courtesy of plannedparenthood.org 

What do I do if I’ve been sexually assaulted? 

• Get away from the attacker to a safe place as fast as you 

can. Then call 911. 

• Call a friend or family member you trust. You also can call a 

crisis center or a hotline to talk with a counselor. Feelings of 

shame, guilt, fear, and shock are normal. It is important to get 

counseling from a trusted professional. 

• Do not wash, comb, or clean any part of your body. Do not 

change clothes if possible, so the hospital staff can collect 

evidence. Do not touch or change anything at the scene of 

the assault. 

• Go to your nearest hospital emergency room as soon as 

possible. You need to be examined, treated for any injuries, 

and screened for possible sexually transmitted diseases or 

pregnancy. 

• Ask the hospital staff about possible support groups you can 

attend right away. 

Womenshealth.gov 

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Religious and Spiritual 

Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston, Inc. …………………… …….34 

Boston Ten Point Coalition ……………………………………………………… 38 

Boston Urban Youth ……………………… ………………………………………39 

Charles St. A.M. E. Church …………………………………………………… …42 

Greater Love Tabernacle …. ……………………………………………………56 

Healing our Land …………………………………………. ……...……………….58 

Nazareth Residency ………………………………………………………………67 

Union United Methodist Church ………………………… ……………………..76 

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What to do if you are pregnant: questions to ask yourself 

• Which choice(s) could I live with? 

• Which choice(s) would be impossible for me? 

• How would each choice affect my everyday life? 

• What would each choice mean to the people closest to me? 

• What is going on in my life? 

• What are my plans for the future? 

• What are my spiritual and moral beliefs? 

• What do I believe is best for me in the long run 

• What can I afford? 

Talk about your feelings with your partner, someone in your family, a 

clergyperson, or a trusted friend. All family planning clinics have specially 

trained counselors. These counselors can talk with you about your 

options. Your counselor will try to make sure that you are not being 

pressured into any decision against your will. You may bring your partner, 

your parents, or someone else, if you wish. 

Courtesy of www.plannedparenthood.org 

Youth Development (includes tutorial/educational assistance, 

leadership training and vocational job assistance) 

ABCD Summer Work …………. ………………………………………………….31 

American Red Cross …………………………………………………………….. 32 

Big Brothers of Massachusetts Bay ……………………………………….. …..34 

Big Sister Association of Greater Boston ………………………. ……………..34 

Blackstone Community Center ………………………………. ………………..35 

Boston Area Health Education Center ………………………………………..35 

Boston Asian Youth Essential Services …………………………………… …..36 

Boston Family Network c/o Family Nurturing Center …………… …………37 

Boston Ten Point Coalition ……………… ………………………………………38 

Boston Urban Youth ……………………………………………………………….39 

Campamento Hispano Internacional ………………………………... ……..40 

Center for Teen Empowerment ………………………………………………..42 

Colonel Daniel Marr Boys & Girls Club …………………….. …………………44 

Community Providers of Adolescent Services Inc. ……………………… …44 

Dare Family Services ………………………………………………….. …………45 

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Youth Development (cont.) 

Dorchester House Multi- Service Center ……… ……………………………..47 

Dorchester Youth Collaborative …………………………………. ……………47 

EDCO Youth Alternative ………………………………………..………………49 

El Centro de Cardinal …………………………………………………….. ……..50 

Geiger- Gibson Teen Program ……………………………………………….…55 

Hispanic Office of Planning and Evaluation (HOPE) ……………………….59 

Judge Baker Children’s Center ………………………. ………………………..61 

La Alianza Hispana ………………………………………………………………..61 

Mujeres Unidas En Accion …………………………………………………….. ..66 

Orchard Gardens Community Center ………………………………………..68 

Reaching Youth on the Street- RYSE ………………………………………….70 

Roxbury Boys & Girls Club ……………………………………………………… .70 

Roxbury Environment Empowerment Project ……………………………….71 

Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center …………………………………… ....74 


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TATTOOING & BODY PIERCING 

Hepatitis B and C transmission can occur if a tattoo artist or body 

piercer uses an unsterilized (unclean) needle used on someone 

else that has hepatitis B or C to pierce or tattoo a person or uses 

other equipment that is unclean. Before getting a tattoo or 

piercing, check out the place…and ask some questions! 

• Is the place clean & professional looking? 

• Does the artist or piercer wash his/her hands and wear 

• latex gloves when tattooing or body piercing? 

• Does the artist or piercer use sterile, disposable needles 

• that he/she opens in front of the customers? 

• Does the artist or piercer throw away ink caps, razors and 

stencils after each use? 

• Does the artist or piercer use an autoclave (an intense 

• heating process) to sterilize (clean) equipment? If they 

• do, ask if the autoclave gets inspected monthly? 

• Does the artist or piercer sterilize the bottles used for color 

and/or the work area with bleach or other approved 

disinfectants? 

• Does the artist or piercer uses an ultrasonic tank to rinse 

the tube and needle set from the tattoo machines? 

Adapted from www.gayhealth.com 

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Do you know where you can Connect To Protect® 

You can connect in Boston by joining and being a part of neighborhood 

coalitions, steering committees, youth initiatives, and supporting local 

peer leaders and youth outreach. 

If you would like to get involved or want more information on HIV/AIDS 

resources or youth prevention and interventions, please contact: 

Judith Palmer Castor, Ph.D. MA, Project Director 

617-355-4191 

judith.castor@childrens.harvard.edu 

Cathryn Samples MD, MPH /Principal Investigator 

617- 355-5767 

cathryn.samples@childrens.harvard.edu 

® 

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Web Resources 

www.adolescentaids.org A resource to 

the adolescents who have AIDS or are 

at-risk for it. 

www.youthhiv.org 

Dedicated to creating programs and 

advocating for policies that help young people 

make informed and responsible decisions about 

their reproductive and sexual health. 

Boston HAPPENS provides HIV 

prevention, testing, care, and support 

to adolescent and young adults ages 

12-24. We know that you have a lot 

going on in your busy lives. However, 

taking the time to get tested, and the 

time to get care helps keep you healthy. 

www.adolescenthealth.com/HAPPENS 

www.gettinbusyusa.com 

Educating and counseling for the 

prevention of HIV/AIDS. 

www.whatudo.org 

Provider of accurate, unbiased 

information about HIV/AIDS 

Websites above courtesy of The 

Adolescent Trials Network (ATN) for HIV/AIDS Interventions 

(www.atnonline.org) 

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Web Resources (cont.) 

teenwire.com is a website for teens 

needing information about sexual 

health. It is committed to giving you 

the facts about sex so that you can use this information to make your 

own responsible choices. (Also in Spanish) 

sexuality and STIs. 

Dr. Drew.Com is an interactive site 

that encompasses all aspects of 

teen life, with a focus on sex, dating, 

physical health, and well-being. 

I Wanna Know 

(www.iwannaknow.org) is a teenoriented 

website that includes 

questions and answers on teen 

Scarleteen (www.scarleteen.com) is 

an online magazine for teens that 

has frank and open discussions about sex. 

Sex Etc. (www.sexetc.org) 

This Web site is produced by teens for teens. SEX, etc. talks about love, 

sex, abstinence, contraception, AIDS, STIs, drugs and drinking, violence 

and health topics. 

Center for Young Women's Health offers health information, clinical care, 

and a variety of programs and services designed to educate and 

empower girls and young women ages 12-22. 

www.youngwomenshealth.org 

Websites above courtesy of Youth InfoNet, an online summary of new 

research and program summaries published by YouthNet, a five-year 

program funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. 

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Why should you 

Because we know that 

® 

• In Massachusetts 44% of high school students are sexually 

active and 42% of these students did not use a condom during 

their most recent sexual encounter 

• Since 1996 there has been a 53% increase in Chlamydia rates 

among youth ages 15-25 in Massachusetts 

• Gonorrhea rates among 15-19 years are 3.7 times that of the 

overall state rate. 

• Youth of Color are the fastest growing population to be 

affected by HIV/AIDS 

• In Massachusetts 57% of all the youth living with HIV are youth 

of color. 

• Too few life options, poor academic skills, violence and chaotic 

living conditions continues to put youth at risk for HIV/AIDS 

transmission 

Data Source: A Shared Vision for Massachusetts Youth and Young 

Adults, 2003: Governors Adolescent Health Council and Massachusetts 

Department of Public Health 

Courtesy of: www.ccebos.org/ pilotschools/news.html 

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Directory of 

organizations 

ABCD 

Summer 

Work/ 

Center 

for 

Jobs, 

Education, 

and 

Careers 

178 

Tremont 

Street 

Boston, MA 

02111 

P hone: 

( 6 17) 

357-6000 

F ax: 

( 6 17) 

482-0549 

Website: ht p: 

/ w w. 

b ston 

. o g/ 

s mmer 

orks 

t 

/ 

w 

o 

abcd 

Languages: Englis 

h, Spanis 

h, Haitian 

Creole 

Services Offered: 

Case 

Man 

agement, 

Youth 

Develop 

ment/ 

Leadership, 

Vocational/ Job 

Assistance 

A ges 

Served: 

12-24 

Adolescent 

Parent 

& Children 

Center 

144 McBrid 

e Street 

Jamaica Pla 

in, 

MA 

02130 

P hone: 

( 6 17) 

635-6978 

F ax: 

( 6 17) 

983-8351 

Languages: English, 

Spanish 


Case 

Man 

agement, 

Chil 

d Care, 

Chil 

dren’ s Servic 

es, 

Clo thing, 

Counseli 

ng, Domestic 

Vio 

lence, 

Educatio 

n, Family 

Pla 

nning, 

Family Support 

Servic 

es, Family 

Violence 

Servic 

es, Informatio 

n/ Referral, 

Mentorin g, Skills 

Training 

A ges 

Served: 

Females, 

12-24 

Adoption 

and 

Family/ 

Foster 

Care 

Recruitment 

Line/ 

Department 

of 

Social 

Services 

2 4 Farnsworth 

Street 


02210 

P hone: 

( 8 00) 

543-7508 

F ax: 

( 6 17) 

261-7437 

Website: http: / / www. 

mass. 

gov/ 

dss 

Languages: Englis 

h, Spanis 

h, Khme 

r , Portuguese, 

Other 


Ado 

ption/ 

Foster 

Parenting 

Ages: 12-19 

r 

u 

w 

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AIDS Action Committee 

294 Washington Street- Suite 5 

Boston, MA 02108 

Phone: (617) 437-6200 or (617) 450-1424 

Fax: (617) 437-1186 

Website: http://www.aac.org/ 

Languages: English, Spanish 

Services Offered: Education, Professional Mental Health Care, Case 

Management 

Ages: 12-25+ 

American Red Cross of Massachusetts Bay 

285 Columbus Avenue 


Phone: (617) 375-0700 

Fax: (617) 375-0750 

Website: http://www.bostonredcross.org/ 


Services Offered: Individual community mentoring for girls ages 7-15; 

Group mentoring for elementary school age girls; and site based group 

mentoring for middle school age girls 

Ages: 7-15 years old, Females only 

Appalachian Mountain Club 

5 Joy Street 


Phone: (617) 523-0636 

Fax: (617) 523-0722 

Website: http://www.outdoors.org/ 


Services Offered: Adolescent programs primarily geared towards 

recreation 

Ages: 20-24 

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Aswalos House 

246 Seaver Street 

Dorchester, MA 02121 

Phone: (617) 375-2571 

Website: http://www.ywcaboston.org/programs/aswalos/ 

Languages: English, French 

Services Offered: Advocacy, Teen Parent/ Pregnant Teen education 

Program, Pregnancy Counseling, Women’s Health Center, Employment, 

Case Management, Parenting/ Family Support Groups, Shelter for 

pregnant teens and young mothers. 

Ages: 12-24 

A Way Back/Roxbury Youthworks Inc. 

321 Blue Hill Avenue 


Phone: (617) 445-5500 ext 204 

Fax: (617) 445-5506 

Website: http://www.roxmulti.org/programs/cpasa.html 

Languages: English, Spanish, Creole 

Services Offered: Mental Health Care, Case Management, Alternative 

Therapy, HIV/ STD Prevention Programs, Substance Use Services, 

Emergency/ Crisis Services, Youth Development, Vocational Assistance 

Ages: 12-24 

Directory of organizations 

Bay Cove Treatment Center 

66 Canal Street 


Phone: (617) 371-3030 

Fax: (617) 371-3034 

Website: http://www.baycove.org/ 

Languages: English Only 

Services Offered: Mental Health Treatment, HIV/STD Education, 

Substance Use Treatment, TB Testing 

Ages: 12-24 

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Big Brothers of Massachusetts Bay 

55 Summer Street 

Boston, Ma 02210 

Phone: (617) 956-0282 

Fax: (617) 542-8855 

Website: http://www.bbmb.org/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, Portuguese 

Services Offered: Youth Program 

Ages: 7-14 

Big Sister Association of Greater Boston 

161 Massachusetts Avenue, 2 nd Floor 


Phone: (617)236-8075 

Fax: (617) 236-8075 

Website: http://www.bigsister.org/ 


Services Offered: Youth Programs, Adolescent Services 

Ages: 7-15 

Black Ministerial Alliance 

232R Washington Street 

Roxbury, MA 02119 

Phone: (617) 445-2737 

Fax: (617) 445-3557 

Website: http://bmaboston.org/ 

Languages: English 

Services Offered: Afterschool Programs, Black Church Capacity Building 

Programs, Training and Empowerment for Advocacy in Boston Public 

Schools 

Ages: All age groups 

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Blackstone Community Center 

50 W. Brookline Street 


Phone: (617) 635-5162 

Fax: (617) 635-5057 

Website: http://www.cityofboston.gov/bcyf/search.asp?selcc=3 


Services Offered: Adult/ Youth Education, Child Care, Meal and Food 

Programs, Skills Training, After School Services, Mentoring, Programming, 

Recreation 

Ages: All age groups 

Boston Alliance for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth 

(BAGLY) 

35 Bowdoin Street 


Phone: (617) 227-4313 

Fax: (617) 227-3266 

Website: http://www.bagly.org/ 

Languages: English, American Sign Language 

Services Offered: Speakers’ Bureau, Project Teen Health 

Ages: 12-24 

Boston Area Health Education Center (BAHEC)/ Boston Public Health 

Commission 

One Boston Medical Center Place NED-2 


Phone: (617) 534-5258 

Fax: (617) 534-5761 

Website: http://www.bphc.org/ 

Languages: English, but can accommodate most others 

Services Offered: After School Services, Skills Training, Mentoring, Youth 

Services 

Ages: 12-19 

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Boston Area Rape Crisis Center- Survivor Assistance Boston 

99 Bishop Allen Drive 

Cambridge, MA 02139 

Phone: (617) 492-8306 

Fax: (617) 492-3291 

Website: http://www.barcc.org/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Creole, French 

Services Offered: 24-hour crisis hotline, Short-term one-on one 

counseling, Support groups for women, men, adolescents who have 

been raped, Medical advocates available 24 hours a day to meet and 

support survivors at the hospital, Legal Advocacy to assist survivors with 

legal issues, Public education programs for schools, colleges, hospitals, 

businesses, and community groups., All services are free of charge. 

Ages: All Ages 

Boston Asian Youth Essential Services (YES) 

199 Harrison Avenue 


Phone: (617) 482-4243 

Fax: (617) 482-3620 

Website: http://www.bostonyouthservices.net/boston-asianyes.htm 

Languages: English, Cambodian/ Khmer, Vietnamese, Cantonese, 

Mandarin, Laotian 

Services Offered: Professional Mental Health Care, Prevention and 

Intervention Service, Substance Use Services, Court Diversion Program, 

Advocacy 

Ages: 12-24 

Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center 

885 Washington Street 


Phone: (617) 635-5129 

Fax: (617) 635-5132 

Website: http://www.bcnc.net/ 

Languages: English, Mandarin, Cantonese 

Services Offered: Education, Adult ESL, Child Care, Youth Activities, 

Assist with Child Care Placement 

Ages: 12-24 

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Boston Family Network Project c/o 

Family Nurturing Center 



Phone: (617) 474-1143 

Website: http://www.familynurturing.org/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole, Vietnamese, 

Mandarin, Portuguese 

Services Offered: Education, Home Health Care, Support Groups, Youth 

Development, Information and Referral 


Boston Gay and Lesbian Adolescent Services 

93 Massachusetts Avenue 


Phone: (617) 266-3349 or (617) 457-6150 x310 

Fax: (617) 247-9860 

Website: http://www.bostonglass.org/ 


Services Offered: Health and Education, Employment Assistance, 

Gender Identity Counseling, Support Groups, Gay/ Lesbian Advocacy, 

Recreational Activities 

Ages: 12-24 

Boston HAPPENS & CHAP 

Children’s Hospital Boston, Div. of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine 

333 Longwood Avenue- 5 th floor 


Phone: (617) 355-8127 

Fax: (617) 730-0195 

Website: http://www.adolescenthealth.com/happens.html 

Languages: English, Spanish, Haitian Creole 

Services Offered: Medical Care, HIV/ STD Counseling and Testing, 

HIV/STD Treatment, Case Management 

Ages: 12-24 

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Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program 



Phone: (617) 414-7779 

Fax: (617) 414-7776 

Website: http://www.bhchp.org 

Languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and some Asian 

Languages 

Services Offered: Health Care, Professional Mental Health Care, STD 

Screening, HIV Counseling and Testing, HIV/STD Prevention, Family 

Planning/ Contraception, Substance Use Services, Emergency/ Crisis 

Assistance, Case Management, Vocational/ Job Assistance 

Ages: All ages 

Boston Institute for Arts Therapy 

90 Cushing Avenue 


Phone: (617) 288-5858 

Fax: (617) 288-6262 

Website: http://www.biat.org 

Languages: English, Spanish, Swedish, Yiddish 

Services Offered: After School Program, Mental Health Services, Elder 

Services, Domestic Violence Services 


Boston Living Center 

29 Stanhope Street 


Phone: (617) 236-1012 

Fax: (617) 236-0334 

Website: http: www.bostonlivingcenter.org 


Services Offered: Education, Treatment Information, Support Services 

Ages: 12-24 

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Boston Ten Point Coalition 

215 Forest Hills Street 

Jamaica Plain, MA 02130 

Phone: (617) 524-4331 

Fax: (617) 524-4962 

Website: http://bostontenpt.users2.50megs.com/index.html 

Languages: English, Spanish,Creole 

Services Offered: HIV Testing, HIV/STD Education, Alternative Therapy 

Treatment, Case Management, Youth development, Vocational/ Job 

Assistance, Religious/ Spiritual 

Ages: 12-25+ 

Boston Urban Youth 

530 Warren Street 


Phone: (617) 445-3380 

Fax: (617) 445-0210 

Website: http://www.buyf.org/ 


Services Offered: HIV/STD Education, Youth Development, 

Educational/Vocational/ Job Assistance, Tutoring, Emergency/ Crisis 

Assistance, Truancy Prevention, Religious/ Spiritual 

Ages: 8-24 

Bowdoin Street Health Center 



Phone: (617) 754-0100 

Fax: (617) 754-0230 

Website: http://www.bowdoinstreethealth.org 

Languages: English, Spanish, Cape Verdean, Creole 

Services Offered: Health Services, Mental Health Services, HIV Testing 

and Education, Psychiatric Day Treatment, Pregnancy Services 


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Bridge Over Troubled Waters 

47 West Street 


Phone: (617) 423-9575 

Fax: (617) 423-5439 

Website:http://www.bridgeovertroubledwater.org/ 


Services Offered: Adolescent Programs and Support Services 

Ages: 12-24 

Brookside Community Health Center 



Phone: (617) 522-4700 

Fax: (617) 524-1716 

Website: 

http://www.brighamandwomens.org/primarycare/offices/brooksid 

e.asp 

Languages: English, Spanish, Creole,, German, Portuguese 

Services Offered: Health Care, HIV/STD Education and Testing, Case 

Management, Emergency/ Crisis Counseling 



Campamento Hispano Internacional/ YMCA of Greater Boston 

316 Huntington Avenue 


Phone: (617) 927-8032 

Website: http://www.bostonycamps.org 


Services Offered: Youth Programs, General Adolescent Recreational 

Programs and Services, Day Camp focusing on Latino Culture and 

History 

Ages: 6-14 

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Casa Esperanza- Latinas y Niños 

263 Eustis Street 


Phone: (617) 445-7411 

Fax: (617) 541-1882 

Website: http://wwww.casaesperanza.org 


Services Offered: Mental Health Care, Other Medical Care, Case 

Management, Alternative Therapy, HIV/STD Prevention. HIV Counseling 

and Testing, Family Planning/ Contraception, Substance Use Services, 

Emergency/ Crisis Services, Tutoring, Vocational/ Job Assistance 

Ages: 20-25+ Services for Residential Clients Only 

Casa Isla Assessment & Stabilization Center 

P.O. Box 158 


Phone: (617) 773-8285 

Fax: (617) 773-8552 

Website: http://www.voamass.org/casa_isla.html 


Services Offered: Youth Programs, Substance Use Services, Mental 

Health Services 

Ages: 12-21, Males Only- Court Referral Only 

Casa Myrna Vasquez- Project Basta 

P.O. Box 180019 


Phone: (617) 521-0100 

Fax: (617) 521-0105 

Website: http:/ /www.casamyrna.org 

Languages: English, Spanish, 140 others available 

Services Offered: Violence Prevention, Advocacy, Mental Health Care, 

Legal Services 

Ages: All Ages, Females Only 

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Center for Teen Empowerment 

48 Rutland Street 


Phone: (617) 536-4266 

Fax: (617) 536-4311 

Website: http://www.teenempowerment.org 

Languages: English, Spanish, Creole, Cape Verdean, Marathi 

Services Offered: Youth Employment, Youth Organizing, Leadership 

Development 

Ages: 12-24 

Centro Latino de Chelsea 

267 Broadway 

Chelsea, MA 02150 

Phone: (617) 884-3238 

Fax: (617) 884-4646 

Website: http://centrolatino.org 

Languages: English, Spanish, 

Services Offered: HIV Counseling and Testing, Substance Use Services, 

After School Program, some Summer Activities, Some Court Mandated 

Groups 

Ages: 20-24 

Charles Street AME Church 



Phone: (617) 442-7770 

Fax: (617) 427-1215 

Website: http://www.csame.org/ 


Services Offered: Youth Programs, After school Program, Food Bank, 

AIDS Ministry 


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Children’s AIDS Program of Boston Medical Center 

225 River Street 

Mattapan, MA 02126 

Phone: (617) 534-2050 x220 

Fax: (617) 534-2057 

Website: 

http://www.bmc.org/pediatrics/special/CAP/overview.html 

Languages: English, Spanish, Haitian Creole, French 

Services Offered: HIV/STD Prevention and Services, After School 

Services, Child Care, Mental Health Services, Mentoring, Family Support 

Services, Transportation 

Ages: 0-19 

Codman Square Health Center 



Phone: (617) 825-9660 

TDD/TTY (617) 822-0000 

Fax: (617) 825-6762 

Website: http://www.codman.org 

Languages: English, Spanish, French, Creole 

Services Offered: Medical Services, Dental Care, HIV Counseling and 

Testing, Family Planning, Teen Parent/ Pregnant Teen Education 

Programs, Substance Use Services, Outpatient Mental Health care, 

Mental Health Evaluation, Parent/ Family Support Groups, Family based 

Services, Parent/ Family Support Groups 


Codman Square Health Center HIV/AIDS Prevention Program @ 

Dorchester House Health Center 

1353 Dorchester Avenue 


Phone: (617) 474-1453 

Fax: (617) 288-3613 

Website: http://www.codman.org 


Services Offered: HIV/STD Prevention and Services, After School 

Services, Child Care, Mental Health Services, Mentoring, Family Support 

Services, Transportation 


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Colonel Daniel Marr Boys & Girls Club 

35 Deer Street 


Phone: (617) 288-7120 

Fax: (617) 288-8221 

Website: http://www.danmarrclub.org/ 


Services Offered: HIV/STD Prevention Programs, Case Management, 

Substance Use Services, Emergency/ Crisis Assistance, Counseling, 

Tutorial Services, After School Services, Recreational Activities, Youth 

Development, Vocational/ Job Assistance 

Ages: 5-19 

Common Purpose 

1455 Arborway 


Phone: (617) 522-6595 

Website: http://www.commonpurpose.com 


Services Offered: Facilitates Batterers’ Groups, Trains, Supervises, and 

Speaks to Public about Domestic Violence 

Ages: 12-24 Males only 

Community Providers of Adolescent Services, Inc. (COMPASS) 

26 Sunnyside Street 


Phone: (617) 524-2333 

Fax: (617) 524-9792 

Website: http://www.compass.org 


Services Offered: Tutorial Services, Life Problems Counseling, Youth 

Development, Special Education, Crime Prevention 

Ages: 12-24 

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The Crittenton Hastings House 

10 Perthshire Road 

Brighton, MA 02135 

Phone: (617) 782-7600 

Fax: (617) 254-7966 

Website: http://www.crit.net 


Services Offered: Case Management, HIV Counseling and Testing, 

HIV/STD Prevention Programs, Family Planning/ Contraception, 

Emergency/ Shelter/ Food/ Clothing Assistance, Tutoring/ Educational 

Assistance, Vocational/ Job Assistance 



Dare Family Services 

504 Dudley Street 


Phone: (617) 427-6500 

Fax: (617) 427-6004 

Website: http://www.darefamily.org 

Languages: English, Spanish, Creole, French, Portuguese 

Services Offered: Violence Prevention for youths 11-18, Education/ 

Dropout Prevention, Counseling, Mentoring, Pregnant and Parenting 

Teen Programs, In- home Placements, Family Preservation Services, 

Adoption 

Ages: 0-20 

Dating Violence Intervention Project 

649 Washington Street, Suite #6 


Phone: (617) 868-1650 

Fax: (617) 868-1651 

Website: http://www.transitionhouse.org 


Services Offered: Violence Prevention and Education, Advocacy for 

Teens in Abusive Relationships 

Ages: 12-19 

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David B. Perini Jr. Quality of Life Program/ Dana- Farber Cancer Institute 

44 Binney Street LG100 


Phone: (617) 632-5124 

Fax: (617) 632-2473 

Website: http://www.dana-farber.org/periniclinic 


Services Offered: Adolescent Program and Services for Childhood 

Cancer Survivors 

Ages: 12-19 

Daybreak Crisis Pregnancy Program 

132 Boylston Street, Fourth Floor 


Phone: (888) 967-8466 

Fax: (617) 742-9175 

Website: http://www.daybreakinc.org 

Languages: English, Mandarin 

Services Offered: Pregnancy Counseling, Pregnancy Testing, Teen 

Family Planning Program, Teen Parent/ Pregnant Teen Education, 

Counseling 

Ages: 12-24 

Dimock Community Health Center 

55 Dimock Street 


Phone: (617) 442-8800 

Fax: (617) 445- 0091 

Website: http://www.dimock.org 


Services Offered: Health Care, HIV/STD Prevention and Screening, HIV 

Counseling and Testing, Family Planning, Contraception, Case 

Management, Emergency/ Crisis Services, Substance Use Services, 

Tutoring/ Educational Assistance, Vocational/ Job Assistance, Case 

Management 


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Dimock Community Health Center/ Youth Development & Enrichment 

Services 

55 Dimock Street 


Phone: (617) 442-8800 x1437 

Fax: (617) 445-0091 

Website: http://www.dimock.org 


Services Offered: HIV/STD Prevention Programs, Case Management, 

Tutorial Services, After School Services, Youth Development 

Ages: 12-19 

Dorchester House Multi-Service Center 



Phone: (617) 288-3230 

Fax: (617) 288-7297 

Website: http://www.dorchesterhouse.org 

Languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese 

Services Offered: Health Care, Mental Health Care, HIV Counseling & 

Testing, HIV/STD Prevention Programs, Family Planning/ Contraception, 

Substance Use Services, Case Management, Tutoring/ Education 

Assistance 


Dorchester Youth Collaborative 



Phone: (617) 288-1748 

Fax: (617) 288-2136 

Website: http://www.eisenhowerfoundation.org/DYC/main_frame.html 

Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese, Cape Verdean, Cambodian, 

Vietnamese 

Services Offered: Child Care, Youth Development, Educational 

Assistance, Drop in Center Providing, Evening Meals, Counseling, 

Recreational Activities 

Ages: 5-19 

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Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative 



Phone: (617) 442-9670 

Fax: (617) 427-8047 

Website: http://www.dsni.org 

Languages: English, Spanish, Cape Verdean 

Services Offered: Assist Neighborhood Residents in Organizing and 

Developing Relationships with Neighborhood Partners 



East Boston Neighborhood Health Center 

10 Gove Street 

East Boston, MA 02128 

Phone: (617) 569-5800 

Fax: (617) 568-4625 

Languages: English, Spanish, Interpreters Available for Other Languages 

Services Offered: Health Services, Dental Services, HIV Counseling and 

Testing, HIV/ STD Education, Mental Health Care, Substance Use 

Services, Case Management, Family Planning/ Contraception 

Ages: 18-25+ 

East Boston Neighborhood Health Center/ Project Shine 

79 Paris Street 

East Boston, MA 02128 

Phone: (617) 568-4622 

Fax: (617) 568-4625 

Languages: English, Spanish, Interpreters Available for Other Languages 

Services Offered: Comprehensive HIV Services for Young Adults and 

Adults 

Ages: 18-24 

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EDCO Youth Alternative 

650 Beacon Street 


Phone: (617) 262-9562 

Fax: (617) 262-0098 

Website: http://www.edcollab.org/ 


Services Offered: Counseling, High School Diploma Program, 

Employment Services, Youth Service 

Ages: 12-24 

EFMRI- Teen and Young Adult Group 

(Epilepsy Foundation) 

540 Gallivan Boulevard 


Phone: (617) 506-6041 or (888) 576-9996 

Fax: (617) 506-6047 

Website: http://www.epilepsyfoundation.org/local/massri/ 


Services Offered: Pregnancy Related Services, Shelter/ Housing, Job 

Assistance, Camps for Children, Support Groups for Young Adults 

Ages: 12-24 

El Centro de Cardinal 

79 Union Park Street 


Phone: (617) 542-9292 

Fax: (617) 5542-6912 

Website: http://www.elcentrodelcardenal.org/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Cape Verdean, Creole, French, Russian 

Services Offered: Counseling, Youth and Adult Education, Mentoring, 

Food Pantry, Child Care, Pregnant and Parenting Teen Programs, Social 

Service Referral 

Ages: 15-24 

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Elizabeth Stone House 

P.O. Box 59 


Phone: (617) 522-3417 (Hotline) 

(617) 522-3659 (Office) 

(617) 445-9368 (TTY) 

Fax: (617) 522-0968 

Website: http://www.elizabethstonehouse.org/ 


Services Offered: Emergency Shelter, Battered Women’s Shelter, 

Residential Living Option for People with Disabilities, Family Violence 

Prevention, Counseling, Anger Management, Crisis Intervention, 

Battering Hotline, Intensive Family Reunification, Parenting/ Family 

Support Groups, Mutual Support Groups, Protective Services, Community 

Business Education 

Ages: 11- 25+ (Please contact directly for specific information regarding 

specific populations and programs) 

Emerge 


Cambridge, MA 02140 

Phone: (617) 547-9879 

Fax: (617) 547-0904 

Website: http://www.emergedv.com/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Khmer, Vietnamese 

Services Offered: Counseling for Batterers, Anger Management Groups, 

Provide Training for Professionals and Groups 

Ages: 18-25+ 

Emergency Contraceptive Hotline 

21 Prospect Avenue 

Princeton, NJ 08544 

Phone: (800) 584-9911 

Website: http://ec.princeton.edu/news/hotline.html 


Services Offered: Referral and Information to Local Places to Obtain 

Emergency Contraception 


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ESAC- Ensuring Stability through Action in our Community 

3313 Washington Street Suite 5 


Phone: (617) 524-2555 

Fax: (617) 524-2430 

Website: http://www.esacboston.org/ 


Services Offered: Case Management, Emergency/ Crisis Assistance, 

Shelter/ Housing, Tutoring/ Educational Assistance, Vocational/ Job 

Assistance 

Ages: 12-25+ 


Family Advocacy Program 

One Boston Medical Center Place 

Dowling, 3 South 


Phone: (617) 414-7430 

Website: http://www.bmc.org/pediatrics/special/fap/ 


Services Offered: Legal Advocacy for Housing, Education, and Family 

Law Issues 

Ages: 12-25+ 

Family AIDS Program 

26 Lawrence Avenue 


Phone: (617) 442-4154 


Services Offered: HIV Testing, Pastoral Counseling, Bereavement 

Counseling, Spiritual Enrichment, Information and Referral 

Ages: 12-25+ 

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Family Independence Teen Living Program 

590 Shawmut Avenue 


Phone: (617) 523-6400 


Services Offered: Placement for Dependent Children 

Ages: 12-19- Females Only 

Family Services of Greater Boston 

31 Heath Street 


Phone: (617) 523-6400 

Website: http://fsgb.org/index.htm 


Services Offered: Child Abuse Prevention, Elder Abuse Prevention, 

Spousal Abuse Prevention, Substance Use Services, Counseling, 

Counseling, Adult Day Care, Sexual Assault Counseling 


Fenway Community Health Center 

7 Haviland Street 


Phone: (617) 267-0900 

Fax: (617) 267-8437 

Website: http://www.fenwayhealth.org/home_flash.htm 


Services Offered: Health Services, HIV/ STD Education, HIV Counseling 

and Testing, Mental Health Services, Case Management, Substance Use 

Services, Family Planning/ Contraception, Fertility Services 

Ages: 12-25+ 

Fenway Community Health Center/ Peer Staff Hotline 



Phone: (617) 267-0900 

Fax: (617) 267-8437 



Services Offered: Peer Support Hotline 

Ages: 12-25+ 

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Fields Corner Area Office of Department of Social Services 

50b Park Street 


Phone: (617) 822-4700 

Fax: (617) 282-1019 

Website: 

http://www.mass.gov/portal/index.jsp?pageID=eohhs2agencylanding& 

L=4&L0=Home&L1=Government&L2=Departments+and+Divisions&L3=Dep 

artment+of+Social+Services&sid=Eeohhs2 


Services Offered: Social Services, Family Planning and Pregnancy 

Related Counseling, Assistance with Food, Shelter, and Clothing, Tutoring 

Referral 

Ages: 12-24 

Four Corners Action Coalition 



Phone: (617) 436-0289 

Fax: (617) 825-3308 

Website: http://www.communityworks.com/html/mgd/fcac.html 


Services Offered: Focus on Community Organizing and Neighborhood 

Revitalization 



GED Preparation 

11A Charles Street 


Phone: (617) 635-9300 

Fax: (617) 635-9045 

Website: http://boston.k12.ma.us/stc/adulted/gprep.html 


Services Offered: Adult Education and GED Program 

Ages: 12-24 

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GED/ College Preparation @ Roxbury Community College 



Phone: (617) 541- 5301 

Fax: (617) 427-0060 

Website: http://www.rcc.mass.edu/DCE/Programs/GED.html 


Services Offered: GED Program, College Preparation 

Ages: 17-24 

Geiger- Gibson Community Health Center 

250 Mount Vernon Street 


Phone: (617) 288-1140 

Fax: (617) 288-3910 


Services Offered: Health Services, Professional Mental Health, HIV/STD 

Prevention, HIV Counseling and Testing, Case Management, Family 

Planning/ Contraception, Substance Use Services, Mental Health 

Services 


Geiger- Gibson Teen Program 

250 Mount Vernon Street 


Phone: (617) 288-1140 

Fax: (617) 288-3910 


Services Offered: Health Services, Mental Health Services, Case 

Management, STD Screening, HIV/STD Counseling and Testing, Family 

Planning/ Contraception , Substance Use Services, Emergency Shelter 

and Food, Youth Development 

Ages: 11-25 

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Greater Boston Interfaith Organization (GBIO) 



Phone: (617) 825-5600 

(617) 822-1499 

Fax: (617) 825-5400 

Website: http://www.gbio.org/ 


Services Offered: Organization Working to Train and Organize 

Communities of Boston for the Public Good 


Greater Boston Legal Services 

197 Friend Street 


Phone: (617) 371-1234 

Fax: (617) 371-1222 

Website: http://www.gbls.org/ 


Services Offered: Free Non- Criminal Legal Assistance with an Emphasis 

on Housing Issues, Benefits, Elderly, Family Law, Immigration, and Mental 

Health/ Disability Rights 

Ages: 12-24 

Greater Boston One to One/ AFC Mentoring 

105 Chauncy Street, Suite 300 


Phone: (617) 695-2441 

Fax: (617) 695-2435 

Website: http://www.afcmentoring.org/ 


Services Offered: Facilitates mentoring of At- Risk Youth, Assists Agencies 

in Developing and Maintaining Mentoring Programs, Aids Inner City 

Youth in Becoming Self Sufficient by Assisting These Youth in Starting Their 

Own Business 

Ages: 8-12 

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Greater Love Tabernacle 

101 Nightingale Street 


Phone: (617) 740-9480 

Fax: (617) 740-9484 

Website: http://www.gltabernacle.org/ 


Services Offered: HIV Counseling and Testing, HIV/STD Prevention, Case 

Management, Substance Use Services, Emergency/ Crisis Services, 

Support Group, Tutoring/ Educational Assistance, Recreational Activities, 

Religious/ Spiritual 

Ages: 12-24 

Greater Roslindale Medical and Dental Center 

6 Cummins Highway 

Roslindale, MA 02130 

Phone: (617) 323-4440 

Fax: (617) 323-7870 

Website: http://www.roslindale.org/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Fuji, Albanian 

Services Offered: Health Services, Dental, OB/ GYN, Mental Health 


Green Door Project 

170 Morton Street 


Phone: (617) 971-3588 

Fax: (617) 971-3887 


Services Offered: HIV Testing and Education, Provides Food and 

Clothing at Homeless Shelters 

Ages: 12-24 

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Haitian Multi- Service Center 

12 Bicknell Street 


Phone: (617) 436-2848 

Fax: (617) 287-0284 

Languages: English, Creole 

Services Offered: Assists and Prepares Immigrants in Their Struggle for 

Social and Economic Self Sufficiency 

Ages: 12-24 

Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center (HSNHC) 



Phone: (617) 825-3400 

Fax: (617) 825-7217 

Website: http://www.harvardstreet.org/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Creole, Cape Verdean, French 

Services Offered: Health Services, Mental Health Services, HIV 

Counseling and Testing, HIV/STD Prevention, Case Management, 

Substance Use Services, Emergency/ Crisis Services 


Hawthorne Youth and Community Center 

9 Fulda Street 


Phone: (617) 427-0613 

Website: 

http://www.catalogueforphilanthropy.org/ma/2002/hawthorne_youth_7 

01.htm 


Services Offered: HIV/ STD Prevention, Substance Use, Vocational/ Job 

Assistance, Tutoring, Recreational Activities 


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Healing Our Land 

P.O. Box 327 


Phone: (617) 594-9955 

Fax: (617) 265-0386 


Services Offered: HIV Counseling and Testing, HIV/STD Prevention, Case 

Management, Tutoring, Vocational/ Job Assistance, Emergency/ Crisis 

Services, Social Service Referral, Religious/ Spiritual 

Ages: 12-25+ 

Hispanic Office of Planning and Evaluation (HOPE) 

165 Brookside Avenue 


Phone: (617) 524-8888 x140 

Fax: (617) 524-4939 

Website: http://www.volunteersolutions.org/boston/org/223842.html 


Services Offered: HIV/STD Prevention, Youth Development/ Leadership 

Ages: 12-19 

Horizons Transitional Living Program 

P.O. Box 382 


Phone: (617) 929-5999 

Fax: (617) 929-0782 

Languages: English, Spanish, Cape Verdean 

Services Offered: Transitional Housing Service Battered Women and their 

Children with Referral from Shelters 

Ages: 10-21 Females Only 

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International Institute of Boston 

One Milk Street 


Phone: (617) 695-9990 

Fax: (617) 695-9191 

Website: http://www.iiboston.org/ 

Languages: English, Arabic, Amharic, Somali, French and 25 Other 

Languages 

Services Offered: Legal Services, Education, Citizenship, Resettlement, 

Employment, Training and Social Services for Immigrants, Refugees, and 

Ethnic Communities 


International Rescue Committee (IRC) 

162 Boylston Street 


Phone: (617) 482-1154 

Fax: (617) 482-7922 

Website: http://www.theirc.org/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, and any other languages as necessary 

Services Offered: Support and Advocacy for Newly Arriving Refugees 



Jane Doe Inc.- The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and 

Domestic Violence 

14 Beacon Street, Suite 507 


Phone: (617) 248-0922 

Fax: (617) 248-0902 

Website: http://www.janedoe.org/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, and Other Languages as Needed 

Services Offered: Clearinghouse for Domestic Violence and Rape 

Information, Provides Trainings and Conferences for Member Programs 

and Community Agencies 

Ages: 12-25+ 

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Jewish Vocational Service (JVS) 

29 Winter Street 


Phone: (617) 542-1993 

Fax: (617) 423-8711 

Website: http://www.jvs-boston.org/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Russian, Albanian, Asian, some Arabic, 

Somali, Creole 

Services Offered: Educational Services, Skills Training, Job Placement 

Ages: 20-24 

Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center 

287 Western Avenue 

Allston, MA 02134 

Phone: (617) 783-0500 

Fax: (617) 783-5514 

Website: http://www.josephsmith.org/js/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese 

Services Offered: Health Services, Mental Health Care, Citizenship 

Classes, ESL 


Judge Baker Children’s Center 

51 Parker Hill Avenue 


Phone: (617) 779-8390 

Fax: (617) 232-8099 

Website: http://www.jbcc.harvard.edu/ 


Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Youth Development, 

Workshops and Events for Urban Girls 

Ages: 12-19 

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La Alianza Hispana, Latino Family Counseling Center/ Mental Health and 

Substance Abuse Clinic 



Phone: (617) 427-7175 

Fax: (617) 442-2259 

Website: 

http://www.dsni.org/virtual_village/virtual_tour/la_alianza_hispana.htm 


Services Offered: HIV Counseling and Testing, Health Screening and 

Diagnostic Services, Family Planning, Mental Health Services, Substance 

Use Services, Educational Assistance, GED Programs, Vocational/ Job 

Assistance, Child Care, Home Health Care, Parenting Support Groups, 

Parental Visitation Monitoring, Protective Services, Language 

Interpretation, Camps 


Latin American Health Institute 

95 Berkeley Street, Suite 600 


Phone: (617) 350-6900 

Fax: (617) 350-6901 

Website: http://www.lhi.org/lhi/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Portuguese 

Services Offered: Family Services and Community Outreach 


Lena Park Community Development Corporation 

150 American Legion Highway 


Phone: (617) 436-1900 

Fax: (617) 436-0999 

Website: http://www.lenapark.org/ 


Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Mental Health Evaluation, 

Case Management, Child Care, Housing Assistance, Educational and 

Social Services Assistance, Recreational Activities 


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The Log School 



Phone: (617) 474-1121 

Fax: (617) 474-1230 

Website: http://www.fdnh.org/Agencies/LogSchool.htm 


Services Offered: Case Management, Shelter/Housing, Tutoring/ 

Educational Assistance, Vocational/ Job Assistance, Food/ Clothing 

Ages: 8-24 


MADD Massachusetts 

18 Tremont Street 


Phone: (617) 227-2701 

(800) 633-MADD 

Fax: (617) 227-2704 

Website: http://www.madd.org/home/ 


Services Offered: Help for Victims of Drunk Driving Crashes including 

Court Accompaniment, Crisis Intervention, and Ongoing Support; 

Information Education, and Activism about Drunk Driving 

Ages: 12-24 

Martha Elliot Health Center 

75 Bickford Street 


Phone: (617) 971-2100 

Fax: (617) 983-1377 

Website: 

http://web1.tch.harvard.edu/cfapps/CHprogDisplay.cfm?Dept=General 

%20Pediatrics&Prog=Martha%20Eliot%20Health%20Center 


Services Offered: Health Care, Mental Health Care, HIV Counseling and 

Testing, HIV/STD Prevention Programs, Substance Use Services, Family 

Planning/ Contraception, Emergency/ Crisis Assistance, Tutoring/ 

Educational Assistance 


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Mary Ellen McCormack Health Center/ Harbor Health Services 

33 Divine Way 


Phone: (617) 474-1249 

Fax: (617) 474-1230 


Services Offered: Case Management, Shelter/Housing, Tutoring/ 

Educational Assistance, Vocational/ Job Assistance, Food/ Clothing 

Ages: 8-24 

Massachusetts Alliance on Teen Pregnancy 

105 Chauncy Street, 8 th floor 


Phone: (617) 482-9122 

Fax: (617) 482-9129 

Website: http://www.massteenpregnancy.org/ 


Services Offered: Advocacy, Pregnancy Helpline, Teen Parent Advisory 

Board, Training and Seminars for Those Working With Teen Parents 


Massachusetts Department of Public Health- Division of Sexually 

Transmitted Disease Prevention 

305 South Street 


Phone: (617) 983-6940 

Fax: (617) 983-6962 

Website: http://www.mass.gov/dph/cdc/std/divstd.htm 


Services Offered: HIV/STD Education and Testing, HIV Counseling 


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Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy Coalition (MIRA) 

105 Chauncy Street- Suite 901 


Phone: (617) 350-5480 

Fax: (617) 350-5499 

Website: http://www.miracoalition.org/ 


Services Offered: Advocacy, Education, Citizenship, Leadership 

Development Among Immigrant and Refugee Communities 


Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children- Metro 

Boston Office 

157 Green Street 


Phone: (617) 983-5800 

Fax: (617) 983-5840 

Website: http://www.mspcc.org 


Services Offered: Family Counseling, Early Intervention Program, Training 

and Supportive Services for Adoptive Families, Family Stabilization Team 

which Targets Children just Released from Acute Treatment Facilities, 

Sexual Abuse Treatment Evaluations, Survivors’ Assistance Rape Crisis 

Program, Weekly Support Group for Survivors, Perpetrators, and Spouses, 

School Based Mental Health Services (Boston Schools only) 

Ages: 0-19 

Massachusetts Substance Abuse Information & Education Helpline c/o 

The Medical Foundation 

95 Berkeley Street 


Phone: (800) 327-5050 

Fax: (617) 292-5085 

Website: http://www.helpline-online.com/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Numerous Others Available 

Services Offered: Detoxification, Outpatient Substance Abuse 

Treatment Programs, Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Programs, 

Sober Living Centers, Substance Abuse Hotlines, Information, and 

Referral 

Ages: 12-24+ 

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MGH Back Bay Health Care Center 

388 Commonwealth Avenue 


Phone: (617) 267-7171 

Fax: (617) 262-2606 

Website: 

http://www.massgeneral.org/primarycareweb/primary_backbay_hours. 

htm 


Services Offered: Medical Care, Mental Health Care, STD Screening, HIV 

Counseling and Testing 


Mattapan Community Health Center 



Phone: (617) 296-0061 

Fax: (617) 296-5408 

Website: http://www.mattapanchc.org/ 


Services Offered: Medical Care, STD Screening, HIV Counseling and 

Testing, HIV/STD Prevention Programs, Family Planning/ Contraception 


Mujeres Unida En Accion 

15 Medway Street 


Phone: (617) 296-3016 

Fax: (617) 296-3998 

Website: http://www.angelfire.com/ma4/mua/ 


Services Offered: HIV Counseling and Testing, HIV/STD Prevention 

Programs, Family Planning/ Contraception, Substance Use Services, 

Emergency Services, Tutoring/ Educational Assistance, Vocational/ Job 

Assistance, Youth Development 

Ages: 12-25+ Females Only 

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Multicultural AIDS Coalition 

31 Heath Street Suite 12 

Jamaica Plains, MA 02130 

Phone: (617) 238-2404 

Fax: (617) 442-6622 

Website: http://www.mac-boston.org 


Services Offered: HIV/STD Prevention Programs, Family Planning/ 

Contraception, Substance Use, Emergency/ Crisis Services 



Nazareth Residency 

91 Regent Street 


Phone: (617) 541-0100 

Fax: (617) 541-8781 


Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Case Management, HIV/STD 

Prevention Programs, Substance Use Services, Emergency/ Crisis 

Services, Tutoring/ Educational Assistance, Vocational/ Job Assistance, 

Religious/ Spiritual 

Ages: 11-19 

Neponset Health Center 

398 Neponset Avenue 


Phone: (617) 282-3200 

Fax: (617) 282-1582 


Services Offered: Health Care, Mental Health Services, HIV Counseling 

and Testing, HIV/STD Prevention Programs, STD Screening, Family 

Planning/ Contraception, Substance Use Services, Emergency/’ Crisis 

Services 


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The Network/ La Red 

P.O. Box 6011 


Phone: (617) 423-SAFE 

Fax: (617) 423-5651 

Website: http://www.thenetworklared.org/ 


Services Offered: Domestic Violence Services in Lesbian,, Bisexual, and 

Transgendered Communities 

Ages: 18- 24+ 

North End Community Health Center 

332 Hanover Street 

North End, MA 02122 

Phone: (617) 742-9570 

Fax: (617) 643-8120 

Website: http://www.mgh.harvard.edu/northend/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Italian 

Services Offered: Medical Care, Mental Health Services, STD Screening, 

HIV Counseling and Testing, HIV/STD Prevention Programs, Family 

Planning/ Contraception, Substance Use Services, Adult and Child Day 

Care 



Orchard Gardens Community Center- 

Girls Programming Site 

2 Dearborn Street 


Phone: (617) 635-5220 

Fax: (617) 635-5299 



Services Offered: Tutoring/ Educational Assistance, Youth development/ 

Leadership 


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The PACT Project (Prevention Access to Care and Treatment)/ Fuerza 

Latina Leadership Development Programs 

1620 Tremont Street, 3 rd Floor 


Phone: (617) 525-6693 

Fax: (617) 525-7719 

Website: http://www.brighamandwomens.org/socialmedicine/pact.asp 


Services Offered: Peer Education 

Ages: 12-24 

Peer Listening Line 



Phone: (617) 267-2535 

(800) 399-7337 

Fax: (617) 267-3667 



Services Offered: Provide Information, Referral, and Support to Gay, 

Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth Through a Nationwide, Toll 

Free Number 

Ages: 12-24 

Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts 

1055 Commonwealth Avenue 


Phone: (617) 616-1600 

Fax: (617) 616-1665 

Website: http://www.pplm.org/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Interpreters Available for Others 

Services Offered: Education, Advocacy, Family Planning/ 

Contraception 

Ages: 12-19 

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Project Right 



Phone: (617) 541-5454 

Fax: (617) 427-7160 


Services Offered: Youth Development/ Leadership, Community 

Mobilization 

Ages: 12-24 


Reaching Youth on the Street- RYSE 

2 San Juan Street 

P.O. Box 180245 


Phone: (617) 262-4567 

Fax: (617) 437-9706 

Website: http://www.egc.org/ministries/starlight/ 


Services Offered: Shelter/ Housing Assistance, Food/ Clothing 

Assistance, Youth development/ Leadership 

Ages: 12-24 

Renewal House 

P.O. Box 919 


Phone: (617) 566-6881 

Fax: (617) 566-4002 

Website: http://www.uuum.org/renewal.html 


Services Offered: Shelter for Battered Women, Support Groups for 

Battered Women, Legal Assistance 

Ages: 12-24 Females Only, No Clients from Roxbury 

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Roxbury Boys & Girls Clubs 

115 Warren Avenue 


Phone: (617) 427-6050 

Fax: (617) 427-6647 

Website: http://www.bgcb.org 


Services Offered: Case Management, HIV/STD Prevention Programs, 

Substance Use Services, Emergency/ Crisis Services, Tutoring/ 

educational Assistance, Youth Development/ Leadership 

Ages: 11-19 

Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center 



Phone: (617) 442-7400 

Fax: (617) 442-1409 


Services Offered: Health Care, Mental Health Care, Case Management, 

STD Screening, HIV/STD Prevention Programs, HIV Counseling and 

Testing, Family Planning/ Contraception, Substance Use Services, 

Emergency/ Crisis Services, Tutoring/ Educational Assistance 


Roxbury Environment Empowerment Project (REEP) Alternative for 

Community and Environment 



Phone: (617) 442-3343 

Fax: (617) 442-2425 

Website: http://www.cehn.org/cehn/resourceguide/ace.html 


Services Offered: Youth Development/ Leadership 

Ages: 12-19 

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Roxbury Multi- Service Center, Inc. (RMSC-CPASA) 



Phone: (617) 427-4470 

Fax: (617) 541-5418 

Website: http://www.roxmulti.org 


Services Offered: Mental Health Services, Case Management, Family 

Planning/ Contraception, Emergency/ Crisis Services, Tutoring/ 

Educational Assistance, Technology Assistance, Intimate Partner 

Violence Services 

Ages: 0-25+ 

Roxbury Youthworks/ A Way Back 



Phone: (617) 445-5500 ext 204 

Fax: (617) 445-5506 

Website: http://www.roxburyyouthworks.org/programs.htm 


Services Offered: Educational and Employment Assistance, Mental 

Health Services, Support Groups 

Ages: 12-19 Referred by Court or DYS 


Samaritans 

654 Beacon Street- 6 th Floor 


Phone: (617) 247-0220 

Fax: (617) 247-0207 

Website: http://www.samaritansofboston.org/index.html 


Services Offered: Education and Outreach Regarding Suicide 

Prevention, Peer Support Groups in Boston and Medford 


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Samariteens 

654 Beacon Street- 6 th Floor 


Phone: (617) 536-2460 

(800) 252-TEEN 

Fax: (617) 247-0207 

Website: http://www.samaritansofboston.org/ 


Services Offered: Staffed by Teens, Teen Suicide Prevention Hotline, 

Outreach on Suicide Prevention 

Ages: 12-24 

Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center 

130 Boylston Street 


Phone: (617) 457-8140 

Fax: (617) 457-8141 

Website: http://www.jri.org/jrihealth.htm 



Management, STD Screening, HIV/STD Prevention Programs, HIV 

Counseling and Testing, Family Planning/ Contraception, Substance Use 

Services, Tutoring/ Educational Assistance 

Ages: 12-25+ 

Sociedad Latina 



Phone: (617) 442-4299 

Fax: (617) 442-4087 

Website: http://www.altrue.net/site/sociedadlatina/ 


Services Offered: Preventive Services for Latino youth and Families in 

Mission Hill, Peer Leadership Program, Career Development Program, 

Summer Job Program with Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital 

Ages: 16-19 Primarily from Mission Hill 

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South Cove Health Center 



Phone: (617) 482-7555 

Fax: (617) 521-6799 

Website: http://www.scchc.org/ 

Languages: English, Chinese, Mandarin 

Services Offered: Health Services, Mental Health Services, OB/GYN, Off- 

Site Educational Services 


South End Community Health 



Phone: (617) 425-2000 

Fax: (617) 425-2043 

Website: http://www.sechc.org/ 



Management, STD Screening, HIV/STD Prevention Programs, HIV 

Counseling and Testing, Family Planning/ Contraception, Pregnancy 

Related Services 


Southern Jamaica Plain Health Center 

640 Center Street 


Phone: (617) 983-4100 

Fax: (617) 524-5770 

Website: 

http://www.brighamandwomens.org/primarycare/offices/sjphc.asp 



Management, HIV/ STD Prevention and Screening, Substance Use 

Services, Emergency Assistance, Youth Development 


73

St. Elizabeth’s Health Care at Brighton Marine 


Brighton, MA 02135 

Phone: (617) 562-5200 

Fax: (617) 562-5277 

Website: 


Services Offered: Health Services, Mental Health Services, STD 

Screening, HIV/ STD Education, HIV Testing, Substance Use Services 


St. Mary’s Women and Children’s Center 

90 Cushing Avenue 


Phone: (617) 436-8600 

Fax: (617) 288-8961 

Website: http://www.smwcc.org/ 



Management, Emergency/ Crisis Services, Shelter/ Food/ Clothing 

Assistance, Tutoring/ Educational Assistance, Youth Leadership and 

Development 



Teen Voices 

33 Summer Street- Suite 300 

P.O. Box 120-027 


Phone: (617) 426-5505 

Fax: (617) 426-5577 

Website: http://www.teenvoices.com/tvhome.html 


Services Offered: Crime Victim Support, Family Violence Prevention, 

Mental Health Services, Psychiatric Day Treatment, Sexual Assault Hotline 


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Tieng Xanh Voices 

264 Adams St. 


Phone: 617-436-1336 

Fax: 866-437-1724 

Website: http://www.txvoice.org/ 


Services Offered: A collaborative youth program for high-risk 

Vietnamese, Black and Latino youth in the low income areas of 

Dorchester working to reduce interracial gang violence among the 

youth of color in these populations. 

Ages: 12-24 

Tobin Community Center 



Phone: (617) 635-5526 

Fax: (617) 635-5288 



Services Offered: Case Management, HIV Counseling and Testing, 

HIV/STD Prevention Programs, Family Planning/ Contraception, 

Emergency/ Shelter/ Food/ Clothing Assistance, Tutoring/ Educational 

Assistance, Vocational/ Job Assistance, Recreational Activities 


Try to Stop Tobacco Resource Center 

Phone: (800) TRY-TO-STOP 

Website: http://www.trytostop.org/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Can Accommodate Other Languages 

Services Offered: Provide Information, Referral, and Support to Help 

People Quit Smoking and Connect with Others Trying to Quit 

Ages: 12- 24+ 

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Union United Methodist Church 



Phone: (617) 536-0872 

Fax: (617) 536-4556 

Website: http://www.gbgm-umc.org/unionboston/ 


Services Offered: Advocacy, HIV/STD Prevention Programs, Food 

Assistance, Tutoring/ Educational Assistance, Religious/ Spiritual 


Uphams Corner Health Center / HIV / STD Services 

500 Columbia Road 


Phone: (617) 287-0786 x31 

Fax: (617) 282-8625 

Website: http://www.uphamscornerhealthctr.com/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Chinese 


Management, STD Screening, HIV/ STD Prevention Programs,, HIV 

Counseling and Testing, Family Planning/ Contraception, Substance Use 

Services, Emergency Food and Clothing Assistance, Tutoring/ 

Educational Assistance, Vocational/ Job Assistance 


Urban League 



Phone: (617) 442-4519 

Fax: (617) 442-9813 

Website: http://www.ulem.org/home.cfm 


Services Offered: Case Management, Tutoring/ Educational Assistance, 

Vocational/ Job Assistance, Technology Training, Mentorship 


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Vietnamese American Civic Association 

1425 Dorchester Avenue, 3 rd Floor 


Phone: (617) 288-7344 

Fax: (617) 288-4860 

Website: http://www.vacaboston.org/ 

Languages: English, Vietnamese 

Services Offered: Social Services and Job Development 


Vine Street Health Center 



Phone: (617) 635-1285 

Fax: (617) 635-1291 



Services Offered: Case Management, HIV / STD Prevention Programs, 

Substance Use Services, Tutoring/ Educational Assistance, Vocational/ 

Job Assistance, Emergency Shelter/ Food/ Clothing Assistance 

Ages: 11-24 

Violence Prevention and Intervention Services/ Boston Public Health 

Commission 

1010 Massachusetts Avenue, 2 nd Floor 


Phone: (617) 534-2687 

Website: 

Languages: 

Services Offered: Offers Training on Domestic Violence, Specialized 

Assistance to Women Having Issues of Both Domestic Violence and 

Substance Abuse, Technical Assistance to Community Health Centers 


77


Whittier Street Neighborhood Health Center 



Phone: (617) 427-1000 

Fax: (617) 989-3247 

Website: http://www.wshc.org/ 

Languages: English, Spanish, Arabic, Cape Verdean 


Management, HIV Counseling and Testing, Family Planning/ 

Contraception, Substance Use Services, Emergency Food and Clothing 

Assistance, Educational Assistance, Vocational/ Job Assistance 


Who Touched Me Ministry @ Multicultural AIDS Coalition 

31 Heath Street Suite 12 


Phone: (617) 238-2444 

Fax: (617) 442-6622 

Website: http://www.mac-boston.org 


Services Offered: Venue Based Outreach Providing HIV Testing and 

Education, Train Ministers and Congregations in Black Community on 

HIV, Provide Prayer Partners for those Living with HIV 

Ages: 20-24+ 

Women and Family Division- Mom’s Project- BPHC 

201 River Street 


Phone: (617) 534-7411 

Fax: (617) 534-3491 

Website: http://www.bphc.org 


Services Offered: Case Management, HIV/ STD Prevention Programs,, 

HIV Counseling and Testing, Substance Use Services, 

Ages: 12-25+ Females Only 

78


Youth Advocacy Project (YAP) 

Ten Malcom X Boulevard 


Phone: (617) 445-5640 

Fax: (617) 445-0904 

Website: http://www.youthadvocacyproject.org/ 


Services Offered: Advocacy, Legal Representation, and Law Related 

Community Education 

Ages: 12-19 

Youth Build Boston 



Phone: (617) 445-8887 

Fax: (617) 427-3590 

Website: http://www.ybboston.org/ 


Services Offered: GED Instruction, Education Support Services, Tutorial 

Services, Job Training, Computer Classes, Adolescent/ Youth Counseling 

Ages: 0-25 

Youth Hotline 


Phone: (617) 773-HURT 


Services Offered: General Counseling and Referral 

Ages: 12-24 

The Youth Line 

Boston City Hall- Room 603 


Phone: (617) 635-2240 

Website: http://www.bostonyouthzone.com/myc/ 


Services Offered: General Counseling, Information, Recreational 

Activities, Referral Only 

Ages: 12- 24 

79

333 Longwood Ave 

Boston Massachusetts 02115

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