Boston/Cambridge Area Events



 
  

Computer Clubhouse at the United South End Settlements (USES)
United South End Settlements (USES), incorporated in its current organizational form in 1960, is a human service agency serving a lower income population residing in the South End/Lower Roxbury sections of Boston. USES' mission is to be a catalyst bringing together the resources of participants, community, and agency to 
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  • promote the stabilization and well being of individuals and groups at risk within the community;
  • nurture personal growth and development;
  • build a sense of community; and
  • foster an environment in which all can thrive. 
USES' constituents reflect the diverse, multi-ethnic, and racial character of the community, and range in age from 3 to over 100 years. 

The Computer Clubhouse at USES is a model after-school learning environment where young people from local Boston neighborhoods use technology to develop projects based on their own interests. The Computer Clubhouse is looking for students and professionals who are interested in volunteering or interning at the USES Clubhouse. Call Lisa Evans at 375 - 8146 for more information. 

Location: 
566 Columbus Ave. 
Boston, MA 02118 

 
Quincy-Geneva Housing Corporation
Headed by Claudia L. Owumi, the Quincy-Genevan Housing Corporation has a number of programs including a Youth Mentoring Program for the Dorchester and greater Boston community. 

Location: 
317 Blue Hill Avenue 
Dorchester, MA 02121 
tel. 617-442-5711 (work) 

 
Gang Peace 
Gang Peace was founded in 1989 by Rodney Dailey. 

Gang Peace involves youth ages 9 through 25, with the majority being young teens 13 to 19, in a spectrum of services and activities based on business and entrepreneurial opportunities in a variety of fields; case management, counseling, and advocacy; and education. Gang Peace also provides peer-based education and training to the wider youth community through workshops and seminars at schools and other gathering places for youth. Gang Peace helps youth find jobs, providing them mentors, and offering positive volunteer opportunities. 

The mission of Gang Peace is to develop and practice methods for bringing about the total rehabilitation of those who are active in gangs, or youths who are known by the organization to be at risk. 

At the heart of the Gang Peace program is the conviction that the individual has to make things happen for her/himself. To this end gang Peace seeks to empower youths to identify their goals and develop the skills to realize them, and provides practical opportunities for this development. 

Gang Peace provides the following services and programs: 

  • street outreach to gang members or those at very high risk of joining a gang; 
  • case management, which includes counseling and advocacy;
  • mentoring: matching youth with positive role models who will have received training as mentors and who will commit to spending a certain amount of time with the youth;
  • education: tutoring, preparation for SAT's, preparation for the GED; business, education and entrepreneurial opportunities;
  • violence prevention through outreach on the street and in organized settings such as schools, youth groups, church groups, recreation centers, and the courts;
  • workshops in schools and other venue about gangs, violence, drugs, and AIDS; includes prevention, intervention, crisis management, and mediation;
  • remedial tutoring by Gang Peace volunteers
  • a job preparation course 
  • Summer film and video production seminar with Boston Film Foundation
  • Music Production seminar in conjunction with Berklee School of Music
  • summer/after school job opportunities for younger siblings of drug or gang involved youth
  • HIV Peer Led education
For more information, Gang Peace can be contacted at: (617) 442 - 1919 318A Blue Hill Avenue, Roxbury, MA 02121