Neighborhood Local Centers
We want families and educators in the city of Boston to be aware of the resources and services available in the communities where they live and work. Boston Community Partnerships awards small grants to agencies rooted in specific communities around the city. These “Neighborhood Agents” as we call them serve as a clearinghouse for information related to early education and care. Both families and educators of young children are encouraged to contact the Neighborhood Agent in their community.
- Allston/Brighton/Kenmore Cluster
Neighborhood Cluster Agent: Paul Creighton
Allston Brighton APAC
143 Harvard Avenue
Allston, MA 02134
Phone: (617) 783-1485
Fax: (617) 783-0763 - Email: apac@mindspring.com
- Charlestown/North End Cluster
Neighborhood Cluster Agent: Kathy Torosian
JFK Family Service Center
10 City Square, PO Box 29007 – Charlestown, MA 02129
Phone: (617) 241-8866
Fax: (617) 241-5466 - Email: ktorosian@kennedycenter.org
- Dorchester Cluster
Neighborhood Cluster Agent: Mary Kinsella
Boys and Girls Clubs of Dorchester
1135 Dorchester Avenue – Dorchester, MA 02125
Phone: (617) 288-7120 - Email: mkinsella@bcgdorchester.org
- East Boston Cluster
Neighborhood Cluster Agent: John Kelly/Gloria Devine
East Boston Social Centers
68 Central Square
East Boston, MA 02180 Phone: (617) 569-3221
Fax: (617) 569-9862 - Email: jkelly@ebsoc.org
- Email: gdevine@ebsoc.org
- Hyde Park/Roslindale/West Roxbury Cluster
Neighborhood Cluster Agent: Ashy Hosseinmardy/Donna Remolete
South Side Head Start
19 Corinth Street
Roslindale, MA 02131
Phone: (617) 327-1152
Fax: (617) 327-7871 - Email: remolete@bostonabcd.org
- Mattapan Cluster
Neighborhood Cluster Agent: Lillie Searcy
Neighborhood Leadership Initiative
90 River Street, 2nd Floor
Mattapan, MA 02126
Phone:(617) 690-3127
Fax: (617) 690-3959
Email: lillie.searcy@nliboston.org
- Roxbury/Jamaica Plain Cluster Neighborhood Cluster Agent: Brenda Powers
Nazareth Child Care Center
19 St. Joseph Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Phone: (617) 522-4040
Fax: (617) 983-0460 - Email: brenda.powers@ccab.org
- South Boston Cluster
Neighborhood Cluster Agent: Cheryl Itri
South Boston Neighborhood House
136 H. Street
South Boston, MA 02127
Phone: (617) 268-1619 x. 205
Fax: (617) 268-4059 - Email: citri@sbnh.org
- South End/Chinatown/Fenway Cluster
Neighborhood Cluster Agent: Robyn Carter/Katy Gobeil/Donna Grimaldi
United South End Settlement House
48 Rutland Street
Boston, MA 02118
Phone: (617) 426-2855 x714
Fax: (617) 426-4551 - Email: kgobeil@comcast.net
- Head Start Cluster
Neighborhood Cluster Agent: William Barrett
ABCD Head Start
178 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02111
Phone (617) 348-6279
Fax: (617) 357-7158 - Email: barrett@bostonabcd.org