Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers

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MAPS is a private, nonprofit organization that has provided culturally and linguistically competent health and social services to Portuguese speakers in Massachusetts since 1970. We have 6 offices in greater Boston, Lowell and Framingham and we serve Brazilians, Cape Verdeans, Portuguese and others. For more information, please visit http://www.maps-inc.org or call us at 617-864-7600!

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Homem Conference June 2009 : MAPS collaborated with other key community leaders and institutions to present the fourth in a series of conferences about the Portuguese-speaking community in Massachusetts on June 6, 2009 at UMass/Boston. Under the direction of Ana Nava, PhD, LICSW, the conference—entitled "homem: achievements and challenges across Portuguese-speaking cultures"—succeeded in bringing together an enthusiastic crowd of interested participants. Collaborating sponsors included the Applied Linguistics Dept. of UMass/Boston, the Boston Portuguese Festival and the CPCU Credit Union. To complement the work of our 2008 "Mulher" conference about Portuguese-speaking women, the conference celebrated the accomplishments and challenges of Portuguese-speaking men as they move forward with their lives and raise the standards of their communities. It was about immigrants from Brazil, Cape Verde, Portugal and other Portuguese-speaking countries. The conference examined the strength of their lineage, their own current aspirations, their actions, their frustrations and their emotions. In addition, this conference was about providing Portuguese-speaking men, and the professionals who work with them, with ideas, programs and resources to overcome their barriers.

Homem Conference June 2009

MAPS collaborated with other key community leaders and institutions to ...

Updated: Nov 20, 2009 12:10pm PST

Maps Census Press Conference 2009 :

Maps Census Press Conference 2009

Updated: Nov 06, 2009 1:11pm PST

MULHER - The Evolving World of Portuguese-Speaking Women MAPS Conference 2008 : The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) held its third one-day conference on April 28th, from 9 AM to 4 PM, at Simmons College in Boston, MA. This event was organized in collaboration with the Boston Portuguese Festival and the Simmons College Institute for Leadership and Change. The conference—entitled "MULHER - The Evolving World of Portuguese-Speaking Women"— celebrated the accomplishments of Portuguese-speaking women who have taken steps to move forward with their lives and to raise the standards of their communities. More than 125 participants listened to the more than 25 other panelists from a variety of backgrounds and cultures at the MAPS Portuguese-speaking women’s conference at Simmons, sponsored by Simmons, CP Credit Union and the Boston Portuguese Festival. The full-day conference put a spotlight on the extraordinary struggles and accomplishments of New England area women from the Brazilian, Cape Verdean and Portuguese communities. It was the third community conference organized by MAPS since 2002. Conference participants also received inspiration from a variety of poetry, photography, artwork, drama and literature presented by Portuguese-speaking women. The conference organizing committee included: Regina Bertholdo, BA, from Somerville Public Schools and The Brazilian Women’s Group; Maria Carvalho, LICSW, from Children’s Hospital;Elsa Gomes, BA from MAPS; Sonia Jorge, Consultant; Ana Nava, PhD, Committee Chair from MAPS and Cambridge Health Alliance; and Donalda Silva, LICSW, from Brown University.

MULHER - The Evolving World of Portuguese-Speaking Women MAPS Conference 2008

The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) held its thir ...

Updated: May 20, 2008 9:29am PST

MAPS 15th ANNUAL AWARDS GALA 2008 : Award Recipients Speak on Immigration Reform, Community Ties and Gratitude MAPS HONORS FIVE AT 15TH ANNUAL AWARDS GALA IN BOSTON More than 360 MAPS supporters were present at the 15th Annual Awards Gala, the largest annual fundraiser for MAPS, a health and social service agency that has served the Portuguese-speaking communities of Massachusetts since 1970, with offices in Cambridge, Somerville, Allston, Dorchester, Lowell and Framingham. Five individuals received awards for their extraordinary contributions to the community during the MAPS event. Some of those attending included Consul-General of Brazil Mario Ernani Saade; Consul-General of Cape Verde Maria de Jesus Mascarenhas; Consul-General of Portugal Manuela R. Bairos, Cambridge Mayor Denise Simmons, and many community leaders. State Sen. Anthony Galluccio, D-Cambridge, received the Person of the Year Award. Virginia Simas of Somerville, a volunteer at St. Anthony’s Church in Cambridge, received the Mary & Manuel Rogers Lifetime Community Service Award. Celia Maciel of Holliston was awarded the Manuel N. Coutinho Outstanding Volunteer Award for her work in the Brazilian Women’s Group and Brazilian Independence Festival in Boston. Two community members, Dr. James Nolan of Newton, longtime medical practitioner at the Cambridge Health Alliance, and Aderito (Derick) Ramos Monteiro of Pawtucket, RI, Senior Case Manager at Somerville-Cambridge Elder Services, received the Jorge Fidalgo Community Service Award. Major Gala supporters included Silver Sponsors Cambridge Health Alliance and NSTAR; and Bronze Sponsors Bank of America, Citizens Bank, CP Credit Union, Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation, Neighborhood Health Plan, and Riverside Management Group LLC/Baskin Robbins/Dunkin Donuts. Media sponsors included Bate Papo Magazine, Bate Papo TV, Bisado.com, The Brazilian Journal, Brazilian Times, forCV.com, and O Jornal/Jornal Brasileiro. Besides a banquet and awards ceremony, the MAPS Gala included a silent auction, a raffle, dancing and music by the Cape Verdean band Silva Rosa. During dinner, guests were entertained by the José Pienasola Trio, and Tchintcia Barros served as emcee. Raffle prizes awarded included a 42-inch Hitachi plasma TV; a romantic weekend for two including one night at the Crowne Plaza Hotel/Natick, brunch & spa treatment, courtesy of the Crowne Plaza and Profilo Salon & Spa; and a hybrid road bike. The Silent Auction featured a colorful assortment of gift baskets, art work, hand-crocheted gifts, sports memorabilia and other items, mostly donated by community members. More information about MAPS and the Gala can be obtained at (617) 864-7600 or www.maps-inc.org.

MAPS 15th ANNUAL AWARDS GALA 2008

Award Recipients Speak on Immigration Reform, Community Ties and Grati ...

Updated: May 06, 2008 8:28am PST

MAPS Lowell 10th Anniversary Open House : MAPS celebrated 10 years of service to the Portuguese-speaking community of greater Lowell with an Open House on December 6, 2007 at the Lowell Office, 11 Mill Street. More than 100 community members attended the event, which featured food, music, arts and crafts from the Brazilian, Portuguese and Cape Verdean cultures. Visitors also sampled a variety of fine Portuguese windes donated by Saraiva Enterprises.

MAPS Lowell 10th Anniversary Open House

MAPS celebrated 10 years of service to the Portuguese-speaking communi ...

Updated: Jan 04, 2008 3:06pm PST

MAPS Annual Meeting 2007 : Members of the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) celebrated another year of service to the Portuguese-speaking community during the health and social service organization’s Annual Meeting, held October 23 at its Cambridge office. Seven individuals received certificates of recognition for their years of service to the organization, including: Mary Ann Lomba, 15 years on the Board; Board member Carmen Medeiros, of Arlington, five years on her most recent Board term (she also served previously on the Board for many years); Beatriz Maimone, LICSW, Clinical Director and Director of Support Services, 15 years; Filomena Fagundes, Lowell Office Assistant, 10 years; and three staff members with five years of service each—Tatiane Santos, Healthy Mind/Healthy Body Program Coordinator; Marcelo Carboni, Allston Office Manager, and Paula Bronzoni, Allston Immigrant Social Services Case Worker.

MAPS Annual Meeting 2007

Members of the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) ce ...

Updated: Oct 29, 2007 1:03pm PST

Portuguese Day Parade 2007 : As part of the Boston Portuguese Festival 2007, the Day of Portugal Parade took place on Sunday, June 17, starting at 2 P.M. The Parade complete with floats, marching bands, folkloric groups, singers, organizational groups, associations, public officials and may other cultural attractions started at the Portuguese Square (Praça Portuguesa) on Concord Square, Somerville. The parade route went through Springfield and Cambridge Streets until Cardinal Medeiros ave at the St. Anthony’s Church, in Cambridge, where it ended. Participating bands and folk groups performed at St. Anthony's parish hall, at the end of the parade. This parade will celebrate June as Portuguese Heritage Month in Massachusetts, marked also by June 10th that symbolizes the National day of Portugal, Camões and the Portuguese Communities. Officially, this is the day where Portugal celebrates its heroes, and Camões, the great poet who wrote his epic “The Lusiadas”, an incredible literary piece of work that depicted the history of Portugal. The Day of Portugal Parade is one of several events organized as part of the 2007 Boston Portuguese Festival. For more information please visit http://www.bostonportuguesefestival.org Portuguese communities throughout the country and the world celebrate this month with many Portuguese cultural events and other activities. The community-at-large was invited to come out and enjoy what organizers call a large parade dedicated to celebrating Portuguese-American Pride, composed of over 50 different groups representing the Portuguese American communities in Cambridge, Somerville, Lowell, Peabody, Hudson, Ludlow, Milford, Stoughton and other communities from across the state.

Portuguese Day Parade 2007

As part of the Boston Portuguese Festival 2007, the Day of Portugal Pa ...

Updated: Jun 18, 2007 8:54am PST

MAPS 2007 Annual Awards Gala : The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) honored Isaura Mendes of Dorchester, a leader fighting against violence and substance abuse in Boston’s Cape Verdean community, as Person of the Year at the health and social service agency's 14th Annual Awards Gala on Saturday, May 5 at the Hilton Boston Logan Airport Hotel. Other MAPS awards presented May 5 included: the Mary & Manuel Rogers Lifetime Community Service Award to Father José Ferreira, the long-time priest at St. Anthony’s Church in Cambridge who is retiring this summer after 31 years of combined pastoral service to the community in Cambridge and before that in Lowell, Lawrence and Peabody; the Manuel N. Coutinho Outstanding Volunteer Award to José Carlos Barros of Cambridge and José Gomes of Malden, volunteer leaders of the only area Portuguese-language Alcoholics Anonymous groups, held at MAPS and at St. Anthony’s Church in Cambridge; and Jorge Fidalgo Community Service Awards to Marcony Almeida, Policy Associate at the Massachusetts Immigrant and Refugee Advocacy (MIRA) Coalition in Boston, and Adelina Alves of Upham’s Corner Health Center in Dorchester for her extensive work with the Cape Verdean community. The Gala is the largest annual MAPS fundraiser, and supports all its services for Portuguese and Cape Verdean Creole speakers throughout the area. Besides a banquet and awards ceremony, the event also included a Silent Auction, a raffle for a 42 ' Panasonic Plasma TV and a romantic weekend in Massachusetts. Entertainment was provided by sinnger Valdisa Moura and Tina Jacas, along with DJ Manny Morais. More information is available at (617) 864-7600, and further details are posted on the Gala pages at www.maps-inc.org Some pictures available are copyrighted material and are presented here courtesy of Alberto Pina, ForCV.com. Please visit www.forcv.com

MAPS 2007 Annual Awards Gala

The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) honored Isau ...

Updated: May 08, 2007 3:20pm PST

Mente Sa/Corpo Saudavel (Healthy Mind/Healthy Body) Program Dinner/Dance March 31, 2007 : MAPS held a successful fundraiser for the Healthy Mind/Healthy Body or Mente Sa/Corpo Saudavel Program at the Cambridge office, with more than 80 friends and supporters attending.

Mente Sa/Corpo Saudavel (Healthy Mind/Healthy Body) Program Dinner/Dance March 31, 2007

MAPS held a successful fundraiser for the Healthy Mind/Healthy Body or ...

Updated: Apr 02, 2007 6:37pm PST

Around the Cambridge Senior Center March 2007 : Activities at the Cambridge senior center: Our members show their beautiful needlework and get their hair done by Sandra, our volunteer...

Around the Cambridge Senior Center March 2007

Activities at the Cambridge senior center: Our members show their bea ...

Updated: Apr 02, 2007 6:04pm PST

Framingham Office Open House : Framingham Office Open House on March 29, 2007: More than 50 visitors learned about programs available at the office including Men's Health Education for Portuguese- and Spanish-speaking men(funded by the Mass. Dept. of Public Health) and Outreach, the MAPS NSTAR Small Business Solutions partnership program, and more.

Framingham Office Open House

Framingham Office Open House on March 29, 2007: More than 50 visitors ...

Updated: Apr 02, 2007 5:49pm PST

MAPS Dorchester Open House 2/28/07 : MAPS held an Open House on Feb. 28, 2007, as an opportunity for community members and other organizations to learn more about services provided at the Dorchester office, and to meet our staff. Nearly 100 people attended. Here are the photos!

MAPS Dorchester Open House 2/28/07

MAPS held an Open House on Feb. 28, 2007, as an opportunity for commun ...

Updated: Mar 13, 2007 3:19pm PST

Brazilian Art Exhibit March 10, 2007 in Cambridge : Exhibit of 6 Brazilian artists, with a portion of the proceeds to benefit MAPS. The exhibit continues through March 2007, and pieces will also be shown at the MAPS Framingham office Open House on March 29 from 4-7 pm. Please see the MAPS website at www.maps-inc.org.

Brazilian Art Exhibit March 10, 2007 in Cambridge

Exhibit of 6 Brazilian artists, with a portion of the proceeds to bene ...

Updated: Mar 13, 2007 1:51pm PST

Jorge Fidalgo Memorial Soccer Challenge 2006 : A Soccer Match at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough between the Cape Verdean All Stars and Brazilian All Stars in August 2006 to benefit Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers and CVC UNIDO, health and social service organizations serving Portuguese- and Cape Verdean Creole-speaking individuals. Winners: The CV All Stars, 3-2.

Jorge Fidalgo Memorial Soccer Challenge 2006

A Soccer Match at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough between the Cape Verd ...

Updated: Dec 21, 2006 3:20pm PST

MAPS 2006 Annual Awards Gala : The 13th Annual Awards Gala was held May 6, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Natick. Award winners included the late Rep. Deborah Blumer, Person of the Year; Manoel de Sousa, Community Leader in Framingham, Manuel N. Coutinho Oustanding Volunteer Award; Ana Morais, Cambridge Ethnic Librarian, Mary & Manuel Rogers Lifetime Community Service Award; and Boston Police Sgt. Tony Fonseca and Vera Dias, Owner of Vera's Jewelers in Framingham, Jorge Fidalgo Community Service Awards. Emcee: Brian Clarke, Producer of WHDH-TV's Urban Update.

MAPS 2006 Annual Awards Gala

The 13th Annual Awards Gala was held May 6, 2006 at the Crowne Plaza ...

Updated: Dec 21, 2006 12:31pm PST

United Way Community Care Day Sept. 14, 2006 : Twelve volunteers from WR Grace in Cambridge and United Way of Massachusetts Bay joined MAPS staff to help paint the agency's Cambridge office on Sept. 14, as part of United Way Community Care Day 2006. Thanks to them, the office looks great!

United Way Community Care Day Sept. 14, 2006

Twelve volunteers from WR Grace in Cambridge and United Way of Massach ...

Updated: Sep 26, 2006 10:45am PST