Massachusetts Alliance Of Portuguese Speakers

MAPS, a private, nonprofit community-based agency, has been providing culturally and linguistically competent health and social services to Portuguese speakers in Massachusetts since 1970. MAPS' mission is to improve the lives of Portuguese-speaking individuals and families from Massachusetts and help them become contributing, active participants in American society while maintaining strong ethnic identity and a sense of community. MAPS works with and for the Brazilian, Cabo Verdean, Portuguese and other Portuguese-speaking communities to increase access and remove barriers to health, education and social services through direct services, advocacy, leadership and community development. Current services include: Immigrant Integration Services providing advocacy, information, case management and referrals on daily life issues including Citizenship Assistance; Family-Based Support Services for abused, neglected and at-risk youth and their families including In-Home Therapy providing assessment, treatment and services for families with MassHealth coverage and Child and Family Stabilization for families referred by the MA Dept. of Children & Families; Court referred intervention services—Batterer Intervention Program for abusive men and Driver Alcohol Education; Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Services, providing community outreach, education, advocacy, assistance and case management; Elder Services and the Cambridge Senior Center; HIV/AIDS/STI Services including prevention, screening, case management and referrals.