| Boston College Neighborhood Center | ||
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The Boston College Neighborhood Center, founded in 1994, offers services and events to the Allston-Brighton community. In cooperation with the Boston College President's office and the Office of Governmental and Community Affairs, the center is a bridge between the community and the university. The Center coordinates many of Boston College's volunteer programs, including Day of Service projects, tutoring, and English as a Second Language programs. | |
| Center for Child, Family, and Community Partnerships | ||
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The CCFCP is an "outreach and scholarship" program that fosters collaboration among Boston College faculty, students, and community leaders in health care, social service, economic development, and education. The goal of the participants is to create stronger, healthier, and more economically sound communities. The Center offers technical assistance, program evaluation, needs assessment, training, and consultation to organizations in the community. | |
| Center for Corporate Citizenship | ||
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The Center is a research organization that promotes employer and community responsiveness to families. The Center's goal is to strengthen the families who live in our community. Its activities fall into three broad categories: research, employer partnerships, and policy initiatives. | |
| Center for Corporate Community Relations | |||
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The Center helps businesses strengthen their community relationships. The Center's primary goal is to achieve healthy communities in which to live, work, and do business. Through research, policy initiatives, professional development programs, and publications, the Center aims to build knowledge of the interdependence of community vitality and business success. | ||
| Integrated Services/Extended Day Program | ||
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The Integrated Services Program draws on the expertise and commitment of faculty and students in the schools of Education, Law, Management, Nursing, and Social Work to address the needs of children and families. Through a collaboration among faculty and students, Allston's Thomas Gardner School, the Allston-Brighton Family YMCA, and the Allston-Brighton Healthy Boston Coalition, the program has developed a model "Extended Services" school at the Gardner. It serves as a neighborhood center for students, parents, and other residents, allowing local agencies and teachers to offer a wider range of services to the community, such as career counseling, health services, recreational activities, and community educational classes. | |
| Small Business Development Center | ||
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The SBDC at Boston College provides managerial, financial, and technical assistance and training to small business people in Greater Boston. Counselors work to strengthen the community's business activities. The Center is a partnership of the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Affairs, and Boston College in cooperation with the University of Massachusetts/Amherst. | |