Faneuil Branch Library – BPL
419 Faneuil Street, Brighton, MA 02135
617.782.6705
Contact: Dorothy Keller
Services: ESOL conversation groups
Gardner Pilot Academy
30 Athol Street, Allston, MA 02134
617.635.8365
Contact: Michelle Duval
Rita Towsner
Services: ESOL
Harvard Education Portal
175 N. Harvard Street, Allston, MA
Cambridge, MA 02138
617.495.2535
Contact: Carol
Germaine Li
Services: computers, career services
Honan-Allston Branch Library – BPL
300 North Harvard Street
Allston, MA 02134
617.787.6313
Contact: Denice Thornhill
Services: ESOL conversation groups
Jackson/Mann Community Center
500 Cambridge Street, Allston, MA 02134
617.635.5153
Contact: Joan Costley
Services: ESOL, ABE, GED
Jewish Community Housing for Elderly
(for residents of housing development only)
30 Wallingford Road, Brighton, MA 02135
617.912.8405
Contact: Roberta Rosenburg
Services: ESOL conversation, citizenship
Joseph M. Smith Community Health Center
287 Western Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
617.783.0500
Contact: Sonia Mee
Services: ESOL, citizenship
The Literacy Connection
637 Cambridge Street
Brighton, MA 02135
617.746.2100
Contact: Sister Pat Andrews, CSJ
Services: ESOL, Citizenship
Mass. Alliance of Portuguese Speakers
569 Cambridge Street, Allston, MA 02134
617.787.0557
Contact: Celia Valada
Services: ESOL (fee charged for classes)
Veronica B. Smith Multi-Service Senior Center
20 Chestnut Hill Avenue
Brighton, MA 02135
617.635.6120
Contact: Millie McLaughlin
Services: ESOL (fee charged for classes)
The Women’s Table
(sponsored by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Boston – a resource program for women of all ages)
637 Cambridge Street
Brighton, MA 02135
617.746.2056
Contact: Mary Rita Weschler
Services: connection to resources, mentoring and advocacy, and personal growth workshops
Allston-Brighton APAC Child & Family Services Centers
143 Harvard Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
617.783.1485
Contact: Lucy Budgell
Yldefonso Solana
Services: Head Start, Child Care Centers, Tax Preparation Assistance, Fuel Assistance, Summer Works, MassHealth/SNAP Applications, After School Program, Food Pantry, CPR/First Aid Trainings, Toddler Playgroup, ESOL
Allston Brighton Community Development Corporation
20 Linden Street. Suite 288
Allston, MA 02134
617.787.3874
Contact: Michelle Meiser
Services: First-time Homebuyers, Financial Literacy, Saving for Success, Workshops
Allston-Brighton Family Network
Allston-Brighton Children Thrive in 5
(Family Nurturing Center of MA)
617.474.1143 x228
Contact: Randi Freundlich
Services: Playgroups and other programs for parents with young children; helps families of young children connect with programs, services, resources
Allston-Brighton Resource Center
367 Western Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
617.562.5734
Contact: Catherine Snedeker
Services: Satellite One-Stop Career Services
BEAM Project
5 St. Luke’s Road, Allston, MA 02134
617.244.2117
Contact: Tommy Peterson
Services: ESOL
Boston College Neighborhood Center
425 Washington Street
Brighton, MA 02135
617.552.0445
Contact: Maria DiChiappari
Services: ESOL
Brazilian Immigration Center
9 Gardner Street #7, Allston, MA 02134
617.783.8001
Contact: Claudia
Services: ESOL
Brazilian Women’s Group
569 Cambridge Street, Allston, MA 02134
617.787-0557 x15, x14
Contact: Heloisa Galvao
Services: ESOL, immigration, workers’ rights, women coop, referrals
Brighton Branch Library – BPL
40 Academy Hill Road
Brighton, MA 02135
617.782.6032
Contact: Alan Babner,
Services: ESOL conversation
Brighton High School
25 Warren Street, Brighton, MA 02135
617.635.9873 x206
Contact: Andrea Armandt
Services: ESOL
Commonwealth Tenants Association
35 Fidelis Way, Brighton, MA 02135
617.787.2727
Contact: Alex Danesco
Services: Computers
Creative Workplace Learning (CWL)
P.O. Box 35512, Brighton, MA 02135
617.783-6360
Contact: Lloyd David
Services: On-site workplace education English as a working language, reading, writing, alternative high school diploma
Crittenton Women’s Union
10 Perthshire Road, Brighton, MA 02135
617.782.7600 x2119
Contact: Marisela Gomez
Services: Youth GED, co-ed
DEAF, Inc.
215 Brighton Avenue, Allston, MA 02134
617.254.4041
Contact: Stephanie Shaw
Services: ABE, ESOL, ASL classes
Dudley Literacy Center – BPL
65 Warren Street, Roxbury, MA 02119
617.859.2446
Contact: JoAnn Butler
Services: ESOL conversation groups, tutoring, computer lab & workshops