Family, Friends, and Neighbor Resources

• Housing Support and Referral form
• Learn about Residential Assistance for Families in Transition (RAFT) 
• Check RAFT eligibility 
• Link to mail-in RAFT application in multiple languages 
• Boston Rental Relief Fund
• Metrolist: Boston Affordable Housing Search
• Legal help resources 
• Eviction help
• Office of Housing Workshops
• Financial assistance for first time homebuyers
• Foreclosure Prevention an Intervention
• Emergency Shelters

• SNAP application form
  • Please note we will offer an incentive and additional applicant support of $25 to apply with NEU4J and $100 if you are denied services.
• About SNAP benefits 
• Check eligibility for SNAP 
• Apply for SNAP benefits 
• About WIC
• Check eligibility for WIC
• Apply for WIC

• MA union apprenticeships accepting applications now 
• Building Pathways Union Pre-Apprenticeships – next training class is in February 2023!
  • Information session schedule  
  • FAQs
• Worker Center Orientation sign up

• UMass Boston free financial literacy course 
• Massachusetts free financial education resources
• MyFinancialLifeMA.org
  • Resources are provided by the Office of Economic Empowerment 
  • Resources include banking, saving, credit, home ownership, and retirement 
• Community agencies offering money management programs 
• Money Talk Tuesdays free virtual workshop
  • Past recordings can be found on YouTube
• Office of Economic Empowerment and Money Experience for Young Adults

• CPR and first aid resources
  • Red Cross Massachusetts CPR training 
  • American Heart Association Massachusetts CPR training 

Child development milestones and developmentally appropriate activities:

• Milestone checklists at 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, 1 year, 15 months, 18 months, 2 years, 30 months, 3 years, 4 years, 5 years 
• PDF checklist for each level 
• Includes social/emotional milestones, language/communication milestones, cognitive milestones (learning, thinking, problem-solving), movement/physical development milestones
• Milestone tracker app with checklists, photos and videos, tips and activities, and a tracker for the child’s doctor appointments  
• Free materials including children’s books, milestone trackers, and tip sheets (How to talk to your doctor; How to get help for your child; How to help your child)

• Developmental milestones every month up to 24 months 
• Includes specific examples for each age (ex. “Plays peek-a-boo” and “Waves bye-bye”) 

• Breakdown by age 
• Breakdown by skill type 
  • Motor
  • Communication and language
  • Social and emotional
  • Cognitive

• Links to HealthyChildren.org (from the American Academy of Pediatrics)

• Training, educational assistance, and resources specific to the special needs and challenges of grandparents
• Scholarships for technology, after-school programs, tutoring, and summer camps for grandchildren
• Help with enrollment in the SNAP Food Assistance Program
• Assistance with accessing statewide foster care and guardianship resources through the Massachusetts Kinship Navigator including:
  • Family resource centers
  • Support groups
  • Mental health and counseling
  • Legal services
  • Child care
  • Support for family members struggling with substance misuse

• Fields Corner Children Thrive at Dorchester House 
  • Empower and support parents and caregivers with new knowledge and skills to nurture children’s healthy development through reading, talking and playing
  • Ensure collaboration among service providers, developing programs that prepare children to learn and meet parents and caregivers where they are and without prejudice
  • Involve the entire Fields Corner community in creating, identifying, mapping and connecting resources that are accessible to all
• Family Nurturing Center MA
  • Offers free programs for families in low-income neighborhoods to help parents and caregivers improve their parenting skills and enhance the cognitive and social development of their children

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• Please check back at a later time for more information.

• Gracie’s Corner Youtube channel for kids

• Food Resource Guide 
• Suffolk County Food Pantries 
• Salvation Army Kroc Community Center Food Distribution 
  • 2nd and 4th Tuesday of every month

• Boston Public Library Events 
  • Events for young children (0-5)
  • Events for children 6-12
  • Events for children 9-12
• Boston Children’s Museum “Museum At Home” Programs 

• DOTParents
  • Closed Facebook group for Dorchester moms, dads, and caretakers  
• Libraries 
  • Lower Mills Boston Public Library Branch 
  • Adams Street Boston Public Library Branch
  • Fields Corner Boston Public Library Branch
  • Uphams Corner Boston Public Library Branch
  • Grove Hall Boston Public Library Branch
  • Codman Square Boston Public Library Branch 
• Franklin Park events calendar 
• Franklin Park Zoo programs 
• Savin Hill and Malibu Beach (Savin Hill MBTA station) 
• DOT Art classes for ages 3-10 
• Parent-Child Playgroups run by Family Nurturing Center for children 1-4

• Libraries
  • West Roxbury Boston Public Library Branch 
  • Roxbury Boston Public Library Branch 
  • Egleston Square Boston Public Library Branch
  • Parker Hill Boston Public Library Branch 

• Libraries
  • Mattapan Boston Public Library Branch