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Brightwood Development Corporation

Brightwood Development Corporation (BCD) works to improve small business, afforadable and low-income housing, and minority employment throughout Springfield. Services include expanding the supply of affordable and low income housing, promotion of small business assistance, and neighborhood development through residential and commercial revitalization. BCD has a partnership with Partners for Community.

11-13 Hamden Street
Springfield, MA 01103

Brightwood Development Corporation

Brightwood Development Corporation (BCD) works to improve small business, afforadable and low-income housing, and minority employment throughout Springfield. Services include expanding the supply of affordable and low income housing, promotion of small business assistance, and neighborhood development through residential and commercial revitalization. BCD has a partnership with Partners for Community.

Brimfield State Forest free

Massachusetts State Parks offer a wonderful variety of activities, amenities, and natural features that make each park unique. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, reservoirs, and more. Each park also offers special events, nature activities, and educational programs for people of all ages and abilities all year long. Brimfield State Forest offers the following recreational opportunities: fishing, group day use, horseback riding trails, hunting, mountain biking, picnicking, skiing (cross country), swimming, and walking trails.

86 Dearth Hill Road
Brimfield, MA 01010

Brimfield State Forest free

Massachusetts State Parks offer a wonderful variety of activities, amenities, and natural features that make each park unique. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, reservoirs, and more. Each park also offers special events, nature activities, and educational programs for people of all ages and abilities all year long. Brimfield State Forest offers the following recreational opportunities: fishing, group day use, horseback riding trails, hunting, mountain biking, picnicking, skiing (cross country), swimming, and walking trails.

Bristol Blake State Reservation free

Massachusetts State Parks offer a wonderful variety of activities, amenities, and natural features that make each park unique. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, reservoirs, and more. Each park also offers special events, nature activities, and educational programs for people of all ages and abilities all year long. Bristol Blake State Reservation offers the following recreational opportunities: hiking, snowshoeing, and walking trails.

108 North Street
Norfolk, MA 02056

Bristol Blake State Reservation free

Massachusetts State Parks offer a wonderful variety of activities, amenities, and natural features that make each park unique. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, reservoirs, and more. Each park also offers special events, nature activities, and educational programs for people of all ages and abilities all year long. Bristol Blake State Reservation offers the following recreational opportunities: hiking, snowshoeing, and walking trails.

Brockton Coordinated Family & Community Engagement Program (CFCE) free

Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Programs (CFCE) are locally based programs serving families with children birth through school age. Funded through the Department of Early Education and Care, CFCE programs provide a variety of services, which include: providing families access to child development information, assistance with meeting basic needs, timely support in periods of family crisis, and family and community events. The Brockton CFCE is organized through the Brockton Public Schools.

211 Crescent Street
Brockton, MA 02301

Brockton Coordinated Family & Community Engagement Program (CFCE) free

Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Programs (CFCE) are locally based programs serving families with children birth through school age. Funded through the Department of Early Education and Care, CFCE programs provide a variety of services, which include: providing families access to child development information, assistance with meeting basic needs, timely support in periods of family crisis, and family and community events. The Brockton CFCE is organized through the Brockton Public Schools.

Brockton Housing Authority free

The Brockton Housing Authority provides a variety of support around housing for Brockton residents. They manage 1,951 apartments in 16 public housing developments throughout Brockton as well as 1000 rent-assisted apartments/houses. The approximately 85 employees of the BHA serve about 7,000 residents, or about 7% of Brockton's population. They also manage the Section 8 rental assistance program and help develop affordable private homes for ownership and rental that enable families to move beyond public assistance and become self-sufficient.

45 Goddard Road
Brockton, MA 02301

Brockton Housing Authority free

The Brockton Housing Authority provides a variety of support around housing for Brockton residents. They manage 1,951 apartments in 16 public housing developments throughout Brockton as well as 1000 rent-assisted apartments/houses. The approximately 85 employees of the BHA serve about 7,000 residents, or about 7% of Brockton's population. They also manage the Section 8 rental assistance program and help develop affordable private homes for ownership and rental that enable families to move beyond public assistance and become self-sufficient.

Brockton WIC Program free

The Massachusetts Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program provides nutrition and health education and other services free of charge to Massachusetts families who qualify. WIC's goal is to help keep pregnant, breastfeeding women, and children under age 5 healthy. WIC offers: Personalized nutrition consultations, checks for healthy food, referrals for medical and dental care, health insurance, childcare, housing and fuel assistance, and other services that can benefit the whole family. WIC also offers immunization screenings and referrals, breastfeeding support, nutrition and health workshops on a variety of topics including meal planning, maintaining a healthy weight, picky eaters, caring for a new baby, and shopping on a budget. (Services available in Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole)

795 Pleasant Street
Brockton, MA 02301

Brockton WIC Program free

The Massachusetts Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Nutrition Program provides nutrition and health education and other services free of charge to Massachusetts families who qualify. WIC's goal is to help keep pregnant, breastfeeding women, and children under age 5 healthy. WIC offers: Personalized nutrition consultations, checks for healthy food, referrals for medical and dental care, health insurance, childcare, housing and fuel assistance, and other services that can benefit the whole family. WIC also offers immunization screenings and referrals, breastfeeding support, nutrition and health workshops on a variety of topics including meal planning, maintaining a healthy weight, picky eaters, caring for a new baby, and shopping on a budget. (Services available in Spanish, Cape Verdean Creole, Haitian Creole)

Brook Farm Historic Site

Massachusetts State Parks offer a wonderful variety of activities, amenities, and natural features that make each park unique. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, resevoirs, and more. Each park also offers special events, nature activities, and educational programs for people of all ages and abilities all year long. Brook Farm Historic Site offers the following recreational opportunities: hiking and picnicking.

Baker Street
Boston, MA 02132

Brook Farm Historic Site

Massachusetts State Parks offer a wonderful variety of activities, amenities, and natural features that make each park unique. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, resevoirs, and more. Each park also offers special events, nature activities, and educational programs for people of all ages and abilities all year long. Brook Farm Historic Site offers the following recreational opportunities: hiking and picnicking.

Brookline Early Childhood Program (CFCE) free

Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Programs (CFCE) are locally based programs serving families with children birth through school age. Funded through the Department of Early Education and Care, CFCE programs provide a variety of services, which include: providing families access to child development information, assistance with meeting basic needs, timely support in periods of family crisis, and family and community events. The Brookline Early Childhood Program is organized through the Brookline Public Schools.

333 Washington Street
The Public Schools of Brookline
Brookline, MA 02445

Brookline Early Childhood Program (CFCE) free

Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Programs (CFCE) are locally based programs serving families with children birth through school age. Funded through the Department of Early Education and Care, CFCE programs provide a variety of services, which include: providing families access to child development information, assistance with meeting basic needs, timely support in periods of family crisis, and family and community events. The Brookline Early Childhood Program is organized through the Brookline Public Schools.

Burbank Branch YMCA

Whether you are six months or 106 years old there is a place for you at the Y. The Y serves every segment of the family. Whether they are helping youngsters prepare for kindergarten, keeping children safe and nurtured after school, providing adventurous summer camp experiences, putting families on the track towards healthy living, or providing a social outlet for members of our community, every day they Y is reminded that the work we do is not just a luxury it is a necessity.

36 Arthur B Lord Dr
Reading, MA 01867

Burbank Branch YMCA

Whether you are six months or 106 years old there is a place for you at the Y. The Y serves every segment of the family. Whether they are helping youngsters prepare for kindergarten, keeping children safe and nurtured after school, providing adventurous summer camp experiences, putting families on the track towards healthy living, or providing a social outlet for members of our community, every day they Y is reminded that the work we do is not just a luxury it is a necessity.

C.M. Gardner State Park free

Massachusetts State Parks offer a wonderful variety of activities, amenities, and natural features that make each park unique. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, reservoirs, and more. Each park also offers special events, nature activities, and educational programs for people of all ages and abilities all year long. C. M. Gardner State Park offers the following recreational opportunities: canoeing, fishing, hunting, picnicking, grilling, and walking trails.

Route 112
Huntington, MA 01050

C.M. Gardner State Park free

Massachusetts State Parks offer a wonderful variety of activities, amenities, and natural features that make each park unique. They include beaches, wooded parks, parkways, reservoirs, and more. Each park also offers special events, nature activities, and educational programs for people of all ages and abilities all year long. C. M. Gardner State Park offers the following recreational opportunities: canoeing, fishing, hunting, picnicking, grilling, and walking trails.

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