The Dr. Edward Leitão Memorial Scholarship Fund is now accepting applications for scholarships from Portuguese-American medical students and physicians in training, following the fund’s goal of filling the need among the community for Portuguese-speaking medical professionals. This is the...
More than 60 community members gathered on October 24 in Cambridge for the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers’ (MAPS) 2017 Annual Meeting, where they elected Claire Andrade-Watkins, PhD, to the organization’s Board of Directors, and learned about MAPS’ main...
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) will hold its Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 24th, from 6 to 8 PM in the second floor community center of its Cambridge Office, located at 1046 Cambridge St. MAPS members and the...
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is joining this year’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month(DVAM) nationwide campaign throughout October with expanded outreach and events in Dorchester and Cambridge— encouraging community members to speak up against Domestic Violence.
On Wednesday, September 30th we had the pleasure of welcoming Dr. José Luis Carneiro, Portugal’s Secretary of State for the Communities, to our Cambridge Office. After meeting some of the seniors attending the MAPS Senior Center, the Portuguese official met...
Once again this year, hundreds of community members, businesses and organizations are expected to take part in the Brazilian Independence Festival, a multi-day event celebrating Brazil’s culture, history and diversity. The Festival takes place from September 5-10, the main...
MAPS is once again taking part in the Annual Joe Chaves Memorial 5K Walk-a-thon, a fundraising event to remember José Chaves and to support scholarships and community programs for the Portuguese-American community of Greater Boston. This year, the event will...
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is looking for new individual and organizational members for Fiscal Year 2018, in an effort to promote the involvement of community members, businesses and organizations in the agency’s mission of improving the lives...
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is seeking award nominations for its 2018 Awards Gala, which will take place for the third time at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in Cambridge, on April 28th of next year. The private, nonprofit organization depends...
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is asking community members to donate used items in good condition to be sold at a MAPS Senior Center Yard Sale, which will take place in November 2017 at the organization’s Cambridge office. The...