The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) will honor Manny Lopes, Executive Vice-President of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, with the MAPS 2023 Person of the Year Award at the organization’s April 22nd, 2023, fundraising gala at the...
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) strongly condemns the horrific mass shooting that killed five people and injured at least 19 others at a Colorado LGBTQIA+ nightclub on Saturday, November 19. Our hearts are with the family members,...
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) Board of Directors elected a new slate of officers for the 2022-2024 term at its monthly meeting on November 22. Antonio Massa Viana, Esq., of Sudbury, founder and Managing Attorney at Massa...
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) announced the promotion of Alirio Pereira, MA, as its new Chief Program Officer (CPO), effective October 31, 2022. Pereira will oversee all MAPS programs and services and provide guidance, supervision, and professional...
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) welcomed two new community leaders in October to its Board of Directors— Edna Monteiro Leith of Cambridge, and Maria da Silva Dickinson of Lowell.
All of us at Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) are saddened by another case of domestic violence registered in our communities. Veronica Goncalves, 48, was found brutally murdered in the driveway of her home in Brockton on Wednesday,...
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) has extended the operations of its Cambridge Senior Center to five days per week instead of the previous four. Since October 17, 2022, the seniors have been able to attend the center...
Nearly 100 community members gathered on Tuesday, October 25, in Cambridge for the Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) 2022 Annual Meeting, where they had the opportunity to learn about the health and social services organization’s main achievements of...
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is holding its 2022 Annual Meeting on Tuesday, October 25th, from 6 to 8 PM on the second floor of its Cambridge office, located at 1046 Cambridge St. MAPS members and the...
The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) is marking this year’s Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) in October by expanding outreach efforts in recently-arrived Portuguese-speaking immigrant communities throughout the state and collaborating with local organizations to increase awareness and...