Massachusetts is rich in coalitions, groups of individuals representing diverse organizations, constituencies and perspectives who work together in order to achieve a common goal. The following list of Massachusetts Coalitions is meant to serve as a resource to you in your work. Information was provided and verified by the listed coalitions. This listing is divided into geographic sections: Statewide, Greater Boston, Central MA, Metrowest, Northeast, Southeast, and Western MA. For updating or to be listed, please use the form below. Thank you.

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Statewide

Alliance for a Healthy Tomorrow
www.healthyalliance.org
262 Washington Street Room 301
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Phone: (617) 338-8131
E-mail: info@healthytomorrow.org

The AHT is a coalition of citizens, scientists, health professionals, workers, and educators seeking preventive action on toxic hazards. Our goal is to correct fundamental flaws in government policies that allow harm to our health and environment. We will create proactive policies to prevent harm before the damage is done and to choose the safest alternatives. We believe the protection of our health must become the first priority of government policy. We support innovation to advance safer technologies, materials and solution.
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Citizens' Housing and Planning Association (CHAPA)
www.chapa.org
Address: 18 Tremont Street, Suite 401
Boston, MA 02108
Contact: Aaron Gornstein, Executive Director
Phone: 617-742-0820
E-mail: webmaster@chapa.org

CHAPA is the non-profit umbrella organization for affordable housing and community development activities throughout Massachusetts. Established in 1967, CHAPA is the only statewide group which represents all interests in the housing field, including non-profit and for-profit developers, homeowners, tenants, bankers, real estate brokers, property managers, government officials, and others.
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Community Partners
www.compartners.org
Address: 24 South Prospect Street
Amherst, MA 01002
Contact: Michael DeChiara
Phone: 413-253-4283
Email: info@compartners.org

Community Partners is committed to developing, promoting and sustaining community-based efforts across Massachusetts. Our goals are to increase collaboration within and between communities, to build citizen participation, and to improve quality of life. Our programs focus on expanding health care access and creating healthy communities.
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Criminal Justice Policy Coalition
www.cjpc.org
101 Tremont Street, Suite 416

Boston, MA 02108

Tel: 617-426-5222
E-mail: lfillion@cjpc.org

The Criminal Justice Policy Coalition is a member-based, non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of effective, just, and humane criminal justice policy in Massachusetts. We seek to accomplish this by expanding the public discourse on criminal justice, promoting dialogue and cooperation among diverse stakeholders, and building support for policies that better protect our communities, promote accountability and change for offenders, and provide restitution to victims. We hold monthly networking meetings on a variety of criminal justice issues, sponsor public forums and conferences, organize legislative action, and provide support and coordination to groups engaged in advocacy. Our website is intended to inform members of the Coalition and the public about the status of current criminal justice policy initiatives, coalition activities, links to other important websites, and means by which interested persons can support rational and effective criminal justice policy.
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Critical MASS for eliminating health disparities
www.enddisparities.org
Critical MASS c/o CCHERS

716 Columbus Avenue, Suite 398

Boston, MA 02118
Tel: 617-373-5787

Fax: 617-373-8797

Critical MASS is a statewide coalition with public and private partners working through regional networks to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in health.
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Massachusetts Chapter of The Million Woman March Movement
(We do not have a website)
Contact: Shirlene Barnes
Phone: 617-375-2571
E-mail: sbarnes@ywcaboston.org

We are a grass roots group of women of color dedicated to helping women of color in our community in the area of socializing, networking, community service projects, educational and selected business or educational opportunities with an eye towards the enrichment of their lives.
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Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health
www.masscosh.org
MassCOSH

42 Charles Street

Dorchester, MA 02122
(617) 825-SAFE (7233)
Contact: Marcy Goldstein-Gelb, Executive Director
Phone: 617-825-7233 x15
E-mail: marcy.gelb@masscosh.org

MassCOSH brings together workers, unions, community groups, and health, safety and environmental activists to organize and advocate for safe, secure jobs and healthy communities throughout eastern and central Massachusetts. Through training, technical assistance and building community/labor alliances, MassCOSH mobilizes its members and develops leaders in the movement to end unsafe work conditions.
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Massachusetts Environmental Collaborative
www.environmentalleague.org/aboutelm.html
Address: 14 Beacon Street, Suite 714
Boston, MA 02108
Contact: Megan Amundson
Phone: (617) 742-2553
E-mail: elm@environmentalleague.org

The Massachusetts Environmental Collaborative is dedicated to protecting the air, water, and land for the people of the commonwealth. We do this by voicing citizens' concerns, educating the public, advocating for strong environmental laws, and ensuring that our laws are implemented and enforced.
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Massachusetts Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (STATE HMHB)
(We do not have a website)
Address: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02108-4619
Contact: Gail Ballester
Phone: 617-624-6016
E-mail: gail.ballester@state.ma.us

Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Massachusetts is a statewide organization committed to promoting the health and well-being of women, children and families throughout communities in the Commonwealth. Operating under the umbrella of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition, our organization provides an innovative forum for collaborative partnerships of public and private agencies, state and local policymakers, educators, employers and consumers. The mission of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Massachusetts is to improve the health and safety of women, children and families through educational initiatives and collaborative partnerships of public and private organizations.
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Massachusetts Hepatitis C Coalition
www.mphaweb.org/init_hepc.html
Address: Massachusetts Public Health Association
434 Jamaica Way
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Contact: Amy Eiferman
Phone: (617) 524-6696 x 112
Fax: (617) 524-5225
E-mail: aeiferman@mphaweb.org

The Massachusetts Hepatitis C Coalition (MHCC) is a collaborative effort of organizations, providers and consumers, working to increase awareness of hepatitis C and support for programs addressing the needs of those at risk for and affected by hepatitis C through education, advocacy and coalition-building. The Coalition:

• Develops and cultivates relationships between community leaders, policy makers, providers, people living with or at risk of hepatitis C, and others who address this population;
• Advocates for increased provider education and expanded prevention, testing, and health care for those living with or at risk for hepatitis C;
• Collaborates to strengthen existing services, programs, resources, and policies; and
• Educates its members and key stakeholders about hepatitis C.
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Massachusetts Safe Communities
http://www.mass.gov
Address: Governor's Highway Safety Bureau
One Ashburton Place, RM 111
Boston, MA 02108
Phone: 617-727-4050
Fax: 617-727-6137
E-mail: Caroline.Hymoff@state.ma.us

The Massachusetts Safe Communities, an initiative of the Governor's Highway Safety Bureau works to save lives, prevent injuries and reduce economic losses on Massachusetts roadways through planned and coordinated activities, which are research driven, in partnership with traffic safety professionals.
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Massachusetts Watershed Coalition
www.commonwaters.org
Address: 14 Monument Square
P.O. Box 577
Leominster, MA 01453
Contact: Ed Himlan, Executive Director
Phone: (978) 534-0379
E-mail: mwc@commonwaters.org

The Coalition is a network of local organizations that are committed to the protection, sound management and enhancement of Massachusetts’ rivers and watershed ecosystems.
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United We Stand For Public Health
www.mphaweb.org/home_unitedwestand.html
Address: Massachusetts Public Health Association
434 Jamaica Way
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Contact: Sarah Almer, Deputy Policy and Advocacy Director, MPH
Phone: (617) 524-6696, ext 111
Fax: (617) 524-5225
E-mail: salmer@mphaweb.org

The United We Stand for Public Health Coalition consists of over 100 organizations fighting together for increased revenues to protect public health programs in Massachusetts.
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Greater Boston

Alliance for Community Health (CHNA 19)
Contact: Margie Henderson
Phone: 617-423-4337 x 510
E-mail: mhenderson@tmfnet.org
Contact: Linda Shepherd
Phone: 617-541-2860
E-mail: Linda.Shepherd@state.ma.us

The Alliance for Community Health consists of 12 Boston neighborhood Coalitions, which identify local health issues and design prevention plans to address them. The Alliance's guiding principles include commitment to partnership, inclusion of all stakeholders, reflection of the population's diversity, and focus on health promotion and prevention.
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Allston-Brighton Healthy Boston Coalition
www.allstonbrightoncdc.org
Address: 320 Washington St., 3rd Floor
Brighton, MA 02135
Contact: Priscilla Golding
Phone: 617-782-3886
E-mail: priscillagolding@abhealthyboston.org

The Allston-Brighton Healthy Boston Coalition is a collaborative of more than 700 residents, educators, service providers, religious groups, students and business people working to proactively and continuously improve the health, safety and cohesiveness of Allston-Brighton. The coalition is the CHNA for the Allston-Brighton neighborhoods.
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Boston Area Tobacco Control Coalition
http://batcc.org/
Address: The Medical Foundation
622 Washington St.
Dorchester, MA 02124
Contact:
Phone: 617-423-4337
E-mail:
BATCC brings together concerned community members to work to protect people from secondhand smoke, prevent young people from starting to smoke & connect current smokers to resources to help them quit. BATCC & its youth component, BAYTAG (Boston Area Youth Tobacco Action Group) prepare & mobilize young people & adults to advocate for environments that are free of tobacco use & marketing.
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Boston Urban Asthma Coalition
www.buac.org
Address: c/o The Medical Foundation
622 Washington Street, 2nd Floor
Dorchester, MA 02124
Contact: Neal-Dra Osgood
Phone: 617-279-2277
E-mail: nosgood@tmfnet.org

The Boston Urban Asthma Coalition (BUAC) works with community residents and organizations to advocate for healthier communities, especially in neighborhoods of high asthma rates. In addition, BUAC conducts outreach educational dinners and leadership development for community members. BUAC focuses on healthy affordable housing, healthy public schools, and access to quality health care for all.
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Champion Youth
(We have no website)
Address: 100 Everett Ave.
Chelsea, MA 02150
Contact: Elsa Garcia
Phone: 617 884-6018
E-mail: ElsaGarcia@baycove.org

Champion Youth is comprised of over 38 stakeholders in Chelsea who focus on 5 areas of youth prevention: mentoring, volunteering, health, employment and education.
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Chelsea Community Connections Coalition
(We do not have a website)
Address: 113 Hawthorne Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
Contact: Sheila McMahon
Phone: 617-889-7100
E-mail: Chelccc@shore.net

Residents and agencies working together to build community, encourage volunteerism, and create a broad range of formal and informal family supports with the view of decreasing the frequency of child abuse and neglect. Coalition is open to anyone (resident, agency or organization) willing to work toward these goals.
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Chelsea Creek Action Group (formerly Neighborhood of Affordable Housing East Boston)
(We do not have a website)
Address: 22 Paris Street
East Boston, MA 02128
Contact: Stacey Chacker, Community Building & Environmental Program
Phone: 617-569-0059 x 13
E-mail: staceychacker@noahcdc.org

The mission of the Chelsea Creek Restoration Project (CCRP) is to reclaim the land along the industrial, polluted Chelsea Creek as an environmentally sound natural area; a public-health benefit, rather than a public- health threat; a vital economic engine for environmentally-sound jobs; a publicly accessible recreational asset; and an educational resource for youth and adults from both sides of the river. Through CCAG's East Boston and Chelsea Youth Crews, young people gain the chance to learn about and become involved directly with environmental justice and human health issues stemming from Chelsea Creek pollution and adversely affecting their neighborhoods.
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Chelsea & Revere Coalition for Youth & Families
www.rocainc.org
Address: Roca, Inc.
101 Park Street
Chelsea, MA 02150
Contact: Anisha Chablani
Phone: 617-889-5210 ext. 257
E-mail: Anicha@rocainc.com

Roca's vision is young people and families thriving and leading change. Roca's mission is to promote justice by creating opportunities with youth and families to lead happy and healthy lives.
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ChinatownCoalition
(We do not have a website)
Address: 87 Tyler Street
Boston, MA 02111
Contact: Beverly Wing
Phone: 617-556-0099 x 2111
E-mail: bwing@tmfnet.org

The Chinatown Coalition's mission is to sustain the assets of the Chinatown community and to promote the physical, social, economic and cultural health of Boston's Asian community.
TCC is a consortium of community stakeholders including individual members, health & human service providers, institutions, business members, local government agencies and faith based institutions.
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Codman Square Neighborhood Council
(We do not have a website)
Address: 637 Washington Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
Contact: Rev. Brilton Levy
Phone: 617-822-8189
E-mail: Bill.loesch@codman.org

The Codman Square Neighborhood Council works to identify needs of community residents and link with city, state or federal programs, reduce crime and violence, increase affordable housing, improve transportation & communication to involve more residents. The Council includes community residents or persons who work in community. The Codman Square Neighborhood Council's Board is made up of 11 elected community residents.
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Community Partnership Resources Network
(We do not have a website)
Address: Executive Office of Health & Human Services
1 Ashburtom Place, 11th floor
Boston, MA 02108
Contact: Dolores C. Calaf
Phone: 617-573-1650
E-mail: Delores.calaf@state.ma.us

The Community Partnership Resources Network was established in 1999 by two community relations liaisons, interested in bringing together those individuals, organizations and institutions to share experiences, resources and action for best practices in establishing win-win community partnerships between public and private sector. The mission statement for the CPRN is: To network professionals in Public Relations, Community Relations, Public Affairs and/or related positions, in order to foster the sharing of resources and strategies for partnerships in the public and private sectors. Monthly meetings are hosted by membership to provide opportunity to learn about the hosting agency as well as to update and build upon opportunity for establishing linkages and partnerships between membership groups. Each hosting agency is acting as host/facilitator and tackle different issues affecting youth, education, the arts, health and community development on urban, multicultural communities in the Greater Boston area.
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Dorchester CARES Coalition for Families & Children
www.dcares.org
Address: 200 Bowdoin Street
Dorchester, MA 02122
Contact: Lindsey Firneno Executive Director
Phone: 617-474-1256 x 261
E-mail: lfirnrno@dcares.org

Dorchester CARES was established in 1989 with a mission to coordinate, develop and institutionalize comprehensive community-based programs, which will support families and prevent child abuse and neglect in target neighborhoods. To achieve this mission, we bring together all interested individuals and organizations in order to strengthen families and build more supportive communities.
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Dorchester Community Services Collaborative
www.dorchesterdcsc.com
Address: Dorchester Community Services Collaborative
c/o Regional Center for Healthy Communities
622 Washington Street
Dorchester, MA
Attention: Margie Henderson, Director
Contact: Phil Speiser
Phone: 617-288-6262
E-mail: pspeiser@biat.org

DCSC organizations serve the Dorchester community. In partnership we promote our many programs and services, influence the political, social and economic forces affecting our neighborhoods and ensure a healthy and prosperous future for residents of our community. Members are encouraged to join working committees where they will develop action steps and strategies to advance the goals of the collaborative. At monthly meetings members learn about each other's resources and services, share valuable information, plan collaborative initiatives and network with people working toward common goals. The Collaborative is the CHNA for Dorchester.
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Dorchester Environmental Health Coalition (DEHC)
www.codman.org (under Public Health)
Address: Dorchester Ave.
Dorchester, MA 02124
Contact: Rosanne Foley
Phone: 617-822-8205
E-mail: Rosanne.foley@codman.org

The Coalition is a working network of community organizations, environmental leaders and individuals who are: concerned about the environment and health effects on Dorchester residents; and committed to identifying and addressing local environmental problems. The Coalition's mission is to tackle urban environmental concerns with community-based education and organizing, leading to measurable improvements and a healthy environment for people who live and work in Dorchester.
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Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative
www.dsni.org
Address: 504 Dudley St.
Roxbury, MA 02119
Contact: Trish Settles
Phone: 617-442-9670
E-mail: tsettles@dsni.org

The mission of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative is to empower Dudley residents to organize, plan for, create and control a more vibrant, diverse, high quality neighborhood with our community partners.
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East Boston Healthy Boston Coalition
(We do not have a website)
Contact: Eryn Johnson
Phone: 617-568-9777 x13
E-mail: erynljohnson@hotmail.com

The East Boston Healthy Boston Coalition, part of CHNA #19, is a local, volunteer network of providers and community leaders working together to improve the health status of East Boston and to promote resilient youth in a resilient community.
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Four Corners Action Coalition (Dorchester)
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Address: 367 Washington Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
Contact: Marvin Martin, Director
Phone: 617-436-0289
E-mail: gfcac@hotmail.com

To promote neighborhood stabilization in the Four Corners Community. We accomplish this by addressing issues such as crime and safety, organizing opportunities for youth, promoting economic development, and collaborating with others. Our priority roles are organizer, service provider, and collaborator/supporter.
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Franklin Field/Franklin Hill/Dorchester Healthy Boston Coalition
(We do not have a website)
Contact: Jamiese Martin
Phone: 617-880-7934
E-mail: Healthybos@aol.com

The Franklin field/Franklin Hill/Dorchester Healthy Boston Coalition provides the following services: drug, alcohol & tobacco prevention; gender/racial equality education; violence prevention education; housing; food/hunger; transportation; HIV/AIDS prevention; health care access advocacy; assistance in addressing environmental issues; assistance with local issues problem solving; training workshops in various topics; conferences; coalition building; facilitation; networking/coordination; technical assistance; building youth leadership; family strengthening. This coalition is the CHNA for this neighborhood.
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Friends of Brookline Public Health
www.townofbrooklinemass.com/health
Address: c/o 11 Pierce Street
Brookline, MA 02445
Contact: Alan Balsam, Ph.D., Director, Brookline Department of Public Health
Phone: 617-730-2300
E-mail: alan_balsam@town.brookline.mec.edu

The principal goal of the Friends is to foster and support closer relationships among the Brookline Health Department, health professionals, health-related institutions and interested members of the Brookline community to address those issues that affect the health and well-being of Brookline residents and visitors.
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Girls’ Coalition of Greater Boston
www.girlscoalition.org
Address: Girls' Coalition of Greater Boston
P.O. Box 930
Boston, MA 02117
Contact: Katie Wheeler (executive director) or Bithiah Carter (interim director)
Phone: 617-536-8543
E-mail: Katie@girlscoalition.org

The Girls' Coalition is a member-driven consortium of Greater Boston organizations and individuals committed to expanding and enhancing high-quality services, resources, and opportunities for girls that embody bgcolor="#FFFFFF" link="0D8B60" a research-based and practice-proven understanding of girls' unique strengths, needs, and perspectives. To support its members in pursuing these goals, the Girls' Coalition acts as a resource and clearinghouse for networking and convening opportunities, training and professional development, and public education and advocacy. Our activities include hosting networking/training events on a wide variety of topics related to girls; running a listserv that functions as a calendar of events regarding the local "girls' world;" maintaining a resource-rich web site; and production of a professional journal that explores a topic such as girls and juvenile justice or girls and science from the perspective of researchers, practitioners, funders, and girls to promote “best practices”. Membership is open to anyone interested in supporting girls' healthy development. At the moment, membership is free, but starting in summer 2003, we will be implementing a graduated member fee.
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Harbor Communities Health Alliance
(We do not have a website)
Contact: Amy Helburn
Phone: 617-423-4337 x 503
E-mail: Ahelburn@tmfnet.org

The Harbor Community Health Alliance, part of CHNA #19, is a local, volunteer network of providers and community leaders working together to improve the health status of Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop. Representatives from health and human service organizations, community-based agencies, city governments, public schools, local boards of health, and local coalitions come together to:

• Network and share information among programs and services in the area
• Collaborate on health improvement projects
• Organize regionally in support of community health initiatives
• Anyone interested in working together to improve the health status of Chelsea, Revere and Winthrop.
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Healthy Roslindale
(We do not have a website)
Address: 131 Rowe Street
Roslindale, MA 02131
Contact: Cathy Slade
Phone: 617-325-9022
E-mail: hrcslade@aol.com

The Healthy Roslindale Coalition seeks to focus on community health including safety, vis-à-vis crime watch, and to develop a network of people who are active in creating a healthy and safe community. All who work or live in Roslindale are welcome. The Healthy Roslindale Coalition is the CHNA for this neighborhood.
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Tree of Life/Arbol de Vida
www.jptreeoflife.com
Address: 295 Centre Street #31
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
Contact: Margaret Noce
Phone: 617-522-4832
E-mail: nocemnoce@aol.com

Tree of Life/Arbol de Vida Coalition represents the community of Jamaica Plain, empowers residents, and engages social service providers to promote the health and well-being of all neighborhood residents. Key coalition goals are to increase the community's access to services, develop a comprehensive family support system, strengthen neighborhood groups, and reduce substance abuse and violence in the community. TOL is the central coordinator for the Jamaica Plain CHNA and is the focal point for a broad range of health promotion and prevention programs.
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Multicultural Coalition on Aging
www.multiculturalcoaltion.org
Address: 1200 Centre Street
Roslindale, MA 02131
Contact: Marcie Freeman
Phone: 617-363-8654
E-mail: freeman@mail.hrca.harvard.edu

The Multicultural Coalition on Aging (MCA) is an ad hoc coalition of agencies, institutions and individuals providing health care services to older people in the greater Boston, MA area, inclusive of many racial, ethnic, religious, lifestyle and linguistic groups.
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Revere Cares
(We do not have a website)
Address: MGH Revere Healthcare Center
300 Ocean Avenue, 5th Floor
Revere, MA 02151
Contact: Kitty Bowman
Phone: 781-485-6132
E-mail: Rbowman@Partners.org

Revere CARES is a coalition of residents, youth and service providers. The mission of the Coalition is to reduce substance abuse among Revere youth with a particular focus on underage drinking and to build a healthier community.
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Roxbury Community Alliance for Health
(We do not have a website)
Address: c/o Whittier Street Health Center
1125 Tremont Street
Roxbury, MA 02120
Contact: Dumas Lafontant
Phone: 617-989-3249
E-mail: Dumas.lafontant@wshc.org

The mission of the Roxbury Community Alliance for Health (RCAH) is to educate, advocate, empower and improve the health status of Roxbury residents. RCAH combines the expertise and resources of local non-profit organizations, health centers, hospitals, city and state agencies, community programs and Roxbury residents to jointly undertake health initiatives. The Roxbury Community Alliance for Health is the CHNA for Roxbury.
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South Boston Collaborative Advisory Network
(We do not have a website)
Address: South Boston Action Council
424 West Broadway
South Boston, MA 02127
Contact: Ellen Widen
Phone: 617-268-9670
E-mail: ellen_widen@ccab.org

The South Boston Collaborative Advisory Network works to afford and sustain a supportive opportunity for service providers and residents to collaborate in identifying strategies to decrease substance abuse and increase the social and emotional well being of the South Boston community.
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South End/Lower Roxbury Healthy Boston Coalition
(We do not have a website)
Contact: Ashley McCumber
Phone: 617-375-8137
E-mail: amccumber@uses.org

The South End/Lower Roxbury Boston Coalition is for all who live or work in the community, is dedicated to the social, cultural, physical, environmental and economic well being of the South End/Lower Roxbury. We promote active participation in our community, identify community assets and needs, network, advocate and coordinate assets. The coalition meets monthly and is the CHNA for this neighborhood.
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Teens Against Tobacco
www.teens-against-tobacco.org
Address: 637 Washington Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
Contact: Bill Loesch
Phone: 617-822-8189
E-mail: Bill.loesch@codman.org

Teens Against tobacco's mission is to reduce use and abuse of tobacco in area among all ages; to educate all about tobacco industry marketing; and to seek health commission, agencies and elected officials to reduce supply in community. Open to groups working on anti-tobacco that reach others, willing to do education and outreach, and willing to advocate and lobby for change; especially teen-oriented and teen run groups.
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Central

Common Pathways (formerly know as CHNA 8)
www.commonpathways.org
Address: c/o The Central MA Center for Healthy Communities
44 Front Street, Suite 280
Worcester, MA 01608
Contact: Dodi Swope
Phone: 508-438-0515
E-mail: dswope@cmchc.org

Common Pathways advances a vision of Worcester as a great place to be born, grow up, learn, live, work, raise a family, grow old and participate in community life. In its mission to promote shared learning, reflection and broad engagement that will improve community decision-making and quality of life for residents of Central Massachusetts, Common Pathways is designing, and will soon implement (with a diverse array of partners,) two specific sets of activities targeted to making a vital contribution to the region's civic infrastructure. One, providing a neutral platform to engage a broad spectrum of community residents in dialogue on current issues, and two, purveying a consensus set of community indicators and benchmarks for the Worcester region.
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Community Partners for Health (CHNA 6)
www.unitedwaytri-county.org
Address: c/o United Way of Tri-County
46 Park Street
Framingham, MA 01702
Contact: Aaron Whitesel
Phone: 888-811-3291 x57
E-mail: aaronw@unitedwaytri-county.org

The CHNA6's mission is to facilitate effective collaboration to identify, plan, and advocate for a healthier community. The CHNA 6 membership is diverse and represents 13 communities. The service area covers the towns of Bellingham, Blackstone, Douglas, Franklin, Hopedale, Medway, Mendon, Milford, Millville, Northbridge, Sutton, Upton, and Uxbridge.
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Fitchburg/Gardner Area Community Health Network
(We do not have a website)
Address: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
180 Beamon Street
West Boylston, MA 01583
Contact: Bill O'Connell
Phone: 508-792-7880 ex.2168
E-mail: Bill.OConnell@state.ma.us

The Fitchburg/Gardner Area Community Health Network is committed to creating healthier communities in North Central Massachusetts.
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Gardner Area Inter-Agency Team (GAIT)
(We do not have a website)
Address: c/o Barbara Nealon
Heywood Hospital
242 Green Street
Gardner, MA 01440
Contact: Barbara Nealon, LSW, A-CCC Social Service Manager
Phone: (978) 630-6383
E-mail: nea.b@heywood.org

This coalition began in the early 80's as health and human service providers began to see local services cut from their community. It was apparent at that time for the need for community advocacy, legislative involvement and ongoing assessment of the community/people's needs. We consist of local community leadership-local government, police, health, social, human service agencies. We welcome the consumers at large to voice their concerns; work together with grant applications, problem solving etc. We currently have State Senator, State Rep and Congressman representation on this team as well. We include those services beyond the Greater Gardner area also that may service our community.
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HOPE Coalition
(We have no website)
Address: HOPE Coalition
26 Queen Street
Worcester, MA 01610
Contact: Laurie Ross
Phone: 508-334-7312
E-mail: lross@clarku.edu

H.O.P.E. - Healthy Options for Prevention and Education is a collaborative of youth, service providers, and families that seeks to increase access to year round, out of school, prevention recreation, wellness, and development activities for youth 12-21. These activities are planned with youth. We will see reduced rates of youth violence and fewer teens using drugs and alcohol. We will have happier, healthier young people connected to families, schools, services programs and neighborhoods, and ready to lead in their community.
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North County Coalition for Healthy Living
www.ncchl.org
Address: C/O LUK, Inc.
99 Day St.
Fitchburg, MA 01420
Contact: Dave Hamolsky
Phone: (978)345-0685 x36
E-mail: Dhamolsky@luk.org

The North County Coalition for Healthy Living seeks to organize a collaborative effort in North Central Massachusetts to help prevent substance abuse among our youth. The Coalition will develop a partnership amongst youth and adults to prevent substance abuse by pursuing funding for prevention approaches that have been demonstrated to be effective and that are consistent with the principles of healthy communities.
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Worcester East Side Healthy Community Initiative, Worcester Interfaith
(We do not have a website)
Address: 10 Irving Street
Worcester, MA 01609
Contact: Frank Kartheiser
Phone: 508-754-5001
E-mail: worcester.interfaith@verizon.net

This is a multi-issue, multi-racial community organization that fosters organizing methods through faith-based community participants. Members create concrete improvements in the city while learning how to control their own communities. Some of the issues the organization addresses are: at-risk youth, public safety, jobs, improved public education, and affordable housing.
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Metrowest

Bedford Community Partnership
http://www.town.bedford.ma.us (under Youth and Family Services)
Address: Bedford Youth and Family Services
c/o Bedford High School Rm A-17
9 Mudge Way
Bedford Ma, 01730
Contact: Susan Baldauf
Phone: 781-275-7727
E-mail: sueb@town.bedford.ma.us

The Bedford Community Partnership (BCP), created in 1998, is a coalition composed of both members of the community (parents and residents) and providers of social services, law enforcement, businesses, spiritual leaders, elected officials, school representatives, and many other interested or concerned parties. Our purpose is to promote, collaborate and partner strategies that effectively nurture the physical, sociological, and emotional health of children and families in Bedford across generations.
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Blue Hills Community Health Alliance (CHNA 20)
http://www.bluehillscha.org/
Steering Committee: http://www.bluehillscha.org/s_commit.htm
Contact: Michelle Keenan
Phone: 617-441-0700
E-mail: mkeenan@healthiercommunities.org

A partnership between the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and residents, hospitals, service agencies, schools, businesses, boards of health, and other concerned citizens, working together to identify the health needs of the local community, find ways to address those needs, and improve the community’s health.
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Burlington Drug and Alcohol Task Force
(We do not have a website)
Address: Charles Franich & Marilyn Belmonte, Co-Chairs.
61 Center St., Room 220
Burlington, MA 01803.
Contact: Charles Franich
Phone: 781-270-1964
E-mail: cfranich@burlmass.org

• To develop, implement, and/or support substance abuse prevention and intervention programs throughout the community of Burlington
• To exchange concerns and ideas on issues which affect the town regarding substance abuse.
• To share up-to-date information from workshops, conferences, and other appropriate data sources regarding current substance abuse prevention and intervention practices.
• To enlist the mutual support and cooperation of all appropriate community institutions and organizations as well as community residents in efforts to reduce substance abuse in Burlington.
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Cambridge Prevention Coalition
www.cambridgema.gov/DHSP2/cpc.cfm
Address: 51 Inman Street
Cambridge, MA 02139
Contact: Chuck Klevgaard
Phone: (617) 349-6283
E-mail: cklevgaard@cambridgema.gov

The Cambridge Prevention Coalition is built upon a foundation of community-based prevention projects. The mission of the coalition is to reduce substance abuse among Cambridge residents, particularly youth.
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C.R.E.W. – Citizens Research and Environmental Watch (Concord)
www.crewconcord.org
Address: 454 Monument St.
Concord, MA 01742
Contact: Stephanie Roeder
Phone: (978) 369-0296
E-mail: crewconcord@earthlink.net

CREW is an all-volunteer, grass roots organization working for a complete cleanup of the toxic, radioactively contaminated property of Starmet Corporation (formerly Nuclear Metals Inc.) in Concord, MA. In 2001, the NMI/Starmet property was designated a Superfund site by the US Environmental Protection Agency because of the depleted uranium, beryllium and other toxic substances contaminating the soil and water on the property. CREW seeks to inform the public.
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Concord’s Neighborhood Network
http://www.ConcordMA.com/cnn/
Address: PO Box 519
Concord, MA 01742
Contact: Morwen Two Feathers, Co-Chair, or Richard W. Wheeler, Co-Chair
Phone: 978-371-2502 (Morwen Two Feathers) or 978-318-3443
E-mail: morwen@earthdrum.com or Rwwheeler@aol.com

The vision of the Concord Neighborhood Network is to promote and encourage communication among neighbors and between neighborhoods in order to improve the quality of life for all inhabitants of Concord, Massachusetts. Over 300 Neighborhood Contacts and Alternates volunteer to serve as communication conduits to enhance a sense of community in their neighborhoods, and to promote emergency preparedness. CNN is an autonomous, non-partisan citizen network that works with the Town's Public Safety professionals and many other organizations and groups in Concord to maximize our community's ability to take care of each other when necessary.
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Framingham Coalition for the Prevention of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
www.framcoal.org
Address: 68 Henry Street
Framingham, MA 01702
Contact: Margo Deane
Phone: 508-879-6874
E-mail: mdeane@framcoal.org

The Framingham Coalition is an organization open to all people who share a common interest in working to involve all people, and is dedicated to creating a safe and healthy Framingham community that addresses issues of alcohol, tobacco, and drug abuse and other related social problems.
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Greater Cambridge/Somerville Community Health Network
(We do not have a website)
Address: 552 Mass Ave
Cambridge, MA 01239
Contact: Marty Martinez
Phone: 617-441-0700
E-mail: mmartinez@healthiercommunities.org

The Greater Cambridge/Somerville Community Health Network is currently focused on networking and sharing resources around the issue of homelessness and housing within region. The CHNA provide training & workshops on various topics.
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Green Decade Coalition/Newton
www.greendecade.org
Address: P.O. Box 590242
Newton, MA 02459
Contact: Ellie Goldberg, MEd. (Co-chair of GreenCAP, The Committee for Alternatives to Pesticides of the Green Decade Coalition/Newton)
c/o Healthy Kids: The Key to Basics
Phone: 617-965-9637 (h) or 617-965-1995 (o)
E-mail: erg_hk@juno.com or greendecade@greendecade.org

The Green Decade Coalition/Newton is a group of individuals and groups living or working in Newton and neighboring communities, including representatives of community organizations, institutions and businesses. We are working together to create sustainable solutions to environmental problems facing our city and our world. Our mission is to create a city in better balance with the natural world by making significant, measurable improvements in the way we in Newton use resources. Specifically, our goals are to help our city's households, businesses and institutions to:

• Increase energy efficiency and seek alternatives to fossil and nuclear fuels
• Conserve Water
• Improve waste disposal practices and recycling
• Prevent pollution
• Reduce consumption
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Healthy Children Task Force
www.icommunityhealth.org
Address: Institute for Community Health
119 Windsor Street, Ground Level
Cambridge, MA 02139
Contact: Virginia Chomitz, PhD
Phone: 617-665-3807
E-mail: VChomitz@challiance.org

The Healthy Children Task Force aims to convene diverse individuals in a neutral environment conducive to collaboration and to prioritize children's health issues and catalyze collaborative programmatic, research, and policy action. The task force also aims to develop preventive strategies that build upon opportunities and group synergy, provide networking opportunities that support and enhance member programs, and inform member agencies' research and educational actions.
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Impact Quincy
(We do not have a website)
Address: 13 Temple Street, 3rd Floor
Quincy, MA 02169
Contact: Alejandro Rivera
Phone: (617) 471-8400 x127
E-mail: qncy@aol.com

Impact Quincy is a community-based coalition dedicated to fostering an environment, which strengthens communication and relationships within the community. Impact Quincy provides opportunities for the creation and support of community collaborations, which promote and sustain a drug-free community and healthy living.

Vision: Quincy will be a caring community, supporting all in making healthy, educated, and responsible choices regarding the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.
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Natick Community Coalition
(We do not have a website)
Address: 13 East Central Street
Natick, MA 01760
Contact: Gwen Kermode
Phone: (508) 647-6519
E-mail: gkermode@natickma.org

The Natick Community Coalition is a community based initiative involving residents, community members of all cultures, organizations, churches, institutions, business and government agencies committed to improving the social, physical, mental, economic, environmental and spiritual life of the Natick Community. In an effort to build a Healthy Community our goals are to: Identify and Assess Community Needs and Concerns; Facilitate and Coordinate Community Based Efforts and Resources to Address the Needs of the Community; and Share Information and Resources.
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Northwest Suburban Health Alliance (CHNA 15)
We have a page on the Regional Center for Healthy Communities web site. www.healthiercommunities.org
Address: Massachusetts Department of Public Health
250 Washington Street, 6th floor
Boston, MA 02108-4619
ATTN: Cynthia Taft-Bayerl
Contact: Jan Hanson, Coordinator
Phone: 508-222-8174
E-mail: JHanson800@aol.com

The Northwest Suburban Health Alliance, or Community Health Network Area 15 (CHNA 15), was created in May 1992 as a partnership between service providers, health departments, consumers, and the general public in the 12 towns northwest of Boston. Those towns include Acton, Bedford, Boxborough, Burlington, Carlisle, Concord, Lexington, Lincoln, Littleton, Wilmington, Winchester, and Woburn. The mission of CHNA 15 was adopted in the spring of 1992: We pledge ourselves to working together to build healthier communities through community-based prevention planning and health promotion. To enhance its purpose CHNA 15 established its current vision statement in May 2000: We declare that each and every community will be a safe and supportive environment that empowers youth to develop self-esteem and personal responsibility to make positive and healthy life choices.
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Somerville Cares About Prevention
www.ci.somerville.ma.us
Address: 50 Evergreen Avenue
Somerville, MA 021450
Contact: Vicente Sanabria, Director
Phone: 617-625-6600 x4319
E-mail: vsanabria@ci.somerville.ma.us

The mission of the Somerville Cares About Prevention is to bring together diverse public agencies, private not for profit organizations and private businesses as well as independent residents of the community to work as a coalition to address issues associated with the prevention of alcohol, marijuana, inhalants and other drug use among Somerville youth.
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Somerville Youth Worker's Network
(We do not have a website)
Address: Contact Fluffy Bergman for mailing instructions
Contact: Fluffy Bergman
Phone: 617-623-0110
E-mail: mlcenter@shore.net or Somervilleywn@yahoo.com

The Somerville Youth Worker's Network has a mission to create, develop and promote quality of life for youth in our community and in society. Through collaborations with families, schools, youth serving agencies and people in the community, we are a voice for young people and their families. We strive to serve the underserved and to strengthen our abilities to do this by sharing information and providing support, training, development, and consultation to one another. These goals are achieved with consistency, momentum, energy, and commitment.
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Waltham Community Policy Prevention Board
www.mhsainc.org/outreach.htm
Address: 11 Carter St
Waltham MA 02453
Contact: Bob Mills, Director
Phone: 781-314-3158
E-mail: projectoutreach@mhsainc.org
The WCPPB is a 13 member collaboration representing a full spectrum of services and organizations targeting the prevention of alcohol and other drug use, violence and criminal activity in our community.
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Watertown Youth Coalition
(We do not have a website)
Address: 127 North Beacon Street
Watertown, MA 02472
Contact: Laura Kurman, Co-Chairperson
Phone: 617-926-3600 x 308
E-mail: Laura_kurman@waysideyouth.org

We are a community coalition committed to fostering healthy and positive lifestyles among the youth of Watertown. We promote programs and initiatives that support, challenge and expect the highest of our youth. We aim to accomplish this by:
•examining health promotion and prevention activities in Watertown,
•assessing risky behavior trends,
• making recommendations for programming and supporting the implementation of effective health promotion activities
• promoting the role of families in the development of healthy youth
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Weymouth Youth Coalition
(We do not have a website)
Address: 111 Middle Street
Weymouth, MA 02189
Contact: Robert West
Phone: 781-335-1460
E-mail: rwest@weymouthschools.org

The coalition is an informal coming together of people who have interest in the young people of the community including the schools, the court, the police, the clergy, the hospital, the DA's office, DYS, DSS and the Mayor's office. We meet once a month (the last Friday at noon) at the Teen Center. The coalition has no official standing and is not incorporated; it is just a means of communication.
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Northeastern

The Community Coalition of Melrose
(We have no website)
Address: c/o MMTV, 360 Main St.
Melrose, MA 02176
Contact: Mary Beth McAteer-Margolis, President
Phone: 781-665-6688
Email: MBatMMTV@comcast.net

The Community Coalition of Melrose works to maintain partnerships among family, school, community agencies, businesses, and organizations to promote the general safety, health and quality of life of the city’s citizens. The coalition provides information and education, seminars and forums to promote healthy development of the community. The coalition further conducts assessments to identify needs of the community and to facilitate a community response to the identified needs.
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HealthLink
www.healthlink.org
Address: 4 Sewall Street
Marblehead, MA 01945
Contact: Lynn Nadeau
Phone: 781-639-8636
E-mail: healthlink@attbi.com

HealthLink was founded in 1998 to clean up toxic emissions from the Salem Harbor coal- and oil- fired electric generating facility. We have succeeded in mandating a cleaner operating facility. We inform, involve, and activate the public in decisions that affect health - protecting and improve public health by reducing or eliminating pollution and toxic substances from our environment.
We have branched out in a number of directions – renewable energy, poison/toxics, educational forums, a research and activist oriented Earth Day with Salem State College and have spun off at least three citizen groups with our extra energy. We have testified before federal and state regulatory agencies, worked in concert with local Boards of Health and city councils, and been influential in discussions with decision-makers in government, advocacy groups and the private sector.
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Healthy Malden, Inc.
www.healthymalden.org
Address: 239 Commercial Street,
Malden MA, 02148
Contact: David M. Kilpatrick, Executive Director
Phone: 781-388-4404
E-mail: dkilpatrick@hallmarkhealth.org

The mission of Healthy Malden to improve the health of Malden residents by fostering citizen and agency collaboration aimed at the city's priority health issues. We are a broad based community health care coalition working in nine specific areas including substance abuse, violence prevention, HIV/AIDS, prevention, mental health, elder services, school initiatives, Multicultural issues, homelessness and housing. The Mayor of Malden is the President of our Board of Directors. We also have a Steering Committee and 350 volunteers.
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Healthy Gloucester Collaborative
(We have no website)
Address: 22 Popular Street
Gloucester, MA 01930
Contact: Sunny Robinson
Phone: 978-281-9771
E-mail: srobinson@ci.gloucester.ma.us

The Healthy Gloucester Collaborative emerged out of a citywide plan assessment. The internal member collaborators represent the key community systems or have the ability to connect with and leverage them. Together the Collaborative has the capacity and mission to reduce underage access to alcohol and impact the community environment with regards to underage alcohol use.
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The Lawrence Teen Coalition
www.glcac.org/teencoalition
Address: 15 Union Street, Suite 403
Lawrence, MA 01840
Contact: Claire Paradiso
Phone: 978-681-4978
E-mail: teencoalition@glcac.org

While the Lawrence Teen Coalition continues to focus on adolescent pregnancy, our comprehensive and holistic youth development approach has us looking at the total needs of youth and their families. As a coalition, we strive to reflect and meet the diverse socio-economic and cultural values and needs of the community. The coalition achieves its mission primarily through prevention and education programs, referrals to other programs and services, outreach to the community, advocacy, and the community development.
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Lowell Alliance for Families and Neighborhoods
(We do not have a website)
Address: 206 Rogers Street
Lowell, MA 01852
Contact: Cara Cogliano
Phone: (978) 454-5405 x 122
E-mail: lowellalliance@lycos.com

The Lowell Alliance for Families and Neighborhoods mission is to support and empower families in targeted low-income neighborhoods by: working with families and providers to develop neighborhood-based services, fostering and celebrating inclusiveness and diversity, and revitalizing the concept of “neighborhood” as a place for families to give and receive support. We are a Community Connections program.
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Lowell Teen Coalition
www.lchealth.org/teen/home.html
Address: Lowell Community Health Center
Lowell Teen Coalition
15-17 Warren Street, 2nd Floor
Lowell, MA 01852
Contact: Erica McNamara
Phone: 978-934-0164 x 217
E-mail: ericamc@lchealth.org

The Coalition is a broad based community group whose mission is to unite the people of Lowell in reducing the high-risk behaviors that may lead to teen pregnancies, and promoting violence prevention initiatives and youth advocacy. The Coalition believes that youth should be seen as "at-potential" and valued for their positive assets and achievements.
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Lynn Youth Neighborhood Coalition
www.lync.org
Address: 10 Nahant Street
Lynn, MA 01902
Contact: Carrie Stack, LYNC Director
Phone: 781-596-8630
E-mail: Lynnync@aol.com

The Lynn Youth Neighborhood Coalition (LYNC) is a city-wide Coalition working to address high risk behaviors in youth (substance use/abuse, teen pregnancy, violence) by building assets, or strengths in youth. The Coalition is doing this through the following ways:

1. Provide community youth with direct service programming/education designed to increase healthy
decision making.
2. Work with community partners to develop and lead environmental norms campaigns in the
community designed to address/change norms around high risk behavior.
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Medford Health Matters
(We do not have a website)
Address: Medford Health Matters
278 Mystic Ave Suite 204
Medford, MA 02155
Contact: Lisa O’Laughlin
Phone: 781-396-2633
E-mail: Loloughlin@gmvna.com

Medford Health Matters is a community coalition whose primary focus is to improve the health status and quality of life for all who live, work, learn and play in the City of Medford.
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Melrose Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition www.cityofmelrose.org/departments/health.htm Address: Health Dept.
562 Main St.
Melrose, MA 02176
Contact: Kara Clemente
Phone: 781-979-4128
Email: kclemente@cityofmelrose.org

A community-based coalition whose goals are to decrease alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use in Melrose through a comprehensive network of programs, services, and leadership.
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Merrimack Valley Environmental Coalition
http://www.cqs.com/mvec.htm
Address: c/o Brent Baeslack
20 Montvale Street
Bradford, MA 01835
Contact: Brent Baeslack
Phone: 978-374-6529
E-mail: rbrentb@comcast.net
Alternate Contact Information:
Contact: Joan Kulash
Address: 55 Bradstreet Road
North Andover, MA 01845
Phone: 978-975-8108
E-mail: JKulash@aol.com

MVEC is a coalition of groups - currently the Lawrence Environmental Action Group, the Haverhill Environmental League, and People for the Environment from North Andover, which banded together to do something about the large concentration of regional incinerators and other major polluters operating in the valley.
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Merrimack Valley Residents for the Environment (MVRE)
(We do not have a website)
Address: One Stoneybrook Circle
Andover, MA 01810
Contact: Sheryl Poole, President
Phone: 978-681-6444
E-mail: sherylpoole@attbi.com

We are a non-profit corporation with members from communities across the Merrimack Valley, including Andover, North Andover, Haverhill, Lowell, Lawrence, Dracut, Methuen and Boxford. We are a grassroots organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of the environment, public health and quality of life in the Merrimack Valley and across the Commonwealth.
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Southeastern

Barnstable County Council for Children, Youth and Families
www.bchumanservices.net
Address: 800 Summerfield Park, Unit 109
Mashpee, MA. 02649
Contact: Tina Everson Holloway
Phone: 508-539-3425
Email: tholloway@bchumanservices.net

The Barnstable County Council for Children, Youth and Families is a unified network of collaborating organizations and community members working to identify needs and assets, influence policy, plan and coordinate resources and advocate for solutions based on best practices to ensure the health and well being of children, youth, and families on Cape Cod and the Islands.
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Brockton Alliance for Youth
www.hcsm.org
Address: 942 West Chestnut Street
Brockton MA 02301
Contact: Lisa Marschke, Director
Phone: 508-583-2250 x 246
E-mail: lmarschke@hcsm.org

The Brockton Alliance for Youth (BAY) is a community based coalition dedicated to promoting the health and well being of youth, by bringing the community together to address adolescent health issues and to fulfill Brockton's Promises to Youth: Teach, Mentor, Protect, Serve and Nurture.
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Brockton Interfaith Community
(We do not have a website)
Address: 65 West Elm Street
Brockton, MA 02301
Contact: Meir Lakein
Phone: (508) 587-9550

BIC, a coalition of 25 religious congregations, is a broad-based power organization rooted in faith values, organizing for the power to make concrete improvements in the lives of families, congregations, and the Brockton area.
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Cape Cod Neighborhood Support Coalition
(We do not have a website)
Address: Post Office Box 795
Mashpee, MA 02649
Contact: Dianne Holcomb, Director
Phone: 508-538-2711
Phone: 508-539-2872
E-mail: nsc@cape.com

CCNSC is part of a statewide group of neighborhood-based networks of family support known as Community Connections. Our goal is to prevent child abuse and neglect through strengthening families and building communities. We focus on achieving our goal by working to better coordinate resources in communities; to bring out voices of residents in planning for local resources, and to ensure that services meet the needs of the people. Our primary approaches are to involve families in Process, Access, and Advocacy.
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Cape Downwinders
www.nuclearrisk.com
Address: 173 Morton Road
South Chatham, MA 02659
Contact: David Agnew or Diane Turco
Phone: 508-432-1718 or 508-432-1744
E-mail: gogreens@attbi.com

The mission of Cape Downwinders is to take action to protect the lives and welfare of the residents of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket against the threat of death or injury resulting from the use of nuclear energy at Pilgrim and other locations.
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Coalition for Buzzard’s Bay
www.savebuzzardsbay.org
Address: 17 Hamilton Street
New Bedford, Massachusetts 02740
Contact: Mark Rasmussen, Executive Director
Phone: 508-999-6363 x 201
E-mail: rasmussen@savebuzzardsbay.org

The Coalition for Buzzards Bay is a membership-supported non profit organization dedicated to the restoration, protection and sustainable use and enjoyment of our irreplaceable Bay and its watershed.
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Family Strengthening Leadership
www.Sstar.org
Address: 386 Stanley Street
Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Mary Louise Klimm
Phone: 508-324-7775
E-mail: mklimm@sstar.org

We are a group of parents and professionals, working together to improve the quality of life for parents and their children.
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Greater Attleboro – Taunton Health and Education Response
www.geocities.com/gathercoalition
Address: PO Box 2894
Taunton, MA 02780
Contact: Lorraine Rosa
Phone: 508-823-4822
E-mail: mcaprosa@hotmail.com

We are a coalition of agencies and individuals uniting to build healthier and safer communities through prevention, education, and health promotion. We serve the communities of Attleboro, Berkley, Dighton, Lakeville, Mansfield, Middleboro, North Attleboro, Norton, Plainville, Raynham, Rehoboth, Seekonk, and Taunton.
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Greater Plymouth Healthy Communities Project
www.jordan.org
Address: Jordan Hospital
275 Sandwich Street
Plymouth, MA 02360
Contact: Christina Nordstrom
Phone: 508-830-2252
E-mail: cnordstrom@jordanhospital.org

The Plymouth Healthy Communities Project is part of Jordan Hospital's Community Benefit Program. Targeted health priorities, which reflect those identified in the community health needs assessment, include cardiovascular risk reduction, cancer prevention and early identification as well as access to mental health/substance abuse services and education.
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Greater Taunton Health and Human Services Coalition (GTHHSC)
www.geocities.com/gathercoalition
Address: PO Box 2894
Taunton, MA 02780
Contact: Lorraine Rosa
Phone: 508-823-4822
E-mail: mcaprosa@hotmail.com

Through communication and collaboration, the Greater Taunton Health and Human Services Coalition seeks to increase access to health and human services for citizens of the Greater Taunton area. By extension of increased access, we hope to improve the health of Greater Taunton. The coalition engages in information sharing, training, networking and support at monthly meetings. Subcommittees engage in action planning and coordination - plan and spin off programs and other community initiatives.
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Hands Across the River Coalition (New Bedford)
http://wetlandsandwildlife.com:85/wickedneat/harc/
Address: 222 Union Street Rm. 202
New Bedford, MA 02740
Contact: Jim Simmons, President
Phone: 508-979-5910
Fax: 508-910-9982
E-mail: harcnb@aol.com

“Sure it is only a river, a river that has been on the South Coast since the dawn of time. Here, it is known as the Acushnet River, one of the world's best natural harbors, a river that hosted farmers, whalers, textile manufacturers, and others; and assisted them in finding their fortunes. But it is also the home and the beginnings for the HANDS ACROSS the RIVER COALITION - a group that has learned the lessons that nature has taught, the insights a river can offer. It is a river that grabs one's heart, and teaches us all to strive for the protection of our environment, to heed the needs of nature, to reach out to the communities on the shores and pass on the message of environmental awareness. Contact us at the office for special attention, but feel free to explore our site....”
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Lower/Outer Cape Cod Community Coalition (Eastham)
(We do not have a website)
Address: P.O. Box 797
Eastham, MA 02642
Contact: BL Hathaway, Coordinator
Phone: (508) 255-2163
E-mail: coalition@c4.net

The Lower/Outer Cape Community Coalition is a 16-year-old community-wide alliance committed to improving the quality of life for all those living in the 8 towns of the Lower/Outer Cape. Over the years Coalition Task Forces, the action arm of the Coalition, have developed community solutions for community-identified problems related to child care, transportation, homelessness, access to dental and health care and other basic needs.
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Middleboro Youth Advocates
www.middleboroyouthadvocates.com
Contact: John Healey
Phone: 508-947-0928
E-mail: JohnHealey@middleboroyouthadvocates.com

Middleboro Youth Advocates' mission is to engage active cooperation in a community that cares about promoting positive values and personal strengths in our youth through proven strategies. MYA's four strategic goals are: to create a comprehensive network of youth advocates and agencies within the Middleboro community to ensure access to needed resources for all youth; to promote attributes of positive character and develop personal strengths in our youth; to develop a proposal for acquiring a community-learning center in Middleboro to service a broad range of youth needs; to provide a safe community and to nurture a healthy community attitude within which youth will feel valued.
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Partners for a Healthier Community, Inc.
www.gfrpartners.com
Address: P.O. Box 3585
Fall River, MA 02722
Contact: David S. Weed
Phone: 508-235-7211
E-mail: drweed@cox.net

Partners for a Healthier Community is one of the 27 CHNAs organized by the Department of Public Health (DPH) across the state. Representing the City of Fall River and the towns of Somerset, Swansea and Westport, the goal of Partners is to establish a working partnership between DPH and area residents to improve health status in all four communities. Since its inception Partners has been a catalyst in bringing new healthcare and related resources to the Greater Fall River area.
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Teen Opportunities and Pregnancy Prevention Coalition (TOPPs)
www.cfcinc.org (includes info. about TOPPs)
Address: 427 Robeson Street
Fall River, MA 02720
Contact: Amy Tobin, Coalition Coordinator
Phone: 508-675-2157 x. 234
E-mail: atobin@cfcinc.org

For over fifteen years, the Greater Fall River Teen Opportunities and Pregnancy Prevention (TOPPs) Coalition has been successfully achieving its goal of preventing primary teen pregnancy and increasing awareness of the issue of teen pregnancy in the Greater Fall River area. Funded by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Teen Pregnancy Prevention Challenge Fund, the Coalition utilizes a youth driven approach to address the multiple risk factors that contribute to teen pregnancy.
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Western

Community Anti-Drug Coalition of Hampton County, Inc.
www.drugfreemass.com
Address: 50 State Street, 3rd Floor
Springfield, MA 01103
Contact: Darin Reisler
Phone: 413-452-1127
E-mail: darin.reisler@state.ma.us

The mission of the Community Anti-Drug Coalition of Hampden County is to prevent drug abuse by helping our youth make the decision not to use illegal drugs, alcohol, or tobacco products. The Coalition supports parents' efforts to protect their children from substance abuse and helps to educate the public about the impact of drugs in our community and promote treatment services for those in need.
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Communities That Care
(We have no website)
Address: 393 Main Street
Greenfield, MA 01301
Contact: Jane Sanders
Phone: 413-376-1128
Email: jsanders@fcac.net

The Communities That Care Coalition has the responsibility to develop comprehensives, asset building, research based, regional approach to positive youth development and reducing adolescent problems behaviors in Franklin County and the North Quabbin region. The Coalition's vision is to help create a diverse community where people can live, work, learn, and play in a healthy, safe and caring environment.
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The Council of Social Agencies of Hampshire County
(We do not have a website)
Address: PO Box 1334
Northampton MA 01061-1334
Contact: Janet L. Wood, Director
Phone: 413-587-0779
E-mail: jwood/cosa@hcuw.org

The Purpose of the Council of Social Agencies of Hampshire County is to promote integrated service delivery by bringing together all public and private social service organizations that provide service to the residents of Hampshire County. The Council seeks to take leadership in planning, coordinating, building capacity, and problem solving in all areas of human service delivery.
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Hampden County Tobacco Free Coalition
www.lacasahispana.org (find link here)
Address: Hampden County Tobacco Free Coalition
c/o Spanish American Union, Inc.
2335 Main St., Springfield, MA 01107
Contact: Robert Bailey, Interim Director
Phone: 413-734-7381 x140
E-mail: Fiscal@lacasahispana.org

Hampden County Tobacco Free Coalition is a consortium of health service programs whose mission is to promote a smoke-free environment for residents, visitors, and people who work in Hampden County. Our strategies for accomplishing this mission include: reaching out to, educating, and mobilizing our service community; developing and enforcing tobacco-related policies; and providing referrals and services to people who want to quit tobacco use. We are committed to advocate for and serve all people regardless of age, race, religion, socio-economic status, gender, sexual orientation, disability, or perceived difference.
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Holyoke Youth Task Force
www.youthtaskforce.org
Address: City Hall Annex, Room 406
Holyoke, MA 01040
Contact: Julie Kumble
Phone: 413-322-5578
E-mail: jkumble@ci.holyoke.ma.us

The Holyoke Task Force is a coalition of over sixty community agencies, as well as schools, youth and other community stakeholders. Since its inception in 1998, it has been the focal point in Holyoke for the coordination of services, supports and opportunities for youth. Its mission is to work collaboratively in order to strengthen the voice of youth in Holyoke and advocate for sufficient resources to meet their needs.
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Lower Liberty Heights Coalition
(We have no website)
Address: 233 Franklin Street
Springfield, MA 01104
Contact: Alison Jones
Phone: 413-736-8329
Email: ajones@gandaracenter.org

The mission is to provide our youth, residents and other members of the Lower Liberty Heights Community with opportunties for education, leadership, recreation and employment and create a safe, economically viable, proud and beautiful place to live.
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Northern Berkshire Community Coalition
http://www.nbccoalition.org/
Address: 85 Main Street, Suite 624
North Adams, MA 01247
Contact: Al Bashevkin
Phone: (413) 663-7588
E-mail: abashevkin@nbccoalition.org

The mission of the Coalition is to organize people and resources that are dedicated to improving the quality of life in Northern Berkshire.
We have three program areas:

• Core that works with health and human service providers as well as community leaders.
• Northern Berkshire Neighbors, a community development program that works with residents of the Northern Berkshire Community.
• UNITY, a youth development program that works with the youth of the Northern Berkshire community.
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North Quabbin Community Coalition
http://www.nqcc.org/
Address: 10 School Street
Athol, MA 01331
Contact: Rebecca Bialecki
Phone: 978-249-3703
E-mail: rebecca@nqcc.org

The coalition has been working over the past 20 years to improve the quality of life for those living and working in the North Quabbin region.
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Partnership for Health in Hampshire County
(We do not have a website)
Address: Amherst Health Department
70 Boltwood Walk
Amherst, MA 01002
Contact: Epi Bodhi, Director of Public Health
Phone: 413 256 4077
Fax: 413 256 4053 (fax)

The mission of the Partnership for Health in Hampshire County is to improve the community health status within Hampshire County through networking, cooperation, and the coordination of and collaboration on specific projects.
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Pittsfield Prevention Partnership
(We do not have a website)
Address: Berkshire United Way, 200 South Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Contact: Jim Cieslar
Phone: 413-442-6948
E-mail: jcieslar@berkshireunitedway.com

Formed October 2004 A coalition of community members woking together to address the issues of substance abuse and learn strategies to keep our kids safe and alcohol and drug free.
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Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services, Inc.
www.springfieldnhs.org (it is under construction)
Address: 111 Wilbraham Road
Springfield, MA 01109
Contact: Ruth Ann Stutts
Phone: 413 – 739-4737 x 213
E-mail: rastutts@springfieldnhs.org

The Springfield Neighborhood Housing Services encourages efforts by the diverse elements in Springfield (city, business, and residents) to combat the decline and decay within selected neighborhoods. It fosters the development of safe, affordable and well maintained neighborhoods by: disseminating information to neighborhood residents and promoting homeownership; working with the business and public sectors to stimulate the availability of home improvement financing, delivering city services, undertaking public improvements, and encouraging neighborhood preservation; and working with residents to achieve neighborhood self-reliance.
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Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY)
www.spiffydata.org
Address: Hampshire Educational Collaborative
97 Hawley Street
Northampton, MA 01060
Contact: Kate Lytton
Phone: 413-586-4998 x104
E-mail: klytton@collaborative.org

The mission of the Strategic Planning Initiative for Families and Youth (SPIFFY) is to initiate and sustain targeted prevention and intervention efforts for children and youth that foster safe and healthy communities in Hampshire County. SPIFFY organizes risk and protective factor data by domain and city/town and provides a structure for community members and agencies to come together regularly to review progress, provide oversight to the process and plan for new initiatives.
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