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The Vietnamese American Initiative for Development (VietAID) was founded in 1994 by community leaders and residents who believed that a community development corporation would provide comprehensive economic development programs and services to alleviate poverty and advance civic participation in the Fields Corner Vietnamese community of Dorchester. VietAID’s mission is to build a strong Vietnamese community and a vibrant Fields Corner through the following measures: promoting civic engagement and community building; developing affordable housing and commercial space; providing small business technical assistance and micro-enterprise development; and offering high quality child care services.

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May 2, 2025: BPS District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) Conference

You’re invited to the DELAC Conference.Date: Friday, May 2, 2025Time: 4:00 PM – 8:30 PMLocation: Bruce C. Bolling Municipal Building (2300 Washington St, Boston, MA 02119) The Boston Public Schools Office of Multilingual and Multicultural Education invites all multilingual families and community partners to our District English Learner Advisory Committee (DELAC) Conference. During the conference, we will provide the following:   …

April 27, 2025: Screening of On Healing Land, Birds Perch in Boston

Title: Illuminating the Legacy of the War in Vietnam: Screening of On Healing Land, Birds Perch and Bilingual Panel Discussion on the Trauma of War Date: Sunday, April 27th, 2025, 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM ET at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library in Boston Description: Join the 1975: A Vietnamese Diaspora Commemoration Initiative and the John F. Kennedy Presidential …

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    VietAID

    42 Charles St, Suite E
    Dorchester, MA 02122
    +1 (617) 822-3717