Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS)

Our mission is to improve the lives of Portuguese speakers in Massachusetts and help them become contributing, active participants in American society while maintaining a strong ethnic identity and a sense of community.

We work with and for the Brazilian, Cabo Verdean, Portuguese and other Portuguese-speaking communities to increase access and remove barriers to health, education and social services through direct services, advocacy, leadership, and community development.

Services include:

• citizenship assistance
• domestic violence/sexual assault advocacy
• driver alcohol education
• elder services
• employment & career assistance
• family support
• HIV/Sexually transmitted infections
• immigration integration
• intimate partner abuse educational program
• translations/notary public