Services:

Provides education, occupational training, and social services to economically disadvantaged people with limited English. AACA has six major components:

The Workforce Development Center: vocational training for adults. The agency operates training programs involving banking and finance, facilities maintenance, automotive repair, computers, and job readiness workshops.

The Education Center offers basic English classes for speakers of other languages, intermediate English classes to help students prepare for college or enter skills training, and distance learning.

The Multi-Service Center provides assistance with immigration, housing, job counseling, health insurance, primary care, food stamps, social security, home heating oil, income tax preparation, college applications and access, individual/family counseling, and referrals.

Sampan, a bi-weekly newspaper provides news about community concerns and development, health, arts and entertainment to the greater Boston Asian American community.

Buds & Blossoms Early Education & Care Center is committed to educating the whole child from infancy through preschool uniting the best elements of Eastern and Western traditions and practices. Open M-F: 7am-6pm.

Youth Development Initiative addresses the needs of immigrant youth by delivering activities for employment, career and leadership development and the prevention of school drop-out. The age group served by this program is from 12-18 year-olds or 6th-12th grade students. The program is open to all low income and underachieving students.

Service hours:

M - F: 9am to 5pm

Transportation:

Orange Line: Tufts Medical Center stop.

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(Categories for this entry: Education, Employment)