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Welcome Tufts Health Plan Employees!
You may not be able to devote a lot of time and energy to volunteering to teach, to comfort or get to know the diverse people who – for one reason or another, may need to access services. But you can reach inside and tap that place in your heart that realizes the need for social justice and opportunity. Please help by supporting groups that have made this their job… support the work that Community Works does every day.
We can promise you your investments in our community activities will not lose their value! In fact, they will multiply in their positive effect. We hope you will consider a contribution to Community Works. Thank you.
Last year, with your help, we were able to distribute over $180,000 to our members. Community Works and our member nonprofits thank you for giving so generously.
Pledge Form - PDF
CommunityWorks Brochure - PDF
Member Organizations
2000/ Community Works!
Community Works is a portfolio of 32 local social justice organizations providing Massachusetts residents a unique opportunity to invest in long-term systemic change. Community Works members have joined forces to work for affordable housing, quality health care, environmental justice, civil rights, safe neighborhoods, economic equity, and youth leadership. Contributions to Community Works are divided evenly among our full member organizations. Associate Members (*) receive designated contributions.
www.communityworks.com
617-423-9555
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2061/ ACCIÓN USA *
Makes economic opportunity available to help low and moderate income micro-entrepreneurs – often minorities and women – build assets, provide for their families and strengthen their communities.
www.accionusa.org
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2039 / Alternatives for Community & Environment (ACE)
Builds a resident-led environmental justice movement in communities of color and low- income communities by employing policy, legal, and organizing strategies to create healthy environments.
www.ace-ej.org
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2060/ American Civil Liberties Union Massachusetts (ACLU-MA)*
Mobilizes activists and students for advocacy, education and organizing campaigns to uphold the rights and protections that are hallmarks of our constitutional system.
www.aclum.org
2001 / Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW)
Utilizes arts, anti-racist education, leadership development, and community activism to support and develop Asian Pacific Islander American community and identity.
www.aarw.org
2036 / Association of Haitian Women Inc / Asosiyasyon Fanm Ayisyen nand Boston (AFAB)
Organizes low-income Haitian women and their children to improve their social, economic and personal health, through affordable housing, domestic violence prevention, legal advocacy and education.
www.afab-kafanm.org
2003 / Boston Self Help Center (BSH)
Peer-driven information sharing, counseling and advocacy trainings created by and for people with a disability or chronic illness to help access systems and services.
617-277-0080 voice/TTY
2047 / Boston Tenants Coalition (BTC) *
Mobilizes grassroots groups to protect the rights of tenants and increase the supply of affordable housing for poor, disabled and elderly individuals and families.
www.masstenants.net
2004 / Boston Women’s Fund (BWF)
Sustains communities by providing grants and developing programs that strengthen grassroots initiatives and create a legacy of leadership for women and girls.
www.bostonwomensfund.org
2049/ Center for New Words*
Uses the power and creativity of words and ideas to strengthen the diverse voices of women in the cultural, social and political conversation.
www.centerfornewwords.org
2010 / Concerned United Birthparents (CUB)
Works with birthparents, adoptees and adoptive parents to educate, advocate and promote reform of adoption policy and practice in the best interest of the child.
www.cubirthparents.org
2011 / Cooperative Artists Institute (CAI)
Applies arts as a catalyst, empowering people to overcome challenges created by family and community fragmentation, through communication, caring and understanding across cultures and generations.
www.tribal-rhythms.org
2014 / Emerge: Counseling and Education to Stop Domestic Violence
Pioneers innovative collaborations, trainings and abuser education programs to end intimate partner violence, promoting healthy, respectful relationships and improving institutional responses to domestic violence.
www.emergedv.com
2015 / Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD) (Park Square Advocates, Inc.)
Uses proven, strategic leadership to end discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status, gender identity and expression, through legal and legislative advocacy and education.
www.glad.org
2037 / Greater Four Corners Action Coalition
Spearheads efforts with low-income residents and people of color in this Dorchester neighborhood to increase job opportunities, improve transportation services and address crime and safety.
617-436-0289
2016 / Hawthorne Youth and Community Center (HYCC)
Prepares youth for academic, career, and personal success through diverse educational, cultural, recreational and vocational programming, and empowers Highland Park residents to address community issues.
617-427-0613
2043 / Health Care for All, Inc. (HCFA) *
Seeks to create a comprehensive, affordable and accessible consumer-centered health care system for everyone through legal, legislative and policy advocacy, education, referrals and community organizing.
www.hcfama.org
2017 / Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence
Advocates for a sustainable statewide network of services, and influences policy and practices that promote safety, liberty and dignity of survivors and their children.
www.janedoe.org
2042 / Massachusetts Coalition for Occupational Safety and Health (MassCOSH)
Engages youth and adults to change policy, build alliances to end dangerous working conditions and create safe, healthy jobs and promote environmental and economic justice.
www.masscosh.org
2018 / Massachusetts Senior Action Council (MSAC)
Addresses seniors’ common concerns, including issues such as health care, safety, transportation and housing through the collective action of low and moderate income seniors.
www.masssenioraction.org
2020 / Mental Patients Liberation Front (MPLF)
Sponsors the Ruby Rogers Advocacy and Drop-In Center and the Homeless Empowerment Advisory Project, providing peer-run alternatives to traditional mental health services.
617-625-9933
2048/ Neighbor to Neighbor Massachusetts (N2N-MA)
Builds the power of low-income communities by developing sustainable grassroots leadership, forging strategic alliances and registering voters to impact policy and priorities affecting working families.
www.n2nma.org
2005 / Our Bodies Ourselves (also known as Boston Women’s Health Book Collective)
Works locally and globally to share unique evidence-based information and expert advocacy skills to promote improved health and well-being of women and their families.
www.ourbodiesourselves.org
2021 / Paige Academy
Fosters academic excellence, individual worth and collective responsibility through an African-centered, culturally affirming and developmentally-based Arts, Sciences, Humanities, Technology program for children under twelve.
www.paigeacademy.org
2022 / Poor People’s United Fund (PPUF)
Emphasizes the moral and ethical dimensions of poverty and offers critical support to individuals and groups serving poor, homeless, hungry and elderly people.
www.ppuf.org
2024 / Renewal House (Benevolent Fraternity of Unitarian Churches, Inc.)
Provides safety and hope for victims of domestic violence by providing shelter, counseling and advocacy that fully address their physical, emotional and spiritual needs.
617-566-6881 (hotline) 617-277-4194 (office)
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2045 / Survivors, Inc.*
Organizes and advocates for the rights of low-income women, challenging economic injustice and mobilizing for a decent standard of living for all people.
617-522-7774
2046 / Teen Voices/Women Express , Inc.
Inspires girls to change the world for girls through journalism mentoring, leadership development, and the production of an international magazine by and for teen girls.
www.TeenVoices.com
2041 / Waltham Alliance to Create Housing, Inc. (WATCH, Inc.)
Organizes local residents to preserve and create affordable housing, expand opportunities for diverse low- and moderate-income families, and strengthen neighborhoods in the Waltham area.
www.watchcdc.org
2033 / The Welcome Project
Partners with Somerville's immigrant community at the Mystic Public Housing Development and surrounding neighborhoods to access services and be engaged in civic and community life.
www.welcomeproject.org
2050 / The Women’s Center, Inc.*
Space and support for activism, learning, developing new skills, advancing the voices of women, and healing from domestic violence, child sexual abuse and other trauma.
www.cambridgewomenscenter.org
2028 / Women in the Building Trades (WIBT)
Promotes apprenticeships, provides training and works to end gender discrimination to help women enter, remain and gain economic self-sufficiency in skilled construction and technical trades.
www.womeninthebuildingtrades.org
2035 / Women’s Institute for Leadership Development (WILD)
Creates leadership development training and support for women of all races in workplaces, unions and community organizations to build a democratic, inclusive, anti-racist labor movement.
www.wildlabor.org
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