http://www.nypl.org/help/community-outreach
New York Library Outreach has numerous services dedicated to helping various populations. The Outreach services the incarcerated, the elderly, veterans, immigrants, disabled, homeless, low income, and the undeserved. This program allows library services even to those who are unable to make it to a library branch. The program works with a diverse population that believes everyone has the right to these services.

http://www.ccab.org/index.html

Catholic Charities is one of the largest human services providers in the Commonwealth. Catholic Charities was founded over 100 years ago beginning in Boston and expanding to 27 towns and cities in Massachusetts. The mission statement of the organization is "building a just and compassionate society rooted in the dignity of all people." There is an array of services provided from basic needs, education, counseling, childcare to homelessness and immigration. Catholic Charities is a non-profit agency providing services at little or no cost to low income individuals and families.

http://stoughtonoasis.org/about/coalition/

The coalition Organizing Against Substances in Stoughton (O.A.S.I.S.) was founded in 2004 to address substance abuse in the town of Stoughton. It is a federally funded program that has developed relationships with various public systems such as the police department, public schools, and the justice system. O.A.S.I.S. and the Stoughton Police Department have collectively begun an overdose awareness project. The groups offer informative sessions on drug abuse and overdose prevention. The overdose prevention awareness project began this summer after an increasingly high number of overdoses were reported. The goal is for a drug-free community through education and awareness.

http://www.namimass.org/

National Alliance on Mental Illness- Massachusetts (NAMI) NAMI Massachusetts is an essential resource forthe mental health community. Yhis agency provides education and awareness about mental health, provides services to the mentally ill and their friends and family. NAMI is involved in advocacy in local, state and federal levels. "NAMI Massachusetts strives to educate the public; to fight stigma, discrimination, and stereotypes; and to promote recovery."

http://www.fsgb.org/

The mission of Family Services of Greater Boston is "to promote the self-sufficiency and well-being of at-risk families and individuals through provision of innovative, culturally competent, and integrated health and social services, thereby contributing to healthy communities." This organization services children and families that have been affected by various issues ranging from psychological and physical child abuse to teen pregnancy and substance abuse. There are numerous services offered by this organization that are focused towards supporting family wellbeing, formation and stability. Some services include parent education classes, clinical intervention, and access to behavioral and mental health services.

http://www.qcap.org/

Quincy Community Action Program (QCAP) mission statement is "Through public and private partnerships we endeavor to assist families and individuals in our communities to improve the quality of their lives by minimizing the effects of poverty, promoting self-sufficiency and advocating for social change." QCAP actively helps families facing or experience homelessness try to receive housing assistance. They advocate for funding in government budgets for low income housing and will advocate in court for those facing eviction due to financial problems. The organization also provides an emergency food bank, utility assistance, and child care services.

http://bysn.org/

This organization serves at risk youth providing services such as alternative education and workforce development. The programs provided allow access to education whereas before may not have been a possibility. The youth involved with the programs are taught professional skills and have the opportunity to become employed with member organizations. There is a youth advisory board that meets once a month to address community issues and include their input in current services.

Schools on Wheels Massachusetts is an organization that provides tutoring to children impacted by homelessness. Volunteers from Schools on Wheels work with children living in homeless shelters or motels. The program provides a child with a specific tutor that they meet weekly with for a full term of a school year to provide consistency. While working on school work at grade level the volunteers try to boost the children's self esteem. Education is a fundamental component Schools on Wheels focuses on towards ending homelessness.

http://www.cityyear.org/localcontent.aspx?id=973

City Year Boston is an organization that focuses on intervention (3rd-9th grades) for those at risk of dropping out in the future whether related to attendance, behavioral issues, or falling behind/failing in school. This relates to this weeks reading because City Year works with the students through volunteers that see the importance in education even in struggling students. The civic engagement that takes place is tutoring in schools to help students get on track and gives them incentive to become successful in life. A goal of City Year is to transform the future that today's students will have to live in. The readings are about people working together towards change and that is the goal City Year implements.

On September 26th Boston will celebrate its 23rd "Rally for Recovery" day where politicians, educators, families and indivuals in recovery come together for a march throughout Boston, along with ceremony at the statehouse for speeches from politicians along with adolescents and adults in recovery. The reason for the rally is to try to eduacate change the view of those recovering from substance abuse as a "norm" rather than the stigma.

http://www.recoverymonth.gov/Community-Events/2013/MOAR-Recovery-Day-Celebration-5640.aspx