May 28 – September 5
Open Daily 9:30am – 7:00pm

Stock up on farm-fresh fruits and vegetables on Fridays from 3-7pm at the Peabody Square T Station (1900 Dorchester Ave) from July through October. SNAP and Bounty Bucks accepted.

The Baraka Community Wellness Mission:

PROVIDE WELLNESS SOLUTIONS FOR AT-RISK INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES THAT ENGAGE, EDUCATE, AND EMPOWER TO CLOSE THE GAP OF HEALTH DISPARITIES AND REDUCE HEALTHCARE COSTS.

• Guide communities and organizations in creating healthy families, productive workforces and provide the resources for reinforcing a culture of wellness.

• Create and manage community-wide wellness programs that service multiple populations.

• Provide employers and municipalities mechanisms to reduce risk, enhance health, increase productivity and reduce health care costs.

• Contribute to the health care sector’s and societal shift toward wellness promotion and disease prevention globally.

BCYF offers a range of affordable programs including preschool, school-aged & adult education, family literacy, youth employment, violence prevention & intervention, senior activities, recreation and enrichment. BCYF’s 35 facilities are located throughout Boston.

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facebook.com/BCYFboston

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SNAP and Bounty Bucks accepted

The mission of BCNC is to ensure that the children, youth, and families we serve have the resources and supports they need to achieve greater economic success and social well-being.

For over 40 years, BCNC has served as a vital link for the Asian immigrant and Asian American community of Greater Boston. BCNC strives to provide the support and resources needed for participants to integrate into American society, while preserving the community’s rich culture. Most of those served are immigrant Chinese, with low family incomes and limited English ability.

BCNC and its eight programs have received local and national recognition. BCNC is located in the heart of Chinatown at two sites. At 885 Washington Street, BCNC is part of the Josiah Quincy School building and, in 2005, BCNC created a permanent home at 38 Ash Street, a five story community center and the first certified green building in Chinatown.

The Boston Parks and Recreation Department offers free youth athletic programs, clinics, and camps in neighborhood parks citywide, as well as local community centers in partnership with Boston Centers for Youth & Families.

Choose from a wide variety of healthy activities including golf lessons, tennis with our partner Tenacity, the All Girls Sports Festival, Sox Talks with Boston Red Sox players and coaches, a visit to the Fenway Park batting cages, Sports Centers at Moakley Park, East Boston Stadium, and White Stadium in Franklin Park, Mayor’s Cup golf, baseball, cross country, soccer, softball, and hockey tournaments, and much more.

SNAP and Bounty Bucks accepted

Open September and October on Thursdays from 11am to 3pm.

Fitness in the City Partner

The BPS Visual and Performing Arts Department aims to provide excellence, access, and equity in arts education for all Boston Public Schools students.

Fitness in the City Partner

A community supported agriculture (CSA) program offering fresh, locally-grown fruits and vegetables weekly from June through Thanksgiving. Brookfield Farm also offers a winter farm share from December to March.

Open November 20 to April 30 on Sundays from 11am to 3pm.

Fitness in the City Partner

2016 dates: December 10, December 17

2017 dates: January 7 – April 15

Open Saturdays from 10am to 2pm. SNAP and Bounty Bucks accepted.

Open from June through October on Wednesdays from 2-7pm. Located on Main Street next to the Hubway bike stand.

Fitness in the City Partner

Christopher Columbus Park, the City of Boston’s first waterfront park, was opened for Boston’s Bicentennial in 1976. Its original design provided a framework for future waterfront park projects throughout the city.

In 1987 a rose garden enclosed by a wrought iron fence and a granite fountain were added to the park to honor Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy, who was born nearby at 4 Garden Court in Boston’s North End. In 1992, the Beirut memorial was built, commemorating nine marines from Massachusetts who were killed in a 1983 bombing. The memorial includes a circular granite-seating wall and brick detailing; if you stand in its center you can hear your echo.

Christopher Columbus Park was updated in 2003 and today includes broad lawns, a play lot, a spray fountain and performance area, a statue of Christopher Columbus, and a wisteria covered trellis that provides shade during the day and is lit during the holiday season. The park is an oasis in the North End and is an excellent place to relax and enjoy the harbor.

Pool will re-open in June 2015

Open from June through October on Saturdays from 10am to 3pm. SNAP and Bounty Bucks accepted

Open May through November on Tuesdays and Fridays from 11am to 6pm. SNAP and Bounty Bucks accepted

GUIDING PRINCIPLES

• WE BELIEVE PEOPLE OF COLOR ARE ADVENTUROUS AND ENJOY BEING OUTSIDE.
• WE BELIEVE IT IS TIME TO CHANGE THE PERCEPTION OF WHAT PEOPLE OF COLOR DO AND DO NOT DO; AND WHAT IS AND IS NOT CONSIDERED AN OUTDOOR ACTIVITY.
• WE BELIEVE THE OUTDOORS START BEYOND EACH PERSON’S FRONT DOOR AND IS NOT ALWAYS FAR AWAY.
• WE BELIEVE OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD BE FUN AND GOOD FOR YOUR MIND, BODY, AND SOUL.

DotHouse Health Farmers’ Market runs seasonally every Tuesday from July to October. The Market is located outdoors in the patient parking lot adjacent to DotHouse Health. WIC, Farmers Market Coupons, SNAP and Bounty Bucks accepted.