The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers’ Somerville office is located at 92 Union Square.

The Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers (MAPS) has expanded its operating hours and services at its newly remodeled Somerville office at 92 Union Square.  The new hours are noon to 8 p.m. Mondays and Tuesdays, and noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays.

MAPS has also expanded the types of programs it offers in Somerville. The agency’s entire Family Support Services Program was transferred from its headquarters in Cambridge to the Somerville office. This program has also been recently approved by the Massachusetts Behavioral Health Partnership (MBHP) to provide in-home therapy services for families with children at risk of abuse, neglect and other parenting needs. In addition, two new men’s health educators are already based in Somerville to conduct HIV and other sexually transmitted infection (STI) education and testing as part of MAPS prevention and screening services.

The MAPS Somerville office continues to house the organization’s Batterer Intervention Program, Driver Alcohol Education Program and educational classes, including Portuguese, ESOL (English for speakers of other Languages) and citizenship preparation.

“We are very excited to have a fully staffed office operating once again in Somerville after having restricted hours and services there for a number of years due to budget limitations,” MAPS Executive Director Paulo Pinto, MPA, said. “Our Somerville office has always been very important to MAPS and the Portuguese-speaking communities, and it is essential that we have a much stronger presence there to meet our clients’ needs.”

For more information about MAPS’ Somerville office or the services provided there, call 617-764-2091 or email Office Manager Lillian Silva at lsilva@maps-inc.org.