CAPE VERDEAN ASSOCIATION OF BROCKTON, INC.
The Immigrant Assistance Center of Greater Brockton
Programs and results
What we aim to solve
Unfortunately, according to statistics, the City of Brockton is one of the most violent communities in the State of Massachusetts! According to the Brockton Public Schools one third of its nearly 18,000 student population are of Capeverdean descent; 70% of the total student population come from minority homes. The U.S. Census Bureau indicates that of the near 100 thousand residents of the City of Brockton, 52% are identified as belonging to a minority group; and 12% of the total population in Brockton is over the age 65. It is clear and evident that there is an enduring need for a smooth, informative and instructive transition and understanding of the socio-economic landscape and the existing cultural gap between the “easily adapted children” and their non-English speaking parents. We see the issue of youth and senior integration as a major issue facing the residents of our region.
Our programs
What are the organization's current programs, how do they measure success, and who do the programs serve?
DCF, Unsung Voices, and YEP! we can youth program
The agency offers a broad range of services designed to be linguistically compatible and culturally appropriate to its targeted population. Theses services include adult education, youth development activities, health education/awareness community outreach and advocacy. In its prevention efforts, the Association has collaborated with various community groups such as Massachusetts Alliance of Portuguese Speakers, the Brockton Alliance for Youth, the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Brockton, Old Colony YMCA, the City of Brockton, Gandara Health Institute, Signature Health-Brockton Hospital, the Department of Children and Families and the Department of Public Health. Through the usage of its cable programs, the Association has been able to deliver its preventive messages, via television, to the homes of the thousands of Capeverdeans and other individuals residing in the Greater Brockton area.
Where we work
Affiliations & memberships
Metro South Chamber 2001
External reviews
Photos
Videos
Our results
How does this organization measure their results? It's a hard question but an important one.
Evaluation documents
Download evaluation reportsNumber of free participants on field trips
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Adolescents, Ethnic and racial groups
Related Program
DCF, Unsung Voices, and YEP! we can youth program
Type of Metric
Input - describing resources we use
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of paid participants on field trips
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Children and youth
Related Program
DCF, Unsung Voices, and YEP! we can youth program
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of multi-year grants received
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
DCF, Unsung Voices, and YEP! we can youth program
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of groups/individuals benefiting from tools/resources/education materials provided
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Ethnic and racial groups
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of clients who become literate because of literacy education programs by the nonprofit
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Multiracial people
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of clients reporting increased knowledge after educational programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of participants engaged in programs
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Ethnic and racial groups, At-risk youth, Students
Related Program
DCF, Unsung Voices, and YEP! we can youth program
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of participants who would recommend program to others
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Families
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of participants changing undesirable behavior, as reported by experts
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Children and youth, Young adults
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Total number of classes offered
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of clients served
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
DCF, Unsung Voices, and YEP! we can youth program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of volunteers
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Outcome - describing the effects on people or issues
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of people trained
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Holding steady
Number of youth who report less likelihood to engage in criminal activity
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Adolescents
Related Program
DCF, Unsung Voices, and YEP! we can youth program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth who have a positive adult role model
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults
Related Program
DCF, Unsung Voices, and YEP! we can youth program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of community initiatives in which the organization participates
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Ethnic and racial groups
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of students receiving homework help
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Children and youth
Related Program
DCF, Unsung Voices, and YEP! we can youth program
Type of Metric
Context - describing the issue we work on
Direction of Success
Increasing
Number of youth who demonstrate motivation to learn
This metric is no longer tracked.Totals By Year
Population(s) Served
Adults, Children and youth
Related Program
DCF, Unsung Voices, and YEP! we can youth program
Type of Metric
Output - describing our activities and reach
Direction of Success
Increasing
Goals & Strategy
Learn about the organization's key goals, strategies, capabilities, and progress.
Charting impact
Four powerful questions that require reflection about what really matters - results.
What is the organization aiming to accomplish?
1. To Provide Social and Human Services to the residents of our region
2. To Provide Youth Services, including youth employment thus reduce youth related crimes
3. To Provide ESOL and US Citizenship Preparation Programs to Adults
4. To Involve the senior population in gainful activities
5. To Provide a voice for those who are unable to advocate for their rights
As a non-profit organization with limited financial resources and the only ethnic functioning community based organization in the greater Brockton area, the Association has remained innovative and provided services effectively with yearly strategic goals. These goals are based on community needs, demand of service and financial resources. The outcomes of the goals are measured by conducting surveys; clients fill out surveys to express their concerns and these concerns are addressed by review, follow-up with clients and measurement of the service. The staff has annual individual performance review, attend development trainings and staff meetings.
What are the organization's key strategies for making this happen?
To achieve the anticipated outcomes and the number of people served, the Association will implement dynamic and grassroots recruiting efforts (use traditional and social media, word of mouth, postage of flyers, informational fairs and follow-ups). It implements evaluation methods to measure progress such as keeping track of attendance, students are given exercises to measure progress and language attainment , and clients have the opportunity to fill out survey to express their opinion with service, and give informal feedback.
The Association’s strategy for outreach and recruitment to ensure maximum participation of the target population will be the following: promote through different communication channels such as posting flyers, brochures and commercials in local community channels and in different languages. Partner with local community organizations such as Community Connections of Brockton, Adult Learning Center, Self- Help Inc. and churches that have large and immigrant congregations such as Saint Edith Stein Church, The Haitian Seventh Day Church and Portuguese Nazarene Church. Hold resource tables and citizenship drives at different community sites such as Brockton Housing Authority, Neighborhood Health Center and ethnic markets such as Vicente Tropical Grocery. And have telephone assistance times where people such as the homebound can call and ask for information and anonymously if needed.
What are the organization's capabilities for doing this?
The Association has been providing ESOL and US Citizenship preparation programs since its inception. We have been proving recreational and educational services since acquiring our facilities in the late 90's.
What have they accomplished so far and what's next?
We continue to educate adults and guide the youth in our community. What we need is additional funding to expand our services to include the fast growing demands of the new arriving immigrants to our region.
How we listen
Seeking feedback from people served makes programs more responsive and effective. Here’s how this organization is listening.
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How is your organization using feedback from the people you serve?
To identify and remedy poor client service experiences
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Which of the following feedback practices does your organization routinely carry out?
We collect feedback from the people we serve at least annually, We take steps to get feedback from marginalized or under-represented people, We act on the feedback we receive
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What challenges does the organization face when collecting feedback?
It is difficult to get the people we serve to respond to requests for feedback, We don’t have the right technology to collect and aggregate feedback efficiently, The people we serve tell us they find data collection burdensome
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Operations
The people, governance practices, and partners that make the organization tick.
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CAPE VERDEAN ASSOCIATION OF BROCKTON, INC.
Board of directorsas of 12/26/2023
Mr. Joe Miranda
City of Brockton - Police Department
Term: 2019 - 2023
Manuel Andrade
Nick Tavares
Jovino Peres
Manny Centeio
Carla DaRosa
Marline Amedeu
Tony Branch
Sylvester Fortes
Joe Miranda
Brockton Police
Paulo DeCunto
Board leadership practices
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Board orientation and education
Does the board conduct a formal orientation for new board members and require all board members to sign a written agreement regarding their roles, responsibilities, and expectations? Yes -
CEO oversight
Has the board conducted a formal, written assessment of the chief executive within the past year ? Yes -
Ethics and transparency
Have the board and senior staff reviewed the conflict-of-interest policy and completed and signed disclosure statements in the past year? Yes -
Board composition
Does the board ensure an inclusive board member recruitment process that results in diversity of thought and leadership? Yes -
Board performance
Has the board conducted a formal, written self-assessment of its performance within the past three years? Not applicable
Organizational demographics
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Leadership
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Equity strategies
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- We have a promotion process that anticipates and mitigates implicit and explicit biases about people of color serving in leadership positions.
- We seek individuals from various race backgrounds for board and executive director/CEO positions within our organization.
- We have community representation at the board level, either on the board itself or through a community advisory board.