Organizations Filed Purposes:
VIETNAMESE AMERICAN INITIATIVE FOR DEVELOPMENT, INC. WAS FOUNDED IN 1994 AS A GRASSROOTS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION. THE MISSION OF THE AGENCY IS TO BUILD A STRONG VIETNAMESE AMERICAN COMMUNITY AND A VIBRANT FIELDS CORNER NEIGHBORHOOD. THE FOUR BASIC GOALS OF THE MISSION ARE: TO INCREASE CIVIC PARTICIPATION, PROMOTE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SELF SUFFICIENCY, TO BUILD AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR RESIDENTS IN FIELDS CORNER AND THE GREATER DORCHESTER AREA AND TO FOSTER YOUTH LEADERSHIP.
EARLY EDUCATION - FOUNDED IN 2005, AU CO PRESCHOOL IS THE FIRST AND ONLY VIETNAMESE BILINGUAL AND BICULTURAL PRESCHOOL PROGRAM IN MASSACHUSETTS. AU CO IS A MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF EARLY EDUCATION AND CARE CERTIFIED PROGRAM. MOST CHILDREN ARE SUPPORTED WITH TUITION SUPPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT OR OUR SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM. RUN BY SEVEN, EXPERIENCED BILINGUAL AND BICULTURAL DAYCARE PROVIDERS, AU CO PREPARES OUR STUDENTS TO ENROLL IN KINDERGARTEN IN THE BOSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS WITH AN APPROACH TO EDUCATION THAT SUPPORTS PHYSICAL, SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL, AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT. SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE SUPPORT ALSO AVAILABLE. OUR CLASSROOMS HAVE A STUDENT: TEACHER RATIO OF 5:1. AS OF 2018, 90% OF STUDENTS GRADUATE PREPARED TO START KINDERGARTEN AND 99% OF PARENTS EXPRESS SATISFACTION WITH THE SCHOOL.
YOUTH DEVELOPMENT - VIETAID'S YOUTH PROGRAM PROVIDES LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIGH SCHOOL VIETNAMESE AMERICAN AND IMMIGRANT YOUNG PEOPLE INCLUDING SOCIAL-EMOTIONAL LEARNING, COLLEGE ACCESS/CAREER EXPLORATION, EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES AND CIVIC ENGAGEMENT SKILLS LEARNING.VIETAID'S YOUTH LEADERSHIP IS A PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FOCUSING ON LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. YOUTH ENGAGE WITH A SOCIAL JUSTICE EDUCATION CURRICULUM ABOUT THEIR IDENTITIES, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY HISTORIES, ISSUES OF OPPRESSION AND SOCIAL MOVEMENTS. THEN YOUTH APPLY THEIR KNOWLEDGE IN A COMMUNITY PROJECT THAT ENGAGES WITH THE LARGER COMMUNITY. IN 2018, 100% OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS GRADUATED FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND WERE ACCEPTED TO 4 YEAR COLLEGES.
REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT - AS A COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, VIETAID'S PRIMARY GOAL IS TO DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING TO SUPPORT STABILIZING THE WORKING CLASS CORE OF DORCHESTER. ONE WAY WE HAVE WORKED TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL IS BY BUILDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENTS AND DEED RESTRICTING THEM IN PERPETUITY TO CREATE STABILITY AMONG HOUSING OFFERINGS IN THE COMMUNITY. VIETAID HAS DEVELOPED FIVE SIGNIFICANT, MIXED-USE AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS, ALL OF WHICH ARE LOCATED WITHIN A HALF-MILE RADIUS OF PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION IN DORCHESTER. VIETAID HAS HIRED TRINITY MANAGEMENT, LLC, A COMPANY THAT SPECIALIZES IN MANAGING AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN AN URBAN SETTING, TO MANAGE OUR PORTFOLIO OF 123 AFFORDABLE RENTAL UNITS THAT PROVIDE AFFORDABLE AND QUALITY HOUSING TO OVER 123 FAMILIES AND INDIVIDUALS. WE HELP APPLICANTS NAVIGATE LOW-INCOME HOUSING TAX CREDITS (LIHTC) AND THE MASSACHUSETTS RENTAL VOUCHER PROGRAMS (MVRP).AS A MASSACHUSETTS HOMEOWNERSHIP COLLABORATIVE APPROVED COUNSELING AGENCY, VIETAID SUPPORTS FAMILIES THROUGH THE PROCESS OF RENTING A HOME OR ACQUIRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, INCLUDING UNDERSTANDING TENANT AND LANDLORD'S RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES AND NAVIGATING THE CONTRACT BETWEEN THE HOUSING AGENT, LANDLORD, AND TENANT. VIETAID'S FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER TRAINING TEACHES ABOUT BASIC HOME PURCHASING, FINANCING APPLICATION PROCEDURES, BUILDING CREDIT, MORTGAGE QUALIFICATION, FINANCIAL LITERACY, AND HOMEOWNERSHIP. VIETAID IS THE ONLY PROGRAM IN MASSACHUSETTS THAT PROVIDES HOME BUYING COUNSELING IN VIETNAMESE. WE HAVE ASSISTED OVER 400 FAMILIES THROUGH HOUSING COUNSELING PROGRAMS AND CERTIFIED APPROXIMATELY 633 LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT INDIVIDUALS IN OUR TEN-HOUR WORKSHOPS. VIETAID HELPS LOW-INCOME FAMILIES IMPROVE THEIR INCOME AS WELL AS ACCUMULATE AND EXPAND FAMILY WEALTH BY EDUCATING 250-300 PROSPECTIVE HOMEBUYERS/HOMEOWNERS ON THE HOME-BUYING PROCESS AND HOMEOWNERSHIP, ASSISTING 40-50 GRADUATES IN PURCHASING THEIR FIRST HOMES, AND ASSISTING 100 HOMEOWNERS TO ACCESS RESOURCES TO RETROFIT OR REPAIR THEIR HOMES.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Lisette Le | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 37 | $110,000 |
| Vivian Claire Shaw | MEMBER (UNTIL 5/2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Phuong Phoenix Bui | MEMBER (UNTIL 9/2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Anh Le | MEMBER (UNTIL 12/2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Jeannie Do | MEMBER (UNTIL 7/2019) | 1 | $0 |
| Varsha Ghosh | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Laurie Kimloan Thai | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Aisha Johnson | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Jim Collins | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Anne Pham | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Khang Nguyen | MEMBER | 1 | $0 |
| Kerry Mcgowan | CLERK | 1 | $0 |
| Danielle Goatley | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Kim Thai | CHAIR | 1 | $0 |
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