EAST BOSTON COMMUNITY COUNCIL INC
282 MERIDIAN STREET 2ND FLOOR, EAST BOSTON, MA 02128 ebecc.org

Total Revenue
$540,338
Total Expenses
$551,557
Net Assets
$1,239,015

Organizations Filed Purposes: NEIGHBORHOOD BASED ORGANIZATION THAT PROMOTES THE ADVANCEMENT OF IMMIGRANTS OF ALL AGES THROUGH EDUCATION, SERVICES, ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY ORGANIZING, AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT.

THE YOUTH PROGRAM PROVIDES SERVICES TO APPROXIMATELY 200 STUDENTS ATTENDING THE EAST BOSTON HIGH SCHOOL. THOSE PROGRAM SERVICES INCLUDE SCHOOL ESL INSTRUCTION, STUDY SKILLS ESL, HOMEWORK HELP TIME, OPEN ACCESS COMPUTER LAB SESSIONS, HEALTHY LIFESTYLE WORKSHOPS, MOVIE NIGHT, OTHER FIELD TRIPS, AND THE ASPIRING PROGRAMS. ALL PROGRAMS ARE GEARED TOWARDS KEEPING STUDENTS ENROLLED IN HIGH SCHOOL AND GRADUATING ON TIME.

THE COMMUNITY LEGAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (CLEAP) PROVIDES GENERAL SERVICES SUCH AS CONSULTING, ADVANCED PAROLE, TRANSLATION, PREPARATION OF LETTER TO USCIS AND NOTARY SERVICES. THE ORGANIZATION SETS A FISCAL YEAR GOAL OF PROVIDING ACCESS FOR SERVICES TO 3,000 INDIVIDUALS. SERVICES WERE PROVIDED TO 2,792 BY THE END OF THE FISCAL YEAR. THOSE SERVICES INCLUDED ASSISTING INDIVIDUALS WITH OBTAINING TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS (TPS) AND IMMIGRATION STATUS (OTHER THAN TPS), AND ALLOWING THE RENEWAL OF THEIR WORK PERMITS. IN ADDITON, THE ORGANIZATION ASSISTS IN THE COMPLETION OF I-130 FAMILY PETITIONS WHICH ENABLED THE REUNIFICATION OF FAMILIES BY BRINGING MEMBERS STILL IN THEIR HOMELANDS TO THE U.S. THE ORGANIZATION ALSO ASSISTS IN COMPLETING THE N-400 AND N-600 APPLICATIONS TO INITIATE THE NATURALIZATION PROCESS.

THE ADULT EDUCATION AND LATINA ESL PROGRAM PROVIDE A COMPREHENSIVE ARRAY OF EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES. BASED ON ORGANIZATION CENSUS, 693 ADULTS HAVE PARTICIPATED IN BOTH THE LATINA ESL AND ADULT ESL PROGRAMS. WITHIN THE LATINA ESL PROGRAM AN ADVANCED LEVEL III WAS CREATED TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HIGHER EDUCATION. THE ORGANIZATION CONTINUES TO SERVE AND SUPPORT PREGNANT AND PARENTING WOMEN WITH NOT ONLY THE ENGLISH CLASSES BUT ALSO BY PROVIDING FREE CHILDCARE TO THESE WOMEN WHILE THEY PARTICIPATE IN ESL INSTRUCTION. THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO HELP THE LATINA MOTHERS NAVIGATE THEIR WAY THROUGH THE US EDUCATIONAL AND HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS AS THEY INTEGRATE INTO AMERICAN SOCIETY.

Executives Listed on Filing

Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing

NameTitleHours Per WeekTotal Salary
Frank RamirezCEO40$91,936
Margarita ValenciaDIRECTOR2$0
Jean StaropoliSECRETARY4$0
Doris RubioDIRECTOR2$0
Jorge Capetillo PonceDIRECTOR2$0
Michael NicastroTREASURER4$0
Francisco NavarroDIRECTOR2$0
Anuschka MirandaDIRECTOR2$0
Thomas KelleherDIRECTOR2$0
William Horne EsqPRESIDENT4$0
Luis BravoDIRECTOR2$0

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