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Viet Aid
Massachusetts has the 4th largest Vietnamese community in the U.S. due to refugee resettlement policies in the 1980s and/or secondary migration. The majority of the Vietnamese community migrated to the Greater Boston area, mostly residing in Dorchester . There are social service programs that serve Vietnamese constituents, but none that fosters community economic development.
Concerned Vietnamese residents of Boston , however, met and took action to organize issues affecting their families and community in 1995 by founding Viet-AID. The organization is the first and only grassroots community development corporation founded and operated by Vietnamese refugees and immigrants in the U.S. Located in the Fields Corner neighborhood, Viet-AID seeks to build a strong Vietnamese American community in Boston and a vibrant Field's Corner neighborhood.
This mission is anchored by four basic goals:
- To engage Vietnamese residents in community organizing efforts
- To promote economic development and self sufficiency
- To build affordable housing for residents
- To foster youth leadership.
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