As his Albert Schweitzer Fellowship year comes close to an end, Charles Daniels and his Father's Uplift group will be hosting a day-long summit at The Dimock Center. Mr. Daniels' work with men in the Dimock community has been helping to raise the participants' self-confidence through workshops and social events at Dimock, and we are now ready to spread his work to the greater Boston community. A full-day fatherhood seminar will be held on April 21, 2012, at The Dimock Center.

The goal of the summit is to provide men and professionals with the tools and encouragement they need to manage the many stressors related to fatherhood, poverty and lack of resources through the provision of shared resources and supportive workshops geared towards male betterment.

Operation Male Impact seeks to empower our participants by engaging them in the planning and facilitation of this summit.  The event will feature guest speakers from Boston Public Health Commission, Simmons College and Blessed Harvest Coaching (BHC),

The day will conclude with a Men's Health, Education and Employment Resource Fair. Community agencies will be present to give information on careers, health and community activities

For more information, please contact Charles Daniels at (404)512-6891 or via e-mail: fathersuplift@gmail.com.

     Eight-time Grammy Winning Icon & Dancing with the Stars Contestant
    GLADYS KNIGHT
    Headlines Boston’s Most Anticipated Musical Event of the Year
THE 25th ANNUAL STEPPIN’ OUT FOR DIMOCK GALA
OCTOBER 20, 2012
Westin Copley Place

One of Boston’s most anticipated events of the year, the Annual Steppin’ Out for Dimock Gala,will feature the “Empress of Soul,” eight-time Grammy winning R&B icon and star of this season’s Dancing with the Stars, GLADYS KNIGHT. This year’s gala held on October 20th at the Westin Copley Place will celebrate the 150th anniversary of The Dimock Center. Located in the heart of Roxbury’s Egleston Square, The Dimock Center provides thousands of Boston residents with comprehensive health and human services. The evening will also feature performances from 10-time Grammy winning acappella sensation Take 6, and Legendary South African singer, songwriter guitarist, Jonathan Butler and many other artists to be announced next month. The Honorary Gala Co-Chairs for this year’s Steppin’ Out are Red Sox principal owner John Henry and Linda Pizzuti Henry.

The annual black tie benefit supports the programs & services of The Dimock Center and is renowned for presenting multiple stages of internationally renowned and locally celebrated musicians from the Gospel, Jazz, Funk, Hip Hop, New Orleans, Latin and R&B genres. The evening is supported in part by the TJX Companies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA and Boston Scientific.

Don’t miss the 25th Annual Steppin’ Out for Dimock Gala on October 20, 2012 at the Westin Copley Place from 7pm-1am. Food, dancing and great music make this event a perfect night out for a great cause. Tickets go on sale to the public April 20th, 2012 through www.steppinoutfordimock.org . 

To sponsor this event contact Julie Chappell jchappel@dimock.org
For all media inquiries contact Dayla Arabella Santurri at Dayla@DaylaArabella.com  or 781-479-6951

Our garden will provide many learning activities for our children, while providing healthy food for them to enjoy. As we start growing plants in our classrooms, curricula are being developed to provide learning opportunities for our students. This is a chance for the children to learn about new foods, science and spend time outdoors.  Both projects would not be possible without the donations of materials, knowledge and time by The Food Project.  

In June of 1967, Nathaniel Wade Hakim Askia organized Askia Academy, a therapeutic community for recovering drug addicts, at the Deer Island House of Correction. Askia was a recovering addict whose goal was to create a group where men could heal and support each other.

Askia Academy later merged with The Dimock Center in 2009.

Since opening in May 2011, Dimock's residential programs for women, Women's Renewal and My Sister's House, have launched in an unconventional direction.  In addition to group sessions, individual counseling and case management, the staff have developed creative approaches to treatment for the women in recovery such as beading, yoga, expressive therapy through art, movement and dance. The women's favorite therapeutic activity called the "Circle of Courage" allows the women to sing, play musical instruments and voice their courageous actions of the week. 

"Our staff wants residents to have hope that recovery is both possible and do-able. The non-traditional activities we promote are energizing and fun. The women often learn to find new healthy ways to relax and be comfortable in their own skin. We want them to rehearse these new life skills while they are with us because these are the kind of life skills that will sustain them in their recovery work," professed Allen Spivack LICSW, Director of Dimock's Women's Residential Programs.

With a more holistic approach to healing the women are more apt to express deep-rooted issues within. Above all, the women come to appreciate the care, creativity and attention shown by the staff. For more info on Dimock's women's residential programs please call 617-442-8800 ext. 1631