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Community Resources

East Boston has nonprofit organizations and community neighborhood groups that are beneficial to the community. Some important ones include the following:

Airport Impact Relief, Inc.- Works to reduce and manage airport impacts in East Boston.

Crossroads Family Shelter- Crossroads mission is to support families as they transition from homelessness to independent living and self­ sufficiency.

East Boston Community Activity Corp- Holds fundraisers to gather resources that will provide physical education, sports awareness, arts, and other activities for inner city youth.

East Boston APAC- APAC provides advocacy, assistance and care to low income neighborhood residents in a diverse  community, helping to solve individual problems while working to promote positive institutional change. It is the largest non-profit human services agency in New England.

East Boston Community Development Corp. (EBCDC)- Low­ Income and Elderly Housing.

East Boston Main Streets- Their mission is to initiate private and public improvements, promote commerce, and support efforts to improve the quality of life for all who live, work and do business in East Boston.

Let’s Get Movin’ Programs (including CSA and East Boston Farmer’s Market)- Let’s Get Movin’ offers and manages a variety of programs including after school physical activity programs for youth, parent nutrition education classes, Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) program, the East Boston Farmers Market, a community garden, and school­ based nutrition classes. 

Neighborhood of Affordable Housing (NOAH)- NOAH is an East Boston ­based community development corporation structured to collaborate with and support  residents and communities in their pursuit of affordable housing strategies, environmental justice, community planning, leadership  development, and economic development opportunities.

Neighbors United for a Better East Boston (NUBE)- Neighbors United for a Better East Boston (NUBE) is an organization explicitly of and for low ­income people,  people of color, immigrants and allies that uses issue and electoral organizing to build political power.

Thrive in 5/Countdown to Kindergarten- Play to Learn Playgroups bring together parents, children and an early childhood professional to build a community of peers for support, foster nurturing behaviors, help families access needed services, etc.

YMCA East Boston- The Y brings families closer together, encourages good health and fosters connections through fitness, sports, fun and shared interests.

Public Utilities

Water Source

Boston's drinking water comes from two source reservoirs in central and western Massachusetts, the Quabbin and the Wachusetts Reservoirs. This system is known as the Metropolitan Boston Water System. The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) and the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) jointly manage the Metropolitan Boston Water System. Boston Water and Sewer Commission (BWSC) delivers the water to homes and businesses throughout the City of Boston. As one of MWRA's water community members, BWSC represents approximately 33 percent of the current demand on the MWRA water supply. BWSC's water comes from the Quabbin Reservoir and the Wachusett Reservoir, located about 65 miles and 35 miles west of Boston. Water distributed to the Boston metropolitan area is conveyed from the reservoirs through the Cosgrove or Wachusett Aqueducts and treated at the MWRA's John J. Carroll Water Treatment Plant at Walnut Hill in Marlborough. Treatment includes ozone disinfection, pH adjustment with sodium bicarbonate and the addition of chloramines and fluoride.

Health Care

Rehabilitation and Health Inc. East Boston- Drug & Alcohol Abuse Treatment Services. Long term residential treatment program.

North Suffolk Mental Health Association Meridian House- Drug & Alcohol Abuse Treatment Services. Short and long term residential treatment program.

After Care Services Inc.- Psychological Health & Drug/Alcohol Abuse Services. Outpatient care.

North Suffolk MHA/Noddles Island- Psychological Health & Drug/Alcohol Abuse Services. Day treatment/limited hospitalization and outpatient care.

East Boston Neighborhood Against Substance Abuse- EBNASA is a community based substance abuse prevention coalition currently working with many East Boston agencies, organizations, and residents to employ environmental strategies to increase prevention measures aimed to reducing substance use/abuse and creating a healthier East Boston.

Opioid Crisis

Over the past few years the plague of heroin addiction overdoses in East Boston has increased and are continuing to increase. The overdose deaths showed that this neighborhood is not immune to the growing epidemic. Governor Charlie Baker signed landmark legislation into law to address the deadly opioid and heroin epidemic plaguing neighborhoods like Eastie and the state. This law is supposed to strengthen prescribing laws and increase education for students and doctors. It's the first law in the nation to limit an opioid prescription to a 7-day supply for a first time adult prescriptions and a 7-day limit on every opiate prescription for minors, with certain exceptions. Other provisions from the Governor’s recommendations include a requirement that information on opiate-use and misuse be disseminated at annual head injury safety programs for high school athletes, requirements for doctors to check the Prescription Monitoring Program (PMP) database before writing a prescription for a Schedule 2 or Schedule 3 narcotic and continuing education requirements for prescribers—ranging from training on effective pain management to the risks of abuse and addiction associated with opioid medications. While this isn't the end on the opioid crisis, it is a step against the fight against addiction.