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Learn to swim better, and get out of the heat with AquaSkills!

AquaSkills, one of our Aquatics programs, will help youth to improve their swimming technique and learn new skills; it includes an Open Swim time. This program is for teens age 13-18, and is FREE of charge. The program is located in the Dorchester House Pool, at 1353 Dorchester Avenue, Dorchester, MA 02122. For more information, contact Cheryl Brickey at cheryl.brickey@dotwell.org, or 617-740-2231.

Dorchester House is hosting a weekly Farmers’ Market presenting locally grown produce. The Farmers’ Market is located in the rear of the visitor parking lot adjacent to the building, and is open from 11:30 - 1:30 every Tuesday. Serving Ourselves Farm, the ReVision Urban Farm, and Flats Mentor Farm will provide the excellent fruits, vegetables, and flowers. For more information, click here.

Stay safe, active, and engaged this summer with DotWell’s Safe City Summer at the Dorchester House Teen Center! Teens will be able to learn, explore, and express themselves through the many activities we have over the summer, such as our Arts & Multi-media, Recreation, Aquatics, and Fitness programs. Free lunch and snacks are provided. For more information, read our flyer! To view, click here.

In search of volunteer opportunities? Want to help your fellow Dorchester community members, particularly in the midst of a recession? Come help at the Dorchester House food pantry! We are in need of multi-lingual volunteers at our crowded pantry on Wednesday mornings from 7:30-10:30am, to help sign in pantry clients and intake new clients. We are particularly looking for Cape Verdean, Spanish, and Vietnamese speakers, but welcome anyone who would like to help. For more information, contact Marika Hewes at 617-288-3230 x 2572 or email her at marika.hewes@dorchesterhouse.org.

This season’s edition of the “Dot Health Digest” is now available, and features articles on our expansion project, our EITC volunteers, and two of our parenting initiatives. To view, click here.

The Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office, in collaboration with the Massachusetts Division of Insurance, is issuing a Consumer Alert regarding Discount and Unlicensed Health Insurance Plans. For more information, click here.

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