Featured image: The Chinatown gate on Beach Street in Boston. Photo: Peacearth via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Boston-area Asian communities are served by a network of nonprofits in Chinatown, Quincy, Malden and Dorchester that offer English classes, child care, health care, housing help and crisis support, often in Chinese, Vietnamese and other languages. This Asian community resources guide lists the main organizations in Boston, Quincy and Malden, what each one does, and how to reach it, plus restaurants near each office.
We checked each organization’s own website on Oct. 23, 2026. Hours and programs change, so call before visiting.
Boston Chinatown
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (BCNC), 38 Ash St., 617-249-2995. BCNC works with new immigrant families. It says it reaches about 13,000 children, youth and adults a year and that 86% of the people it serves are Asian. Its programs include the Acorn Center for early education, the Red Oak after-school and summer program, a youth program, citizenship classes, English for college and career readiness, and family services such as case management, counseling and parent support. Staff speak English and Chinese dialects. BCNC also runs a site in Quincy at 1458 Hancock St. (617-770-0091) and, with Bunker Hill Community College, founded the Pao Arts Center at 99 Albany St.
Asian Community Development Corporation (ACDC), 38 Oak St. Founded in 1987, ACDC builds and preserves affordable housing in Chinatown and Greater Boston, including Malden and Quincy. It also runs multilingual first-time homebuyer and financial planning programs. Its current projects include 55 Hudson in Chinatown and 213 Main St. in Malden; our Malden development projects report covers the Malden building.
South Cove Community Health Center runs its Chinatown clinic at 885 Washington St. (617-521-6800) for internal medicine and pediatrics, with a pharmacy at 256 Harrison Ave. and a South Street clinic at 145 South St. for OB/GYN, dental, eye care, behavioral health and WIC. Its after-hours instructions are posted in English and Chinese.
Asian Task Force Against Domestic Violence (ATASK) runs a free, confidential, 24-hour multilingual helpline at 617-338-2355. ATASK says the line is open to callers regardless of immigration status.
Where to eat nearby: Chinatown’s restaurants are a few blocks from these offices. See our Chinatown restaurants guide, our profiles of Taiwan Cafe and Shojo on Tyler Street, and Myers + Chang, a short walk away in the South End.
Dorchester and citywide organizing
Asian American Resource Workshop (AARW), 42 Charles St., Suite A, Dorchester. AARW has organized pan-Asian communities in Greater Boston for about 45 years. Its stated focus is fighting displacement, including housing instability, gentrification and deportation, through political education, member leadership and neighborhood campaigns. It works in neighborhoods from Dorchester to Somerville to Quincy.
For recent Dorchester neighborhood news, see our report on the Fields Corner post office.
Quincy
Quincy Asian Resources Inc. (QARI), 275 Hancock St., Suite 205, 617-472-2200. Founded in 2001, QARI offers ESOL English classes from beginner to advanced, free citizenship workshops with civics test preparation and legal referrals, multilingual help finding public services, workforce and youth programs, and cultural events, including Quincy’s Lunar New Year Festival. See our Lunar New Year 2027 events guide for festival details.
South Cove Community Health Center has two Quincy clinics near North Quincy station: 435 Hancock St. (617-318-3300) for internal medicine and a pharmacy, and 88 Holmes St. (617-318-3200) for pediatrics, OB/GYN, dental, eye care and behavioral health.
Where to eat nearby: Hancock Street near North Quincy station has Bánh Mì Lê at 419 Hancock St., Rubato HK Café at 412 Hancock St. and Shabu hot pot at 397 Hancock St., according to their Google business profiles.
Malden
Greater Malden Asian American Community Coalition (GMAACC), Asian American Community and Cultural Center, 381 Pearl St., 508-921-0743. GMAACC is a grassroots nonprofit offering direct services, cultural programs, youth leadership and civic advocacy for Asian American and Pacific Islander residents. It reports that 28.6% of Malden residents are Asian American and that the city’s Asian American population grew 43.3% between 2010 and 2020. Its listed partners include the City of Malden, ACDC, BCNC, the Chinese Progressive Association and Greater Boston Legal Services’ Asian Outreach Center.
South Cove’s Malden Clinic, 277 Commercial St. (781-912-2500), offers internal medicine, pediatrics, OB/GYN, family planning and eye care next to Malden Center station.
Where to eat nearby: Pleasant Street, a few minutes from the clinic, has Zuru Zuru Ramen and Donburi at 74 Pleasant St. and Sing Choi Kee, a Hong Kong-style cafe at 7 Pleasant St., according to their Google profiles. Our Quincy and Malden Asian restaurants guide has more.
Additional details
Several of these groups list one another as partners, so if one office cannot help, ask staff to point you to the right one. BCNC and South Cove both publish information in Chinese as well as English.
In an emergency, call 911. For more practical guides to city services, see our Boston local guides hub, and to find businesses by town, use the local business directory.
Sources
- Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center and BCNC program list
- Asian Community Development Corporation, What We Do
- South Cove Community Health Center, Locations
- ATASK, Multilingual Hotline
- Asian American Resource Workshop
- Quincy Asian Resources Inc.
- Greater Malden Asian American Community Coalition, What We Do
- Google Maps business profiles for the restaurants named, accessed Oct. 23, 2026
- Featured image: File:Boston Chinatown gate front 02.jpg, Peacearth, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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