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Family Resource Centers

Families with a child new to the Boston Public Schools can register at one of several Family Resource Centers (FRC).  Feel free to visit whichever center is most convenient; you are not limited to the center in your zone of residence. 

  • East Zone Family Resource Center
    1216 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester
    (behind Burger King)
    617-635-8015
    Help available in Cape Verdean Creole, English, Portuguese, Spanish and Vietnamese.
  • North Zone Family Resource Center
    55 Malcolm X Blvd., Roxbury
    (near Roxbury Crossing MBTA)
    617-635-9010
    Help available in Cantonese, Cape Verdean Creole, English, French, Greek, Haitian Creole, Mandarin, Portuguese, Somali and Spanish.
  • West Zone Family Resource Center
    515 Hyde Park Ave., Roslindale
    (near Cummins Highway)
    617-635-8040
    Help available in Cape Verdean Creole, English, Haitian Creole, Portuguese and Spanish.

 

Hours of Operation

PLEASE NOTE: All Family Resource Centers will open at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, June 11, 2009.  All centers will be closed on Wednesday, November 25, 2009, for staff professional development.

All centers will close early (open 8:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.) on the following dates:

  • October 7, 2009
  • November 4, 2009
  • December 2, 2009
  • April 7, 2010
  • May 5, 2010
  • June 2, 2010

Peak Period: January 4 - March 19, 2010 (including February recess)

  • Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Saturday registration! The East Zone FRC (1216 Dorchester Ave., Dorchester) will be open January 23 and 30, 2010, from 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

School Year (including December and April recess)

  • Monday through Friday: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Summer: June 29 - July 31, 2009

  • Only the East Zone FRC is open during the summer months, daily from 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • West and North Zone FRCs will resume the school year schedule on Monday, August 3, 2009.

Family Resource Centers are closed on federal, state and city holidays.

Satellite Registration Centers

Jackson/Mann School
40 Armington St., Allston
617-635-8532 x222

NOTE: This satellite registration center will close on June 18.

  • School Year: Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Help in English, Portuguese and Spanish

Umana Middle School Academy
312 Border St., East Boston
617-635-9597

  • August 31 - September 11, 2009, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • 2009-2010 School Year: Tuesdays, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • January 4 - February 5, 2010: 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
  • Help in English, Portuguese and Spanish

Please note that Boston City Hall will not be a registration site in 2010.