Kennedy Center Center Inc

The Kennedy Center provides a variety of programs to eliminate poverty and its causes. It has been serving children and families in Charlestown, Mass., since 1964. The center administers Head Start, after-school, and job training and placement programs. It offers child and home care, advocacy, substance abuse counseling, emergency assistance, case management and recreational services. The center s Homemaker Program provides home health, cleaning, shopping and meal preparation services, as well as companionship for neighborhood residents with physical, mental and emotional disabilities. It also conducts introductory computer classes. In summers, The Kennedy Center employs more than five youths through the MassPort Summer Program.