Our Mission

The Vietnamese-American Civic Association, Inc. (VACA) is a multi-service Mutual Assistance Association (MAA) which was founded in 1984 by Vietnamese refugees interested in assisting other refugees with the resettlement process here in Boston. Our mission is to promote family self-sufficiency and well being, and to facilitate community empowerment among the Vietnamese population of Boston and Greater Boston. Located in Fields Corner, Dorchester, the heart of Boston’s Vietnamese community, VACA meets this mission by providing a wide array of services. These include: English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) classes, citizenship classes and assistance, health awareness and outreach activities, social services counseling, youth programming, elderly services, and employment services.