Viet-AID

VietAID, the Vietnamese American Initiative for Development, is a community development corporation based in the Fields Corner section of Dorchester. Its work aims to build a strong Vietnamese American community and a vibrant, diverse Fields Corner. Programs cover civic engagement and community building, development of affordable housing and commercial space, technical assistance for small businesses and micro-enterprise development, and child care services for local families.

Community leaders and residents founded the organization in 1994, convinced that a community development corporation could bring comprehensive economic development programs to the neighborhood, reduce poverty and increase civic participation among Vietnamese residents of Dorchester. Since then it has worked to uplift and anchor the community through social connections and cultural ties. It also shares practical civic information, such as how Massachusetts voters can cast ballots at the polls, at early voting sites or by mail.

What to Know

• VietAID publishes impact reports on its work, most recently covering 2024 and 2025.
• The organization holds a gala fundraiser; the 2026 edition is titled Beyond Our Bridge.
• The organization is listed by Fields Corner Main Street.