Milly Arbaje-Thomas Email & Phone Number

Roxbury, MA

About METCOA cutting-edge voluntary school desegregation program established in 1966, the METCO program was designed to provide the opportunity for children from racially-imbalanced schools in Boston and children from isolated suburban schools to learn together in an integrated public school setting. Over the last half century, METCO has aided the.

Boston, Massachusetts

• With over 20 years of experience in non-profit management, program development, direct services and partnership building in low income community settings, Milly provides a number of consulting services that help.
• Capacity
• Effectiveness
• Visibility
• Productivity
• Professional development opportunitiesSpecific areas of expertise:

Cambridge, MA

• Recipient of Emerging Parent Educator Award
• Teach bi-lingual parenting classes to hundreds of parents and professionals annually with a variety of ethnic, linguistic and socio-economic backgrounds at over 25 sites
• Lead workshops to small and large groups in schools, community agencies, shelters, child care facilities, and large conferences
• Provide parents and professionals with practical, manageable and effective strategies to alleviate parenting struggles. Some workshop topics include: Discipline, Self-Esteem, Communication, School Success.

Roxbury, Mattapan, And Jamaica Plain

• Managed productivity and efficiency of all social services for three separate sites across the city. Oversaw anti-poverty programs serving over 5000 clients annually (Programs Include: Adult Basic Education, ESOL.
• Raised over $750,000 annually from private funders, public institutions, and private, local and federal grants in order to diversify funding streams
• Tripled the agency's programming, staffing, and funding by implementing innovative services and strategies to meet the needs of a changing, growing and diverse community
• Developed annual agency budget and manage programs within budgetary constraints
• Institutionalized an in-depth system of providing intensive case management services that included structured processes, staff development, supervision, administrative procedures, and professional accountability
• Hired, supervised, coached and evaluated staff, interns, and volunteers

Jamaica Plain

• Screened, evaluated and diagnosed high-risk pregnant and parenting women using DSM IV diagnosis
• Coordinated High Risk Meetings with health care providers and made appropriate referrals/follow-up plans for high-risk pregnant mothers
• Enrolled mothers in Healthy Baby/Healthy Child program, made home visits and brought them to monthly consortium meetings
• Facilitated domestic violence and teen mother support groups
• Provided patients with short and long-term individual, family, child, and group therapy
• Processed third party health insurance billing to ensure reimbursement for services rendered

Doctor Of Humane Letters

Honorary Degree

Masters In Clinical Social Work

Bachelor’S Of Science In Psychology, Minors: Education & Women Studies