Welcome to Veronica Robles Cultural Center

A safe space where families and individuals of all identities interested in fostering, sharing, and celebrating Latino cultures can come together to create collective memories that will last and impact a lifetime.

VROCC is located in Boston, Massachusetts, on a National Register for Historic Buildings; the first library branch in the United States opened in the heart of East Boston in 1870.

VROCC has achieved the Platinum Seal of Transparency Rating on Candid.

Whats's new

Events

Winter Sale

Join us for our first vibrant VROCC Winter Sale! A creative way for you to support us while also getting some VROCC goodies.

New items available starting at $5 including art, home furniture and decor, winter coats for children, toys, accessories and more. Find treasurers like those donated by our partner, Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, as well as some furniture used as props for television sets.

Add a taste of VROCC arts and culture in your homes and help us achieve the last $6,542 of our $60,000 goal and support an underfunded BIPOC organization in the city of Boston driving social change.

5 February, 2024 No Comments

Eventos

Celebrando el Día de los Muertos con VROCC

Escrito por: Alejandra Ramos Gómez Viva la vida ¿Qué es el día de muertos? Al crecer en México, el Día de Muertos fue parte elemental de mi experiencia como estudiante.

14 December, 2023 No Comments

Testimonials

Valentina blossomed from a shy girl to one who radiates confidence through Ms. Robles’ dance classes. I wish that there was something like this growing up in the ’90s.” Claudia Basulto said about her 11 year old daughter, who has been a young dancer and leader at VROCC since she was 6 years old.

Claudia Basulto, was born in Mexico and moved to East Boston with her family when she was 5 years old.

“The center has since become a refuge for those who teach and learn inside its walls. It is everybody’s cultural center. We all have access to the center to practice. We trust each other. We help each other. We take care of the center like it is our own home,” explains Sonia Castillo.

Sonia and her Husband Erwin Castillo are from Chile and both teach weekly Chilean dance classes at VROCC, they have been members for the past 10 years.

“When you think about Boston being a melting pot, the more exposure we have to all these different cultures, the more enlightened and tolerant we will be of celebrating other people’s holidays and traditions,”

Robin BakerAssociate Director of Community Engagement for Celebrity Series of Boston

"Veronica's passion and devotion to the profound importance of creating space for cultural activities--one's own and learning about others--is contagious. The team at VROCC makes it happen beautifully and with such joy. VROCC is also there for their community in times of need. Being there in the center of their neighborhood for good times and challenging ones. Showing up for all of it,"

Marina Seevak Schlomo Fund