Founded in 1996, Allston Village Main Streets (AVMS) is part of the country's first city-wide, multi-district Main Street revitalization program, a non-profit, public-private partnership between the City of Boston, the National Main Street Center and neighborhood stakeholders. The program relies on volunteer community involvement with staff support.

AVMS's mission is:

• To help make Allston Village a thriving, safe, friendly business district which provides diverse cultural offerings and a variety of businesses which both serve and employ residents.
• To promote Allston Village, so that people will want to live in Allston and shoppers will come from other areas to enjoy its vibrant arts, retail and entertainment offerings.
• To make Allston Village cleaner, greener, more pedestrian-oriented, and free of trash and graffiti.
• To improve the storefronts of Allston Village with better signage and fewer roll-down grates.
• To help foster cooperation among residents, businesses and landlords to build a healthy, economically vital Allston Village.
• To work together through Allston Village Main Streets, helping the community make Allston a great place to live, work and socialize, embodying the slogan "It's all in Allston."