Month: March 2025

ABCD’s Andrea Mendoza elected co-chair of the Massachusetts Energy Directors Association  

CONTACT:Jamie McIver857.488.5068Jamie.McIver@bostonabcd.org (BOSTON, MA) – ABCD Director of Energy Services Andrea Mendoza has been elected co-chair of the Massachusetts Energy Directors Association (MEDA) and will represent the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) for the low-income energy sector. MEDA is a network of energy professionals in Massachusetts, in partnership with the Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP), of which ABCD is…

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John McGahan named 2025 Joe ‘Dodo’ Nee Champion Award Recipient

John McGahan first entered the Gavin House in 1991 as a person who needed help. After a year in residence, he would re-enter as a volunteer. After becoming a licensed alcohol and drug counselor in ‘93, he joined the staff part-time and spent the next decade working diligently to help others obtain sobriety. When the Gavin merged with its sister…

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Java with Jimmy – Ron Marlow on Workforce Development in Boston and MassHire (March 19th, 2025)


ABCD Director of Energy Services Andrea Mendoza participates in Senator Ed Markey’s LIHEAP Roundtable in Washington, DC

Washington (March 5, 2025) – Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, today convened a roundtable with Massachusetts-based Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) providers, consumer advocates, and national energy assistance organizations to discuss the urgent need to strengthen and expand LIHEAP to better serve families struggling with rising energy costs….

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