98.1 Urban Heat Interview with ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler
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Hampden County Sheriff office gets grant for reentry services
BRAINTREE, Mass. (WWLP)– In an effort to provide support to those leaving incarceration, The Emerging Adult Reentry Initiative has awarded several Sheriff offices and the Department of Correction (DOC) grant funding, including the Hampden County Sheriff. The money will provide collaborative reentry programs aimed at reducing recidivism and improving outcomes among young people, aged 18-25, transitioning from incarceration. The programs partner with…
CityLine: Green job opportunities in Massachusetts
Programs helping local communities take advantage of the green economy. NEEDHAM, Mass. — Boston recently received $9.8 million dollars from the federal government to support The Greater Boston Climate and Coastal Resilience Workforce Alliance to train and place Boston residents into over 1,200 ‘green’ jobs. Gustavo Quiroga, Executive Director of LISC Massachusetts and Silvana Bastante Muñoz, Program Officer, Green Jobs and Income…
ABCD Health Services partners with TestandGo® kiosks to offer free reproductive health products, referrals and STI testing around the clock
Community health trailblazer seeks to curb rise in sexually transmitted infections, reduce disparities in reproductive health care and improve Black maternal outcomes in Boston CONTACT:Jamie McIver857.488.5068Jamie.McIver@bostonabcd.org (BOSTON, MA) – ABCD Health Services has launched a TestandGo® kiosk pilot project through June 2025 to impact health equity and access in Greater Boston. TestandGo® kiosks are vending machines that offer FREE reproductive…
The Women’s Edge and the Boston Globe name ABCD as a Top 100 women-led business in Mass.
The Women’s Edge together with its partner the Boston Globe, announced that Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) is one of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts. ABCD ranked #56 on the list. Honorees were recognized during a celebratory breakfast event. The 100 organizations honored generated over $124 billion in total revenue in 2023, demonstrating that women leaders continue to be…
The Women’s Edge and The Boston Globe Name ABCD as a Top 100 Women-led Business in Massachusetts
The Women’s Edge and partner The Boston Globe announced that Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) is one of the Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts in 2024.
With federal funding, Boston nonprofit helps families stay warm in winter
This year, Massachusetts received $144 million in federal funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, which helps select households reduce the costs of heating their homes in the winter. Distributed yearly, the funds from the United States Department of Health and Human Services go toward aiding low-income families in the Greater Boston and the Mystic Valley areas…
