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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $6.8 Million to Train and Place Over 1,100 Workers in Industries Statewide 

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Workforce development funding will train, upskill, and hire untapped talent in health care, life sciences, technology, construction, and more  BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $6.8 million in workforce development grant funding for 15 initiatives across Massachusetts, representing partnerships with employers, training providers, and regional collaborators to train, upskill, and provide job placement for 1,112 workers for in-demand occupations in…

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Governor Healey Unveils Energy Affordability, Independence & Innovation Act to Save Ratepayers $10 Billion

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Legislation saves billions through getting costs off bills, implementing an all-of-the-above energy approach including nuclear, and holding the utilities accountable Leominster — Today, at the Leominster Veterans Memorial Center, Governor Maura Healey filed the Energy Affordability, Independence & Innovation Act to bring down costs for residents and businesses.  The legislation saves customers money, brings more energy into Massachusetts, and increases accountability of the utilities…

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Trump wants to eliminate home energy assistance program used by 6 million households

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On a beautiful spring afternoon, the birds were chirping as 60-year-old Jeanette Cutts sat on her front porch in Dorchester. On a day like this, cold weather seems like a lifetime away, but Cutts is already thinking about it. “Winter in New England is inevitable,” she said. “Like, this is great. This is wonderful. But it is coming.” She’s worried…

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Federal cuts put non-profit sector on edge; health centers see ‘serious threat’ to patients

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Three months after Donald Trump began his second term as president, change was being felt at the Talbot-Bernard senior housing development in Dorchester. It was just one more spot in a flooded zone of funding and policy shifts under the new administration, many of them aimed at programs and services provided by community-based organizations (CBOs) around the country. Built in…

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ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler talks to WBUR about the importance of LIHEAP

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Eversource Urges Customers to Take Action Before Hot Summer Weather Leads to Surge in Energy Usage

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Financial assistance programs and energy efficiency measures can help lower bills BOSTON and SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (April 29, 2025) – Following the drastic spike in natural gas bills this winter driven in part by extreme and extensive cold that caused energy usage to skyrocket, Eversource is urging customers to take action now before the hot summer months to prevent another spike in…

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As temps rise, tips on saving energy, cash

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As the sun shone down and temperatures hovered around the 75-degree mark on Tuesday, representatives from Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) and Eversource Energy held a briefing in Dorchester to advise the public on summer energy conservation usage and cost-saving measures.  “Dorchester is one of 12 neighborhood sites where thousands of low-income residents are able to come in and…

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Eversource & Action For Boston Community Development Give Power-Saving Tips

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Eversource held an information session at Action for Boston Community Development in Dorchester to help customers save energy and stay cool in the summer months. This comes after a winter of high bill costs due to massive increases in gas prices and delivery. Energy usage tends to increase by 30% in the summer months as households use their air conditioners…

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ABCD: Trump administration plan to zero out funding for vital programs threatens working families and vulnerable children

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Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) decries a reported Trump administration budget proposal that would eliminate funding for the Community Services Block Grant (CSGB), Head Start and the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) — three programs that are critical to low-income communities, children, and families across Massachusetts — and the nation. “It would be unconscionable to defund CSGB, Head…

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Ostiguy High School Scholars Meet Celtics Players, Award-Winning Boston Artist

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It’s not every day you get to meet Boston Celtics players at their practice facility in Brighton. Or get a special tour of an award-winning artist’s new exhibit at a gallery in Seaport. Last month, students from Ostiguy High School, which ABCD operates in partnership with the Boston Public Schools, did both as part of Ostiguy’s Community Learning program. The…

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