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Making Transit More Affordable: MBTA’s Income-Eligible Reduced Fare Program Launches September 4

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The MBTA today announced that it is expanding access to reduced fares for income-eligible riders beginning Wednesday, September 4, 2024. The online application is simple and can be completed in English, Spanish, Portuguese, simplified Chinese, Haitian-Creole, or Vietnamese. The launch will also include the availability of in-person support at five locations around the MBTA service area in partnership with Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) and the Massachusetts Association for Community Action (MASSCAP) network.

ABCD receives $700,000 grant from the Healey-Driscoll Administration to expand its BRIDGES Returning Citizens Center to reduce recidivism among young adults ages 18-25  

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More workers in the pipeline will help fill over 200,000 vacant positions in Massachusetts (BOSTON, MA) – ABCD is excited to announce that it has been awarded nearly $700,000 from the Healey-Driscoll Administration’s Emergenging Adult Reentry Initiative to expand and support its BRIDGES Returning Citizens Center (BRCC) — a specialized career center which offers employment and training services to individuals…

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Tenant advocates look to housing bond bill to bring relief in a challenging Boston market

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For Boston-area renters, high rental prices, low availability and a rising cost of living are some of the challenges that can stand in the way of stable housing. And those issues have had an outsized impact on Black and Latino renters, who are also more likely to face discrimination from real estate agents and landlords, according to a 2020 study from Suffolk…

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ABCD board chair to serve another term

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ABCD Board Chair Sean K. Daughtry, who serves in a public sector seat representing state Rep. Christopher Worrell, will serve another term in the wake of the elections of new officers at the organization’s annual meeting in June. A resident of Roxbury, Daughtry joined the board in 2013 representing the NAACP Boston Branch. He is the senior director of Analytical Sciences…

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Nine Emmanuel students explore Professional Pathways in local summer internships

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Landing the right internship can be a crucial stepping stone of any college career – but for students still figuring out how to navigate the professional world, finding the right one requires a number of moving pieces. This summer, nine Emmanuel students are taking a different approach to an internship through the College’s Leslie Ferrick McCafferty Career Center, which connects them…

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Teen summer jobs are back. What’s behind the return of a rite of passage?

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Getting a summer job used to mean scooping ice cream at the mall or working the drive-thru at Burger King. Then came the Great Recession, followed by a rush for teens to spend their summers padding their college résumés with coding and language camps. That changed again when the world closed for COVID-19, and then reopened. Not all adults returned…

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ABCD names new officers at Annual Meeting, re-elects Sean K. Daughtry as board chair

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The Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Board of Directors elected new officers at the June 2024 annual meeting. ABCD’s tripartite board consists of individuals from the private sector, public sector and from low-income Boston neighborhoods.  Leaders from each of these groups collaborate to respond to the needs of underserved neighbors in Boston and the Mystic Valley.  ABCD President and…

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ABCD names new officers at the Annual Meeting

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Biotech leader Sean K. Daughtry re-elected as board chair (BOSTON, MA) – The Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Board of Directors elected new officers at the June 2024 annual meeting. ABCD’s tripartite board consists of individuals from the private sector, public sector and from low-income Boston neighborhoods.  Leaders from each of these groups collaborate to respond to the needs…

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United Way Honors Sen. Edwards as Legislative Champion Advancing thriving, Equitable Communities   

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United Way of Massachusetts Bay recently recognized State Senator Lydia Edwards as one of the organization’s seven inaugural Legislative Champions for her exceptional leadership and steadfast commitment to advancing  thriving, more equitable communities.       In recognition for her initiatives to further economic justice in the Commonwealth, United Way of Massachusetts Bay honored Senator Lydia Edwards as a Legislative Champion for her…

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Local teacher teams with students to revive Houghton’s Pond stand

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For many years, visitors to Houghton’s Pond in Milton were able to get a snack at the concession stand near the playground equipment while enjoying their time outdoors at the recreation area. The stand closed, however, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Now a Milton couple has reopened the stand by creating a nonprofit, Rise & Thrive Education, Inc. They also…

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