Category: News

Java with Jimmy: ABCD’s Nadya Nadhir and Beth Israel’s Dr. Frinny Polanco Walters talk the state of public health – April 24th, 2025


Proposed Trump Admin program cuts would be catastrophic for working families and vulnerable children

A statement from ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler Dear ABCD Community, The Trump administration’s leaked budget proposal for the Health and Human Services Department eliminates funding for Head Start, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Community Action’s Services under the Community Services Block Grant (CSGB) — all of which serve as a foundation for assisting and…

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Java with Jimmy: ABCD’s Maureen Scott talks stress relief


Greater Boston and Mystic Valley Residents Should Contact ABCD

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) urges residents in Greater Boston and the Mystic Valley to review the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) eligibility guidelines even if they don’t consider themselves low or moderate income and apply where applicable. HEAP benefits are awarded based on household size and annual income. Residents across all income levels have been impacted by this…

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‘Do I not pay my mortgage?‘: Families brace for fallout from Trump’s heating aid cuts

For nearly a decade, Mark Holmes has needed a little help covering the oil bill for the Roslindale duplex where he lives with his mom, who is bedridden. The bills are just exorbitant — the kind that take your breath away — but the government has been there to help make sure that he and his now 97-year-old mother stay…

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ABCD’s Bianny Suncar talks tax assistance on Java with Jimmy – 4/2/25

Interview begins at 37:50


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

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 a member, that provides fuel and energy…

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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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