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…
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…
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…
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…
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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BOSTON — Below-average January temperatures and an increase in energy delivery costs have led to dramatically higher bills for many utility customers this winter. Action for Boston Community Development, or ABCD, says it’s received 20% more applications from community members seeking help paying their latest utility bill. “It really is everybody,” says Andrea Mendoza, Director of Energy Services at ABCD….
Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Tax Help Coalition (BTHC), Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), and other community partners have announced that eligible Boston residents are now able to take advantage of the City’s free tax preparation service. An annual program, residents earning $70,000 or less annually can file safely while maximizing their refunds and credits through the assistance from the…