Category: Press Release

City again offering assistance for income-eligible residents in filing annual taxes BOSTON – Wednesday, February 5, 2025 – Mayor Michelle Wu, Boston Tax Help Coalition (BTHC), Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), and other community partners today 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…

Boston residents are urged to utilize no-cost tax prep services CONTACT:Jamie McIver857.488.5068Jamie.McIver@bostonabcd.org WHAT: The Boston Tax Help Coalition (BTHC) 2025 tax season kick off event urging residents to utilize free tax preparation offered by BTHC member organizations like ABCD, a founding member and partner, the City of Boston and other nonprofits, businesses and community organizations. Residents earning up to $67,000…

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 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.

Philanthropist Dr. Paul Buttonwieser founder of the Family to Family Project donates $50k cash gift PHOTO OPPORTUNITY CONTACT:Jamie McIver857.488.5068jamie.mciver@bostonabcd.org WHAT:Toy drop off by local businesses, the City of Boston and community members for the ABCD Toy Drive to benefit disadvantaged children across Greater Boston and the Mystic Valley. ABCD reached out to the media and the community for help with its…

ABCD and Action Inc. recognized for their collaborative efforts in reducing the energy burden for income-eligible households CONTACT:Jamie McIver857.488.5068jamie.mciver@bostonabcd.org Kristen Macek978.282.1000kmacek@actioninc.org (BOSTON, MA)  — The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has named the Low-Income Energy Affordability Network (LEAN) as one of its “Leaders of the Pack 2024” for exceptional efforts in delivering energy efficiency to income-eligible households across…

Parents’ requests far outpacing donations  Winter Fund also provides children and families with warm clothing, food, heating assistance (BOSTON, MA) – Parents struggling to cover monthly expenses are at a loss when it comes to  purchasing toys for their children this holiday season. As a result, requests are pouring in to the ABCD Toy Drive. This year – as the…

Massachusetts expected to receive $144 million. ABCD urges residents to apply now. CONTACT:Jamie McIver857.488.5068jamie.mciver@bostonabcd.org (BOSTON, MA) – The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released the initial $3.7 billion in federal funding for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP). Massachusetts is expected to receive $144 million. The income eligibility guidelines are generous, and ABCD urges everyone to…

CONTACT:press.clark@mail.house.govANDJamie McIver857.488.5068jamie.mciver@bostonabcd.org MALDEN, MA — This week, Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (MA-5) visited the Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Head Start in Malden to discuss the program’s transformative impact on local families and the need to defend this program from Republican budget cuts under the new Trump administration.  Whip Clark also visited the Bread of Life Food Pantry for a…

During National Book Month, Pressley Toured ABCD and Read to Head Start Children Project 2025 Would Eliminate Head Start and Deny 11,000 Massachusetts Children Childcare Access and Other Services BOSTON – Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Founder of the Stop Project 2025 Task Force, visited ABCD Jamaica Plain Head Start & Children’s Services to highlight the threat of Project 2025 to early education in…