Category: Press Release

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 29, 2025 CONTACT: Jamie McIver857.488.5068jamie.mciver@bostonabcd.org (BOSTON, MA) – The ABCD Board of Directors elected a new slate of officers at their June meeting and named Candice Caines-Francis as board chair, representing Massachusetts State Representative Aaron Michlewitz (3rd Suffolk). As Head of Strategy Global Inforce Management at Manulife, Caines-Francis helps execute a distinct portfolio optimization agenda whose aim…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jamie McIverJuly 8, 2025 857.488.5068jamie.mciver@bostonabcd.org (Boston, MA) – ABCD’s Free Tax Preparation Program secured more than $7 million in state and federal tax returns for residents of Greater Boston and the Mystic Valley during the 2025 tax season. Results of this year’s tax season supported by 36 IRS-trained Volunteer Income Tax Assistance  (VITA) volunteers include completion…

Boston — Governor Maura Healey today announced that the Fiscal Year 2026 budget that she will sign in the coming days will include her proposal to eliminate renter-paid broker’s fees. In January, Governor Healey filed an outside section in her FY26 budget proposal that would require the fee to be paid by whoever hires the broker, which is usually the landlord. “The…

ABCD operated career centers bring access and opportunity to underserved communities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2025 CONTACT:Jamie McIver857.488.5068jamie.mciver@bostonabcd.org (Boston, MA) – Yesterday, Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) hosted the Grand Opening of the MassHire Boston ABCD Career Center in Roxury’s Nubian Square along with community members, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development …

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…

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…

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…

Antipoverty agency rallies support for the life-saving programs of Head Start, LIHEAP, and the Community Services Block Grant CONTACT:Jamie McIver857.488.5068jamie.mciver@bostonabcd.org (Boston, MA) – 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…

CONTACT:Jamie McIver857.488.5068Jamie.McIver@bostonabcd.org Greater Boston and Mystic Valley residents should contact ABCD now (BOSTON, MA) – ABCD urges residents in Greater Boston and the Mystic Valley to review the 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…

CONTACT:Jamie McIver857.488.5068Jamie.McIver@bostonabcd.org (BOSTON, MA) – 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…