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Celebrating 60 Years of Service: Honoring Foster Grandparent Volunteers

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 19, 2025 CONTACT: Jamie McIver857.488.5068jamie.mciver@bostonabcd.org (BOSTON, MA) – ABCD is celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Americorps Seniors Foster Grandparent Program created as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty initiatives. Over the past year, more than 120 ABCD Foster Grandparents have volunteered 93,000 hours in classrooms and early education centers with children who have…

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ABCD THANKS ASSISTANT SPREAKER KATHERINE CLARK, MASSACHUSETTS DELEGATION, FOR PASSAGE OF CSBG MODERNIZATION ACT

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Vote marks critical step to strengthening low-income families and communitiest On Friday, May 13, 2022, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 5129, the Community Services Block Grant Modernization Act of 2021-2022 on a 246-169 vote. The bill reauthorizes the Community Services Block Grant program through FY2031 and makes important changes concerning administration and leadership. performance measurement, and minimum and maximum…

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ABCD North End/West End Service Center Holiday Party

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  Over 60 members of the community, nearly all of them seniors from the North End and West End neighborhoods, came to the center at 1 Michelangelo Street in the North End for a feast of chicken with all the trimmings, topped off by a typical Italian panettone and coffee. Each senior received a holiday gift that included toiletries, cooking…

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‘It’s why I’m still moving’: 95-year-old finally retires from foster role

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Some moments deserve a dance party. A unique celebration for a special group of volunteers who, despite their age, never lost sight of what they have to offer. Among them is 95-year-old Miriam Manning. We first met Manning in 2015. At 91, she set out every day for the Dorchester Headstart on Geneva Avenue, where she volunteered as a ‘foster…

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<a href="https://northendwaterfront.com/2018/02/abcd-north-end-west-end-neighborhood-service-center-valentines-day-party/"target="_blank">ABCD North End/West End NSC Valentine’s Day Part</a>

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<a href="https://abcdinsightblog.wordpress.com/"target="_blank">ABCD Insight Fall/Winter 2017</a>

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