Despite a tightening state budget picture, the Senate next week plans to take up a pricey early education and child care bill aimed at expanding access to education for the state’s youngest learners and making it more affordable for families, with Senate President Karen Spilka saying the state can’t afford not to take action. The Senate plans to put the…
Senate President Karen Spilka plans to announce Thursday an early education and childcare proposal during a tour of a childcare center in Malden, according to an event advisory. Spilka and Sen. Jason Lewis, who co-chairs the Legislature’s Education Committee, are scheduled to tour the Action for Boston Community Development childcare center in Malden alongside ABCD CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler, and Executive…
Peabody Properties, an affiliate of the Peabody Companies, a group of award-winning property management and real estate firms, has reached a milestone of $35 million in funding through the Massachusetts LEAN Multifamily Program (www.leanmultifamily.org) for 2023. LEAN is the statewide network of local Community Action Agencies that provide energy efficiency and other energy services at no cost to income eligible clients. The…
For more than 30 years, March has been designated Women’s History Month by presidential proclamation, and celebrates the contributions of women to this country and their respective fields of endeavor. At ABCD, women have a long history of leading – from Melnea Cass, the only woman appointed by Boston Mayor John Collins as a charter member of ABCD in 1962,…
Senator Sal DiDomenico joined Head Start advocates from across Massachusetts for Head Start Day at the State House. Over 300 Head Start program staff, parents, advocates, and partners gathered in the State House to celebrate the important and impactful work that Head Start programs do in every corner of Massachusetts and ensure the state continues to fund this essential program….
For the 24th year, low- and moderate-income residents in Boston will have access to free tax preparation services through Action for Boston Community Development. The tax preparation program, run by ABCD in collaboration with the Boston Tax Help Coalition, offers free state and federal tax preparation assistance to Boston residents who earn $64,000 per year or less. Sharon Scott-Chandler, ABCD president…
Leaders from 16 non-profit organizations that will split more than $352,000 in funds contributed by the owners of the Dot Block development gathered last week to highlight the grants, which were awarded through a process administered by the Boston Planning and Development Agency (BPDA). The meeting at the Boys & Girls Clubs of Dorchester’s Paul R. McLaughlin Center included officials…
ABCD urges all residents of Boston and the Mystic Valley who earned $64,000 or less in 2023 to schedule a FREE in-person tax prep appointment right away at one of our neighborhood sites by calling 617-348-6329 or visiting bostonabcd.org/tax. ABCD is a co-founder of the Boston Tax Help Coalition, a public-private collaboration with the City of Boston and a number…
BOSTON, Feb. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts (“Blue Cross”) will provide more than $350,000 to 30 not-for-profit organizations working to support people in need this winter across Massachusetts. The not-for-profits include regional food banks, shelters, YMCAs and other groups that can deliver services to their community members directly and quickly. The unrestricted grants may be used for groceries, winter clothing, hygiene and household…
