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ABCD: Trump administration plan to zero out funding for vital programs threatens working families and vulnerable children

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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 that are critical to low-income communities, children, and families across Massachusetts — and the nation. “It would be unconscionable to defund CSGB, Head…

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Ostiguy High School Scholars Meet Celtics Players, Award-Winning Boston Artist

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It’s not every day you get to meet Boston Celtics players at their practice facility in Brighton. Or get a special tour of an award-winning artist’s new exhibit at a gallery in Seaport. Last month, students from Ostiguy High School, which ABCD operates in partnership with the Boston Public Schools, did both as part of Ostiguy’s Community Learning program. The…

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Tax Assistance Volunteer Spotlight

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Seth Fichtelberg first heard about the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program back in 2013 while studying accounting and information systems at Boston College. When one of his professors mentioned that they served as the liaison between BC’s Carroll School of Management and VITA, Fichtelberg decided to lend his skills to helping Massachusetts residents file their taxes. Now, almost…

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Trump Admin plan to zero out funding for vital programs would be catastrophic for working families and vulnerable children

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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…

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Java with Jimmy: ABCD’s Nadya Nadhir and Beth Israel’s Dr. Frinny Polanco Walters talk the state of public health – April 24th, 2025

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Proposed Trump Admin program cuts would be catastrophic for working families and vulnerable children

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A statement from ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler Dear ABCD Community, The Trump administration’s leaked budget proposal for the Health and Human Services Department eliminates funding for Head Start, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and Community Action’s Services under the Community Services Block Grant (CSGB) — all of which serve as a foundation for assisting and…

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Java with Jimmy: ABCD’s Maureen Scott talks stress relief

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Greater Boston and Mystic Valley Residents Should Contact ABCD

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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…

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Flipping the Switch on the Clean Energy Revolution

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You might think that with significant advances in clean energy happening every year, these technologies would be easily accessible regardless of class or background. Unfortunately, like so many other things, such access has historically been concentrated in Boston’s more affluent neighborhoods. Now, ABCD’s Climate Equity and Impact (CE&I) department is working to reverse this decades-long trend and bring innovative energy…

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‘Do I not pay my mortgage?‘: Families brace for fallout from Trump’s heating aid cuts

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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…

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