Grammy award winner Natalie Cole performs at the ABCD 50th anniversary gala! Sargent Shriver, first head of the War on Poverty programs, is inducted into the ABCD Hall of Fame and his son, Mark Shriver, accepts the award.
ABCD expands to serve the Mystic Valley region, receiving federal Community Services Block Grant and other funding and successfully providing vital services and programs.
ABCD renovates an historic building on the ABCD Roxbury/North Dorchester campus and names it for community activist, educator, volunteer and health champion and longtime ABCD board member Thelma D. Burns.
COVID-19 poses unprecedented challenges for ABCD and the world, but ABCD turns adversity into action by scaling up emergency services, using technology to meet people where they are, and providing direct relief to community members who need it most.
John J. Drew retires and Sharon Scott-Chandler, Esq. becomes the first woman to serve as ABCD President & CEO. ABCD celebrates its 60th anniversary at the Community Heroes Celebration. John J. Drew is inducted into the ABCD Hall of Fame.
The Embrace memorial is unveiled and ABCD co-founder Melnea Cass and former President/CEO Robert M. Coard are among 69 local civil rights leaders featured as part of the 1965 Freedom Plaza.
During National Volunteer Appreciation Week, ABCD extends heartfelt gratitude to our volunteers for their unwavering dedication, and we’re thrilled to share some impactful statistics from our 2023 initiatives highlighting their incredible contributions.
It has been a pleasure and great privilege to have Vanessa Espinosa, Finn Chalmers, and Ashley Delgado join us for the past two college semesters! Vanessa and Finn supported our housing counseling program and worked with low-income Boston residents, providing assistance with housing search to those in need. Ashley supported our rental and utility assistance programming. All were highly dependable…