On January 27, the Boston Tax Help Coalition of which ABCD is a co-founder, kicked off the 2023 tax season at the offices of coalition member Urban Edge in Roxbury. The Boston Tax Help Coalition is a public-private collaboration with the City of Boston, which seeks to ensure the full participation of all Boston residents in the City’s economic vitality…
Action for Boston Community Development has assumed operations of the MassHire Metro North Career Centers in Cambridge, Chelsea and Woburn. With 1 million state residents unemployed, the result of record job losses since the COVID-19 pandemic began, ABCD is working to meet this crisis with operational efficiency, workforce development experience and a history of program innovation. On June 2, the…
Con las frías temperaturas que están por llegar, hay muchas familias en la ciudad de Boston y zonas aledañas, que necesitaran ayuda al pagar sus facturas de calefacción. Es por eso que hoy en Encuentro Latino queremos contarles sobre un programa de la organización sin fines de lucro ABCD, que puede ayudarle a mantener sus hogares calientes durante este invierno….
During the escalating threat of COVID-19 and the State of Emergency in Massachusetts, Action for Boston Community Development — a Boston nonprofit — continues to serve “those most in need” in a way that can help protect the health and safety of clients and staff. In coordination with the suggestion to practice social distancing, ABCD has temporarily closed all neighborhood…
During the escalating threat of COVID-19 and the State of Emergency in Massachusetts, Action for Boston Community Development — a Boston nonprofit — continues to serve “those most in need” in a way that can help protect the health and safety of clients and staff. In coordination with the suggestion to practice social distancing, ABCD has temporarily closed all neighborhood…
A major nonprofit human services organization is making calls for more donations as they experience a shortage of toys for low-income families ahead of the winter holidays. ABCD, which works with low-income residents in Boston and the Mystic Valley, runs a toy drive each winter holiday season for disadvantaged families in the area. This year, the pandemic and soaring costs…
During her seven years as a Boston City Councilor, Michelle Wu led the advancement of issues that aligned with the ABCD mission and daily operations. As she gets down to the work of being mayor, we anticipate countless opportunities to join forces for the betterment of under-resourced residents and for Boston overall. As the first elected woman and first Asian…
The Women’s Edge and Globe Magazine celebrate the state’s leading companies and nonprofit organizations led by women. They run health care and biotech and manufacturing and real estate companies. Retail giants, law firms, universities and colleges, financial institutions, and more. They’re the women power players of the Bay State, responsible for thousands of employees and billions in revenue, driving the…
The Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Board of Directors elected new officers at the June 2024 annual meeting. ABCD’s tripartite board consists of individuals from the private sector, public sector and from low-income Boston neighborhoods. Leaders from each of these groups collaborate to respond to the needs of underserved neighbors in Boston and the Mystic Valley. ABCD President and…
Biotech leader Sean K. Daughtry re-elected as board chair (BOSTON, MA) – The Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Board of Directors elected new officers at the June 2024 annual meeting. ABCD’s tripartite board consists of individuals from the private sector, public sector and from low-income Boston neighborhoods. Leaders from each of these groups collaborate to respond to the needs…