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Boston Toy Drive Expects to Exceed Goal

Despite coming close to HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN goal, toys still needed   BOSTON – ABCD — Action for Boston Community Development — expects to exceed this year’s Toy Drive goal, part of its Winter Fund holiday campaign. On Tuesday, ABCD said it was close to collecting the approximately 7,000 requested toys for underserved Boston families. This comes just over a week after WCVB…

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Boston toy drive is desperate for donations

Action for Boston Community Development has roughly 6,500 requests from families in need, but only has enough toys to distribute to about a third of them. A Boston nonprofit is asking for more donations for its annual toy drive as it struggles to meet the demand from families this year. Action for Boston Community Development has roughly 6,500 requests from families in need,…

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Boston toy drive: ‘We haven’t received any donations as of yet for this year’

Dorchester-based ABCD says it needs approximately 6,500 toys to serve at least 800 families this season This is a time for joy and giving, but for many children, the holiday spirit can be dampened by a lack of gifts. Action for Boston Community Development, a Dorchester-based nonprofit, is running a toy drive to stop that from happening, but they haven’t…

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Boston toy drive: ‘We haven’t received any donations as of yet for this year’

This is a time for joy and giving, but for many children, the holiday spirit can be dampened by a lack of gifts. Action for Boston Community Development, a Dorchester-based nonprofit, is running a toy drive to stop that from happening, but they haven’t received a single donation this season. “We haven’t received any donations as of yet for this…

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Brad Stevens sees advantages to World Cup experience for his Celtics

Brad Stevens said he has no issue with nearly half of his team playing high-level basketball so close to training camp, despite the risk of injury.(FILE/TIM BRADBURY/GETTY IMAGES) Brad Stevens’s day started off with angst. As he entered Boston Children’s Hospital to help usher the opening of the Fazzalari Sky Bridge, he watched on his phone as star forward Jayson…

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Brad Stevens: Celtics ‘can’t talk about being the favorite’

Celtics coach Brad Stevens and Clippers coach Doc Rivers on Tuesday teamed up for their annual Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Hoop Dreams charity event at TD Garden. And as employees of the corporate sponsors played on the parquet floor, it was impossible for Stevens not to think about what has taken place here, and what might come next….

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Bridging the Racial Wealth Gap in Boston

ABCD Black History Month celebration features spirited panel discussion  In celebration of Black History Month, ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler was joined by City of Boston Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Segun Idowu, Accordia Partners Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Jill Lacey Griffin and ABCD Director of Workforce Development and Alternative Education Ron Marlow for a…

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Brockton Native Noel Gourdin to Perform at the 2024 Community Heroes Celebration

98.1 FM Urban Heat Check out R&B singer-songwriter and Brockton native Noel Gourdin (20:22 to 30:22) on Urban Heat discussing his upcoming appearance at the 2024 Community Heroes Celebration on November 1st! https://fb.watch/voYEhClDKu


Budget would eliminate home energy assistance program used by 6 million households

On a beautiful spring afternoon, the birds were chirping as 60-year-old Jeanette Cutts sat on her front porch in Dorchester. On a day like this, cold weather seems like a lifetime away, but Cutts is already thinking about it. “Winter in New England is inevitable,” she said. “Like, this is great. This is wonderful. But it is coming.” She’s worried…

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Building futures one hoop at a time

https://www.nbcboston.com/video/entertainment/hub-today/building-futures-one-hoop-at-a-time/3814953 The 14th annual Hoop Dreams event is back! CEO and President of ABCD Sharon Scott-Chandler shares how their agency is changing lives through basketball and mentorship.