Uncasville, CT (October 7, 2025) – On October 6, the Connecticut Sun attended the ABCD Hoop Dreams event at TD Garden in Boston. ABCD Hoop Dreams is an annual charity basketball event that raises money to empower underserved youth in Greater Boston. Connecticut Sun President Jen Rizzotti and players Aneesah Morrow and Aaliyah Edwards attended the event as special guests alongside Abby…
Connor Schoen and Tony Shu, who met as undergraduates at Harvard, cofounded Breaktime with a mission to end young adult homelessness by providing them with employment opportunities. In this story, Vickie, a young woman experiencing homelessness, discusses her job at an ABCD food pantry in Boston’s South End neighborhood. WATCH NOW
BOSTON (State House News Service) – Federal energy assistance for low-income households ballooned during the COVID-19 pandemic to $8 billion, but with funding for heating and cooling aid forecast to return to normal levels and energy prices doubling in the last year advocates are calling on President Joe Biden to boost support for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program….
Players from sponsor teams comprised of generous Boston businesses and groups of SuperFans turned their dreams into reality last month at the 11th annual ABCD Hoop Dreams, the iconic charity basketball tournament played on the legendary TD Garden parquet. Our incredible sponsors had the chance to drive the lane and shoot that buzzer three-pointer – while making a huge impact…
BOSTON — Don’t let this cooler weather fool you, the past few scorching weeks are about to hit your wallet when the next electric bill comes around. … If you are struggling with paying your bill, there are some outlets you can turn to for help. The organization Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) has been using some remaining CARES…
Benjamin Weber, District 6 city councilor and chair of the Boston City Council Committee on Labor, Workforce, and Economic Development, opened a Jan. 14 hearing on docket 0116, a message and order authorizing the City of Boston to accept and expend $920,169.70 in state funds for the 1-Stop Career Center. The money is a state line item meant to supplement…
June kicked off on a high note for the 150 greater Boston nonprofits awarded multi-year funding through the annual Cummings $30 Million Grant Program. The awards range from $30,000 to $750,000 each. In keeping with Cummings Foundation’s focus on local giving, the grantee organizations are based in and serve Essex, Middlesex, Suffolk, and Norfolk counties. They represent a wide variety of…
Acknowledging ABCD’s “important, impactful work,” the Cummings Foundation has awarded the anti-poverty organization a generous three-year $100,000 grant to expand its Adult ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) program. ABCD will establish an ESOL Summer Academy, providing the opportunity for students to continue their learning year-round. “This generous grant is an investment in newcomers to Greater Boston, people in…
A medida que la cantidad de inmigrantes aumenta en Boston, la demanda de cursos de inglés como segundo idioma supera la oferta, según un nuevo informe. Hay aproximadamente 240,000 adultos en edad laboral en el área metropolitana de Boston con dominio limitado del inglés. Es probable que esa estadística sume 7,000 más cada año. Sin embargo, solo hay alrededor de 100 opciones…
Daymark Solutions, a leading provider of information technology solutions, today announced that the company, together with its employees, have mobilized to support local charities bringing needed help to nearby communities. Daymark initiated this year’s giving back program by surveying employees about the non-profit organizations they felt were most deserving. This year, they have chosen to sponsor Action for Boston Community…