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Gov. Healey  Appoints ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler to New Office of Energy Transportation Advisory Board

The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced the formation of the Energy Transformation Advisory Board to advise and guide the state in the transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. The Advisory Board will include a broad range of stakeholders, including labor, business, finance, environmental justice advocates, utilities, technology providers, building owners, developers, and generators, among others. ABCD President and CEO Sharon…

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Gov. Maura Healey awards $380k to 13 restorative justice programs

Gov. Maura Healey announced on Friday that her administration awarded $380,000 in grants to 13 community-based organizations to support restorative justice programming. Restorative justice programming is a way of dealing with wrongdoing by bringing together those involved to talk, understand each other, and find solutions that repair harm. … The recipients of the grants are: READ MORE


Government Shutdown Shutting Some People Out of Food Assistance

“We don’t have any food right now … There’s no food in our house.” Family means everything to Yonealya Harris. She lives in Hyde Park with her three children and relies on her mother for help babysitting. “I work, my children come here after school, and she helps me out with them,” she said. Harris, 27, also relies on food…

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Governor Healey Unveils Energy Affordability, Independence & Innovation Act to Save Ratepayers $10 Billion

Legislation saves billions through getting costs off bills, implementing an all-of-the-above energy approach including nuclear, and holding the utilities accountable Leominster — Today, at the Leominster Veterans Memorial Center, Governor Maura Healey filed the Energy Affordability, Independence & Innovation Act to bring down costs for residents and businesses.  The legislation saves customers money, brings more energy into Massachusetts, and increases accountability of the utilities…

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Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll at ABCD Hoop Dreams to support Boston youth

WHO: ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler, Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens, sports columnist Bob Ryan, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey, Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll, event co-chair Merchant Resource Group CEO Peter Damato, and ABCD youth program participants and families.    The lineup includes returning teams Vertex Pharmaceuticals, No Books No Ball (two teams), and for the first time as…

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Grammy & Tony Award Winner Leslie Odom Jr. of Broadway’s Hamilton Headlines ABCD’s Community Heroes Celebration “In It Together!”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                   CONTACT: October 9, 2018                                                           …

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GRAND OPENING

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 5, 2017 Contact Colneth Smiley Desk: 617.348.6224 Cell: 617.872.9435 colneth.smiley@bostonabcd.org or Lee Phenner Desk:  617.348.6241 Cell: 339.368.1140 lee.phenner@bostsonabcd.org   Grand Opening 10 a.m., TODAY for ABCD Head Start Early Learning Center Serving 139 Low-Income Children, Families in Malden, Medford & Everett U.S. Rep. Katherine Clark, State Rep. Paul Donato Mayors of Malden, Medford and Everett to…

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GRAND OPENING FOR ABCD HEAD START & EARLY LEARNING CENTER

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 24, 2017 Contact Colneth Smiley Desk: 617.348.6224 Cell: 617.872.9435 colneth.smiley@bostonabcd.org GRAND OPENING FOR ABCD HEAD START & EARLY LEARNING CENTER SERVING 194 LOW-INCOME CHILDREN, FAMILIES IN SOUTH END/CHINATOWN Join Cardinal O’Malley, Sen. Ed Markey & Mayor Marty Walsh Celebrating ABCD’s Head Start Program Opening on Harrison Avenue   ABCD will celebrate the opening of its…

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Grand Opening of ABCD Operated MassHire Metro North Career Center in Woburn  

Anti-poverty agency chipping away at labor shortages and upskilling workforce WHO: ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler, Masshire Metro North Workforce Board President and CEO Chris Albrizio-Lee, Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development Undersecretary of Workforce Development Alysia Ordway, Woburn Mayor Mike Concannon, Massachusetts State Senator Cindy Friedman, Representative Michelle Ciccolo of Lexington and members of the Woburn City…

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Greater Boston and Mystic Valley Residents Should Contact ABCD

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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