MISSION STATEMENT ABCD builds pathways out of povertyin partnership with families and communitiesso that everyone can thrive. ABCD is a nonprofit human services organization that each year impacts 100,000 residents with the tools and resources needed to transition from poverty to stability and from stability to success. To fulfill this purpose, ABCD uses a comprehensive approach that systematically addresses the…
Questions? Comments? We’re here to help. We invite you to use this form, call our central office at 617.348.6000, or find contacts for specific ABCD services at our Program Index.
Questions? Comments? We’re here to help. We invite you to use this form, call our central office at 617.348.6000, or find contacts for specific ABCD services at our Program Index.
Updated: November 7, 2025 ABCD REMAINS OPEN and continues to provide critical services to the families and communities we impact daily during the federal government shutdown. The USDA has been instructed to release partial SNAP benefits, but many recipients will experience delays due to the ongoing federal government shutdown. Additionally, ABCD’s Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) can serve only heating emergencies…
Urge Congress to Protect Critical Anti-Poverty Programs! For over 60 years, Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. (ABCD) has been at the forefront of fighting poverty and empowering underserved communities throughout Greater Boston. From early childhood education and job training to food security and housing assistance, ABCD provides life-changing services to over 100,000 individuals and families each year—meeting urgent local…
ABCD is part of the Community Action Network, created with the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act, which was signed into law in 1964. The Act was a sweeping plan to improve the lives of all Americans, regardless of their circumstances. As a community action agency, ABCD has a tripartite board structure consisting of members from the local private sector,…
For nearly a decade, Mark Holmes has needed a little help covering the oil bill for the Roslindale duplex where he lives with his mom, who is bedridden. The bills are just exorbitant — the kind that take your breath away — but the government has been there to help make sure that he and his now 97-year-old mother stay…
Kelly Russell was on the hunt for food to feed herself and her two children. Her first stop on Wednesday, in the last week of October, just days before SNAP benefits were expected to be paused for 1 million Massachusetts residents because of the government shutdown, was to DISH, the food pantry at Bunker Hill Community College, where she studies liberal arts. Through…
Urban struggles, cost pressures form the backdrop of senior life It’s hard to grow old in the city without much money. The urban landscape, with its cracked sidewalks, patchy transit, and the lurking possibility of violence, is a daily challenge. So is the lingering threat of COVID that hovers in congested buses and crowded waiting rooms. … Cranking up the…
Non-profits across Massachusetts are expecting a surge in people who will be needing help this winter because of the rising costs of home heating. This week, National Grid announced a 64 percent electricity rate increase starting on November 1st. National Grid is also proposing a 22 percent increase in its natural gas rates, and Eversource is proposing a 38 percent…