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…
BRAINTREE, Mass. (WWLP)– In an effort to provide support to those leaving incarceration, The Emerging Adult Reentry Initiative has awarded several Sheriff offices and the Department of Correction (DOC) grant funding, including the Hampden County Sheriff. The money will provide collaborative reentry programs aimed at reducing recidivism and improving outcomes among young people, aged 18-25, transitioning from incarceration. The programs partner with…
OR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 29, 2017 Contact Colneth Smiley Desk: 617.348.6224 Cell: 617.872.9435 colneth.smiley@bostonabcd.org ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT HEAD START & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN GREATER BOSTON ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR TODDLERS, INFANTS & BABIES As the season of autumn commences, Action for Boston Community Development continues to accept applications for newborns, babies, toddlers, and children up to age…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 07, 2017 Contact Susan Kooperstein Cell: 617-875-3619 Colneth Smiley Desk: 617.348.6224 Cell: 617.872.9435 colneth.smiley@bostonabcd.org ABCD Holds Grand Opening for Head Start Early Learning Center Serving 194 Low-income Children, Families in South End, Chinatown Cardinal O’Malley to attend celebration, welcome new neighbors ABCD launches “Save Head Start!” campaign as threats to dismantle program surface ABCD will…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 4, 2021 CONTACT: Susan Kooperstein617.875.3619skooperstein@comcast.net Lee Phenner339.368.1140lee.phenner@bostonabcd.org America’s proven gold standard early education program brings racial equity, economic opportunity to all of America’s families In Boston and across America, the community-based federal Head Start and Early Head Start programs serve as models for providing high quality early education and care set solidly in a racial-social equity framework that…
Workforce development funding will train, upskill, and hire untapped talent in health care, life sciences, technology, construction, and more BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $6.8 million in workforce development grant funding for 15 initiatives across Massachusetts, representing partnerships with employers, training providers, and regional collaborators to train, upskill, and provide job placement for 1,112 workers for in-demand occupations in…
Action for Boston Community Development is struggling to fill a greater amount of calls for help from families in Boston and other communities in the Mystic Valley area. Social service agencies are seeing greater requests for help with the holidays as lower-income families struggling to meet basic household needs amid the pandemic have nothing to spare for gifts. And at…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 3, 2022 CONTACT: Susan Kooperstein at 617.875.3619 or Lee Phenner at 339.368.1140 An ABCD SummerWorks job is a prize! Don’t miss out!Put dollars in your pocket, obtain career skills, receive mentoring, social supportsIf you are ages 14 to 21, income-eligible, and live in Boston, you can earn and learn in the ABCD SummerWorks program this year! Plan now…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2022 CONTACT: Susan Kooperstein at 617.875.3619 or Lee Phenner at 339.368.1140 Don’t miss out! Put dollars in your pocket, obtain career skills, receive mentoring, social supports. If you are 14 to 21, income-eligible, and live in Boston, you can earn and learn in the ABCD SummerWorks program this year! Plan now to spend your summer with…
The state recently announced that families can now apply for home heating assistance, easing a financial burden for many low-income households.