2016
ABCD renovates an historic building on the ABCD Roxbury/North Dorchester campus and names it for community activist, educator, volunteer and health champion and longtime ABCD board member Thelma D. Burns.
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2020
Written by Darren Szeto
COVID-19 poses unprecedented challenges for ABCD and the world, but ABCD turns adversity into action by scaling up emergency services, using technology to meet people where they are, and providing direct relief to community members who need it most.
2020
Written by Darren Szeto
The MassHire Metro North Workforce Board (MNWB) selects ABCD as the operator of the MassHire Metro North Career Center.
2022
Written by Darren Szeto
John J. Drew retires and Sharon Scott-Chandler, Esq. becomes the first woman to serve as ABCD President & CEO. ABCD celebrates its 60th anniversary at the Community Heroes Celebration. John J. Drew is inducted into the ABCD Hall of Fame.
2023
Written by Darren Szeto
The Embrace memorial is unveiled and ABCD co-founder Melnea Cass and former President/CEO Robert M. Coard are among 69 local civil rights leaders featured as part of the 1965 Freedom Plaza.
ABCD Volunteer Appreciation Week
Written by Darren Szeto
During National Volunteer Appreciation Week, ABCD extends heartfelt gratitude to our volunteers for their unwavering dedication, and we’re thrilled to share some impactful statistics from our 2023 initiatives highlighting their incredible contributions.
Ashley
Written by Darren Szeto
It has been a pleasure and great privilege to have Vanessa Espinosa, Finn Chalmers, and Ashley Delgado join us for the past two college semesters! Vanessa and Finn supported our housing counseling program and worked with low-income Boston residents, providing assistance with housing search to those in need. Ashley supported our rental and utility assistance programming. All were highly dependable…
Atticus
Written by Darren Szeto
“Atticus has grown so much in his time with the Foster Grandparent Program. He has stepped out of his comfort zone by co-facilitating the tech trainings with Isaac and has excelled beyond measure. His caring, empathetic, and friendly demeanor allows our volunteers to feel his conversations and sessions are a safe place to learn, ask questions, and grow. Our elderly…
Emmelyn
Written by Darren Szeto
“Emme’s energetic and welcoming personality uplifts not only the office but also our volunteers. She is responsible for creating the lesson plans for all of our technology classes as well as co-facilitating sessions with Isaac for our Eastern Middlesex (EM) group in Medford. She is creative and diverse in the work she does, and this is shown by how many…
Finn
Written by Darren Szeto
It has been a pleasure and great privilege to have Vanessa Espinosa, Finn Chalmers, and Ashley Delgado join us for the past two college semesters! Vanessa and Finn supported our housing counseling program and worked with low-income Boston residents, providing assistance with housing search to those in need. Ashley supported our rental and utility assistance programming. All were highly dependable…