The Kennedy Center proudly recognizes Aileen Gorman as its Volunteer of the Year. She was also honored as one of ABCD’s 2025 Community Heroes at the celebration on Friday, October 24, at the Westin Copley Place. Aileen’s dedication to Charlestown is inspiring. She has volunteered countless hours supporting families, organizing community events, and helping neighbors whenever there’s a need. “We’re honored to…
Harvard University recently announced that 27 Allston-Brighton nonprofit organizations and community groups were awarded emergency response grants for their continuing efforts in responding to COVID-19 related community needs. Harvard University Allston-Brighton Emergency Response Grants were awarded to local groups and organizations that proposed projects or programs that will address pressing community needs such as food delivery, equipment purchases, technology support…
Even if you follow the “no heat until Thanksgiving” rule, the last two weeks of frigid nights likely pushed — or at least tempted — you to turn that heat dial. We know an earlier start to the heating season doesn’t do your wallet any favors. So, if you’re dreading costly bills from energy providers like National Grid and Eversource, know you don’t…
LONGMONT, Colo. — The temperature is dipping toward freezing Tuesday night and Toni Stark is getting worried about her rickety basement furnace holding out for another winter. Her plumber told her it will probably make it through, but at 99 years old, Stark isn’t taking anything for granted – whether that’s being able to keep the furnace running or remaining in her home as…
Q. You are leading one of the country’s largest anti-poverty agencies, and you grew up in Mattapan, a neighborhood heavily influenced by the issues of poverty. How has your life there as a young woman informed your work at ABCD? A. Growing up in Mattapan established the foundation for who I am and the work I do. My family struggled to make…
President Biden’s American Rescue Plan contains a tax credit expansion that policymakers say will cut child poverty in half. Just as Social Security and Medicare nearly erased elder poverty, the Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion has the potential to lift out of poverty more than half of the 13 million children living below the 2021 poverty level of $26,200 for…
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — An affordable pet clinic from the Animal Rescue League Boston, dubbed the “Wellness Waggin,’” is celebrating the completion of its 10,000th appointment. The mobile clinic results from a partnership between the ARL and the nonprofit Action for Boston Community Development to offer pets physical exams, rabies vaccines, distemper vaccines, flea treatments, and microchips for the price of $10….
The Pet Wellness Waggin’ is a mobile veterinary unit outfitted with an exam room and a surgical suite. It’s a program provided thanks in part to the Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) and PetSmart Charities. The program, which is available to residents of Dorchester, Mattapan and Roxbury, will provide a care package to cats and dogs for $10….
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