Daymark Solutions, a leading provider of information technology solutions, today announced that the company, together with its employees, have mobilized to support local charities bringing needed help to nearby communities. Daymark initiated this year’s giving back program by surveying employees about the non-profit organizations they felt were most deserving. This year, they have chosen to sponsor Action for Boston Community…
Despite injuries to key addition Danilo Gallinari and starting center Robert Williams, Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens remains confident in his roster yet is open to adding another key piece. During the ABCD Hoop Dreams tournament at TD Garden, Stevens told the Globe Williams and Gallinari will have surgery Thursday to repair knee issues. Williams will miss at…
Twenty-two teens learned about civic engagement at the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the U.S. Senate, and about entrepreneurship at the Junior Achievement Innovation Center as part of the Youth Engaged In Action (YEA!) summer program for income-eligible 13 year olds in Boston, Malden, Medford and Everett. Thirteen is a tween stage — too old for summer camp, but too young to qualify for a youth…
Senator Sal DiDomenico joined Head Start advocates from across Massachusetts for Head Start Day at the State House. Over 300 Head Start program staff, parents, advocates, and partners gathered in the State House to celebrate the important and impactful work that Head Start programs do in every corner of Massachusetts and ensure the state continues to fund this essential program….
Buone Feste! December was a time filled with holiday distributions for the seniors and families that the ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) serves. Although sadly due to COVID-19 there was no December holiday party, staff strove to create feelings of joy and delight in some surprises during this unprecedented year. Thanks to collaboration with the Greater Boston Food Bank,…
by Justin Barrasso Glenn “Doc” Rivers is the head coach of the Los Angeles Clippers but is best known for his work guiding the Boston Celtics to an NBA championship in 2008. Behind the scenes, Rivers’s humanitarian work with Boston’s ABCD anti-poverty group over the past decade has played a tremendous role in the group’s ability to impact the city’s youth…
…”As years have gone on, things have been fractured, and I hate it. I hate seeing it,” Rivers said Tuesday while in Boston for the annual ABCD Hoop Dreams fundraiser that he runs with current Celtics coach Brad Stevens….
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 31, 2017 Contact Colneth Smiley Desk: 617.348.6224 Cell: 617.872.9435 colneth.smiley@bostonabcd.org ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PRESENTS 7TH ANNUAL HOOP DREAMS AT TD GARDEN Hosted by LA Clippers Coach Doc Rivers, Celtics Coach Brad Stevens and Boston Sportswriter Bob Ryan Corporate Fundraiser Benefits ABCD Youth Service Programs For the seventh consecutive year, ABCD presents Hoop Dreams at TD Garden, inviting corporate sponsored…
Basketball Hall-of-Fame scribe Bob Ryan facilitates a fascinating conversation in the privacy of the Red Auerbach Center between two of Red’s biggest admirers, Los Angeles Clippers Head Coach Doc Rivers and Boston Celtics Coach Brad Stevens. Rivers, Stevens and Ryan co-host ABCD’s annual Hoop Dreams charity tournament. CLICK HERE TO LISTEN Learn more about ABCD Hoop Dreams and the Youth…