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Federal assistance needed as COVID-19 continues to devastate low-income households
Since COVID-19 struck, Jamie, a 57-year-old mother from Everett, has worried constantly about keeping her family fed. Then the refrigerator died, and all their food was lost. “You don’t want to tell your child there is no food,” she said. A retired retail worker from Dorchester, Paulette, 69, juggles paying for rent, food, and other needs. She raised her granddaughter, who lives…
Federal cuts put non-profit sector on edge; health centers see ‘serious threat’ to patients
Three months after Donald Trump began his second term as president, change was being felt at the Talbot-Bernard senior housing development in Dorchester. It was just one more spot in a flooded zone of funding and policy shifts under the new administration, many of them aimed at programs and services provided by community-based organizations (CBOs) around the country. Built in…
Federal subsidy connecting 367,000 Massachusetts households to internet is expiring
Craig LeMoult April 25, 2024 Dana Hayden is a self-described “YouTube junkie” who especially likes watching classical music videos online. The 74-year-old lives in a Brighton apartment building for seniors run by the Boston Housing Authority, and has been getting his internet access for free through a federal program called the Affordable Connectivity Program (ACP). “I have cancer, so it’s very it’s…
Ferriabough Bolling: Thoughts on Nubian Square and more
This city is so lucky to have ABCD, an organization that fights hard for poor people and immigrants of all races in every neighborhood of the city They have been on the front lines since the war on poverty was declared in 1965. Today unfortunately there seems no sign of retreat. Poor people are sometimes collateral damage. ABCD fights on…
Field of Dreams Charity Softball Tournament Held at Fenway Park
Money was raised to help hundreds of teens find jobs and develop career skills. WATCH HERE
Field of Dreams hits it out of the park for youth
There was a plenty of cheer at Fenway Park on June 18, and this time it wasn’t because of the World Series Champion Red Sox. ABCD’s 22nd Annual Field of Dreams softball benefit event raised $240,000 for the ABCD SummerWorks program, helping make it possible for more than 700 low-income teenagers to secure paying jobs, while receiving invaluable education, mentoring…
Fighting the Good Fight
“Poverty is the original pandemic,” says Sharon Scott-Chandler, who was named the first woman president and CEO of Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) last summer. “It’s an incredible motivator and reason to get up every morning, to know that you are part of that fight to get people access to the things they deserve.” … READ MORE
Financial literacy: What you need to know about common financial questions
Financial literacy – having the financial knowledge to understand money and your options for budgeting, saving and investing it – sounds like an essential education for any adult. But according to a December 2023 report by Ramsey, only 17% of U.S. adults said they took a personal finance class in high school, even though 72% of U.S. adults believe they would…
Five things you need to know today, and real-life hoop dreams
Your very own hoop dreams Ever wonder what it would be like to shoot hoops on the Celtics’ historic parquet floor? A week from this Wednesday — on Sept. 21 at 6 p.m. — the 11th annual Hoop Dreams takes place, the charity basketball tournament to raise money for human services nonprofit ABCD at TD Garden. I recently spoke with the…