For 67 years Globe Santa, a program of the Boston Globe Foundation, has provided gifts to children in need at holiday time. Please consider giving by phone, mail, or online at globesanta.org. The letter, typed on a form from the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind, asks for help on behalf of a “very happy 9-year-old little girl.” Adopted in 2017, she…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 22, 2017 Contact Pamela Lewy Communications Director Mario Batali Foundation Plewy@mariobatali.com MARIO BATALI FOUNDATION CELEBRATES ITS TRIPLE INITIATIVE TO INVEST IN BOSTON’ S CHILDREN WITH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON LITERACY AND NUTRITION Mario Batali Foundation Joins Forces with Books for Kids, First Book and FoodCorps to Build Libraries, Provide Free Books to Educators, and Make Nutritious Food Attractive and…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 29, 2017 Contact Jayne Wallace Cell: (917)374-9746 or Colneth Smiley Jr. Cell: (617)872-9435 MARIO BATALI FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES TRIPLE INITIATIVE FOR BOSTON’S CHILDREN WITH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON LITERACY AND NUTRITION WHAT: Action for Boston Community Development’s Dorchester Head Start is proud to open its new children’s library, thanks to a grant from the Mario Batali Foundation! WHEN:…
The state of Massachusetts is expected to get $144 million dollars in federal heating assistance aid. Eligible families, in Boston, Brookline, Newton, Malden, Medford, Everett, Melrose, Stoneham, Winchester and Woburn can get up to $1,050 as part of the Home Energy Assistance Program, according to Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD.) Benefits are awarded based on household size and income….
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Heating bills here in The Commonwealth will likely be going up this winter, but the Massachusetts Fuel Assistance Program is looking to help shoulder some of that burden. The program, formally known as the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, helps people under a certain income by giving them money to help pay a portion of…
When Garrett Schick received his electric bill after Christmas and saw a 73 percent increase from his last bill, he and his family made the tough decisionto return holiday gifts to make ends meet. … Other area residents have applied to energy assistance programs through organizations like Quincy Community Action Programs and Action for Boston Community Development. “We have already…
Thank you to Hiawatha Bray for drawing attention to the end, on June 30, of the state’s moratorium on utility shutoffs (“Utility bills come due as moratorium expires,” Business, July 1). There is an array of help available for those in danger of being left in the dark, but many families and seniors will not be aware of these resources or…
Food pantries in Massachusetts are seeing a large increase in need this holiday season as more local families are trying to make ends meet. … Josh Young, vice president of field operations and legislative affairs at Action for Boston Community Development, also noted an uptick in need at the organization’s food access sites, where he said there were a few empty…
BOSTON – Annmarie Taylor-Alleyne says she’ll be lowering her thermostat this winter and turning the lights off more frequently just to try to make ends meet with her energy bills. “Sometimes I wonder how do I make it? I have my kids but it’s not every time I can ask them for help,” Taylor-Alleyne told WBZ-TV. She worries now how…
Rhondella Richardson: The struggle for civil rights boiled down is the fight for humanity and inclusion, both core to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s mission. Quincy Miller: In these times of great need, it’s upon each of us to do more even when we’ve done so much. Dr. Karl Reid: We start by building a more diverse and inclusive university….