Dorchester native Lawrence O’Donnell, host of MSNBC’s The Last Word, and Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson of the “Tennessee Three” will engage in a keynote conversation during ABCD’s Community Heroes celebration on Friday, Nov. 3 at the Boston Marriott Copley Place, where four Dorchester residents will be among 18 people who have been nominated from across the region by…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7 2018 Contact Colneth Smiley Desk: 617.348.6224 Cell: 617.872.9435 colneth.smiley@bostonabcd.org NBA Championship-winning Coach and Humanitarian DOC RIVERS to be inducted into ABCD Hall of Fame October 26th ABCD Community Heroes Celebration to honor former Celtics coach for extraordinary compassion and commitment to Boston youth Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) will enshrine Los Angeles…
On Dec. 2, the NBA Foundation and MIT Solve partnered to host an inaugural ‘Solveathon’ for five Boston-based Foundation grantees. In the crevices of the MIT campus Innovation Hub, the NBA’s most pressing business questions are being posed. But don’t be fooled. This is not a board meeting with the league’s senior executives — these solutions are coming from some of…
You can learn more about the program, and apply to it here A program that works to connect Boston’s young people with summer jobs in their community, all while earning them a paycheck, has expanded and is now open for applications. ABCD’s SummerWorks runs from June 26 through August 25, and allows young people ages 14 through 21 to earn…
ABCD provides free tax assistance for residents who earned $58,000 or least in 2021 EITC, Child Tax Credit, all tax relief measures provided; program kicks off Jan. 31 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2022 CONTACT: Lee Phenner339.368.1140 (BOSTON, MA) — ABCD (Action for Boston Community Development) urges all residents of Boston and the Mystic Valley region who earned…
ABCD’s North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC)’s annual fundraising event Buona Sera: An Evening with Friends raised nearly $40,000 to aid low-income and elderly residents of the North End and West End who turn to the center for assistance. For the seventh year in a row, Ron Della Chiesa of WGBH and the Boston Symphony Orchestra performed as the…
A new project in Boston is bringing pet health care to where it’s needed most. The partnership between the Animal Rescue League of Boston and Action for Boston Community Development has set out to provide affordable pet care to those who cannot afford to pay the costs of veterinary care. Low income pet owners can now get their animals…
November 1, 2022 ABCD urges Greater Boston residents to confirm their eligibility. More families may qualify for help with fuel costs than what may be realized! WHAT: ABCD is accepting new applications for Fuel Assistance. Electric and gas prices have recently skyrocketed, along with inflation. Families at most income levels are struggling to keep up…
T leaders believe it’ll save the average eligible person about $720 a year or roughly $60 per month. All in all, this is expected to cut transit costs in half for about 60,000 riders A new MBTA program that will cut the price of fares significantly begins Wednesday. Tens of thousands of people are eligible, and it could save them hundreds of…
Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) elected a new slate of officers to its Board of Directors for 2019 – 2020. Dorchester’s Yvonne Jones, who has been on the board since 2005, will serve as chair through June 2020. The diverse 51- member board represents public, private, and neighborhood sectors. Other newly elected officers are Sean Daughtry of Roxbury, a…