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Support ABCD Hoop Dreams at TD Garden by Becoming a $10,000 Corporate Sponsor or SuperFan Team to Benefit Boston’s At-Risk Youth

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Exclusive access to event co-hosts Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations, Brad Stevens, and Sports Columnist & basketball guru Bob Ryan Event Chair: Peter Damato, CEO, Merchant Resource Group (BOSTON, MA) – On Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., players from sponsor teams comprised of generous Boston businesses and groups of SuperFans will turn their dreams into reality at…

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SUPPORTING OUR FELLOW CITIZENS RECOVERING IN PUERTO RICO

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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE   October 6, 2017  Action for Boston Community Development Supporting Our Fellow Citizens Recovering in Puerto Rico Accepting Monetary Donations, Clothing & Non-Perishables To Assist in Relief/Rebuilding Efforts   As the island and U.S. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico slowly recovers from the devastation left behind by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, Action for Boston Community Development announces its efforts…

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SUPPORTS ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION FOR CITIZENS

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 28, 2017 Contact Colneth Smiley Desk: 617.348.6224 Cell: 617.872.9435 colneth.smiley@bostonabcd.org ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SUPPORTS ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION FOR CITIZENS  COMMENDING THE SUPERIOR COURT FOR RULING THE 20-DAY VOTER REGISTRATION LAW UNCONSTITUTIONAL & DISENFRANCHISING “Nobody will ever deprive the American people of the right to vote except the American people themselves and the only way…

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SUPPORTS ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION FOR CITIZENS JOINING BOSTON CITY COUNCILOR JOSH ZAKIM AND OTHER CITY OFFICIALS VYING FOR SAME DAY REGISTRATION IN THE CITY OF BOSTON

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  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 23, 2017 Contact Colneth Smiley Desk: 617.348.6224 Cell: 617.872.9435 colneth.smiley@bostonabcd.org   Action for Boston Community Development Supports Election Day Registration for Citizens Joining Boston City Councilor Josh Zakim and Other City Officials Vying For Same Day Registration in the City of Boston   While the Massachusetts Legislature strives to implement a state wide system for…

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Surging home heating costs fuel concerns early in the season

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BOSTON — Choosing between food, medicine, and heating your home is difficult in a normal year, but with this home heating season’s surging fuel prices, many in Massachusetts are struggling to an even greater degree to pay for heat. “It’s just so expensive,” said Sydney Fuller-Jones, a government worker who spent most of the pandemic working 12-hour days or longer…

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Talent-matching and job search success: from layoff to dream job

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The 2020 ABCD Annual Report featured a story about Rachel Carle, a Danvers resident who was laid off in the early days of the pandemic. A senior director with a booming Cambridge company, she was 30 years into a satisfying career when suddenly everything changed.  “When I lost my job, I didn’t know where to turn. I was panicking, afraid…

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Talking gun safety with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell

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MSNBC Anchor and Boston native Lawrence O’Donnell will be back home this weekend for a live audience chat with Tennessee Rep. Justin Pearson, who came to notoriety for his staunch advocacy of gun safety legislation earlier this year. O’Donnell has interviewed Pearson on his MSNBC show “Last Word” several times and isn’t shy about comparing the 28-year-old lawmaker to big…

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Tax Assistance Volunteer Spotlight

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Seth Fichtelberg first heard about the IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program back in 2013 while studying accounting and information systems at Boston College. When one of his professors mentioned that they served as the liaison between BC’s Carroll School of Management and VITA, Fichtelberg decided to lend his skills to helping Massachusetts residents file their taxes. Now, almost…

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TC & Company Podcast | Boston Sports Mania, Bob Ryan Interview | Ep. 77

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NESN host Tom Caron and retired Boston Globe sports columnist and author Bob Ryan talk Field of Dreams – ABCD’s annual softball fundraising event for Boston’s youth – on the TC & Company Podcast. Field of Dreams feature starts at 25:15. LISTEN HERE Want to play ball at the legendary Fenway Park for a great cause this June 30th? There are…

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Teen summer jobs are back. What’s behind the return of a rite of passage?

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Getting a summer job used to mean scooping ice cream at the mall or working the drive-thru at Burger King. Then came the Great Recession, followed by a rush for teens to spend their summers padding their college résumés with coding and language camps. That changed again when the world closed for COVID-19, and then reopened. Not all adults returned…

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