STEVENS TALKS AT ABCD
Celtics Coach Brad Stevens spoke with the media at this year’s ABCD event at TD Garden and spoke about the upcoming season.
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Stevens: ‘Everybody’ should be ready to go to start camp
BOSTON – The eighth annual ABCD Hoop Dreams fundraiser was held at the TD Garden Tuesday afternoon. Celtics head coach Brad Stevens along with former Celtics head coach and current Los Angeles Clippers head coach Doc Rivers and award-winning journalist Bob Ryan served as co-hosts of the event….
Stricter background checks could ensnare thousands of child care workers
Should someone convicted of assault for a schoolyard brawl decades ago be banned from working in child care? What if that person was charged but never convicted? A sea change in state and federal laws governing criminal background checks for child care workers, intended to improve safety in day care, could force out thousands who have a prior offense, even if they’ve…
Struggling families urged to apply for heat assistance as pandemic surges, winter approaches
Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) is urging senior citizens and families struggling during the coronavirus pandemic to apply for home heating fuel assistance as winter approaches. Last year, the non-profit organization helped keep the heat on for 25,000 households in the Boston and Mystic Valley areas through the federal Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), which the agency…
SUCCESSFUL CHILD TAX CREDIT PROGRAM MUST CONTINUE
Millions of children lifted out of poverty once more face harsh conditions The significant and historic Child Tax Credit that this year lifted more than 3.6 million children in America out of poverty must be extended beyond December 2021. “On behalf of the millions of families and children who will be losing this life-saving benefit in January, we beg the…
Suffolk County DA’s Community Reinvestment Grant Will Help Two Nonprofits Doing Work in Charlestown
Last week District Attorney Kevin Hayden announced the distribution of $60,000 in grants to Suffolk County nonprofit organizations dedicated to promoting the health and safety of the county’s residents. Two nonprofits doing work in Charlestown were among the 13 nonprofits to receive grants between $2,500 and $5,000 through Hayden’s Community Reinvestment Grant (CRG). “Throughout my career as a prosecutor and…
Summer jobs for youth pay off
Study shows boost in graduation rates WHEN THE TOPIC of the achievement gap comes up, the conversation invariably veers to all the out-of-school factors facing low-income students and students of color that are correlated with poorer outcomes on academic performance, high school graduation, and other measures. New research evidence among Boston high school students points to an out-of-school factor that can…
SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES
“After a year off because of the pandemic, Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) will host its Field of Dreams event at Fenway Park on June 16. The event, which started 24 years ago, brings together corporate teams for softball games to raise funds for ABCD’s SummerWorks jobs program for teenagers. Contact Liz McCarthy at (617) 620-6949 for more information about entering…
Support ABCD Hoop Dreams at TD Garden by Becoming a $10,000 Corporate Sponsor or SuperFan Team to Benefit Boston’s At-Risk Youth
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…
SUPPORTING OUR FELLOW CITIZENS RECOVERING IN PUERTO RICO
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…