A Boston holiday toy drive is looking for more donations of presents that will go to disadvantaged families in the region. The Dorchester-based nonprofit Action for Boston Community Development, which collects and distributes the toy donations, says it’s been about 3,000 toys short of what it normally has to hand out in the holiday season. “The pandemic has hit a…
14 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2017 Contact Tim Viall Desk: 617-638-6857 timothy.viall@bmc.org BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER, HEAD START PARTNER TO PREVENT MATERNAL DEPRESSION AN INTERVENTION REDUCED INCIDENCE OF DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOM EPISODES BY 40 PERCENT BOSTON – Boston Medical Center, in partnership with Action for Boston Community Development’s (ABCD) Head Start program, has helped prevent maternal depression by making screenings and effective interventions more…
BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Nonprofit organization Action for Boston Community Development is holding its annual toy drive, and they are in need of toys now more than ever. The organization has held this drive for over 50 years and they have provided toys for hundreds of families that cannot afford them. Bianny Suncar is running the drive this year, and she pleaded…
Featured interview on the What Now broadcast with Eric Kennedy LIVE on Boston Praise Radio & TV, Boston’s first and only FCC licensed, church-based, Black-owned, WBPG-LP 102.9 FM Radio, Television, Social Media and Internet Multi-Media Network. We are the “media voice” of the church in Boston. We are now the #1 Gospel, News and Talk station in the Black community….
Boston residents are urged to utilize no-cost tax prep services CONTACT:Jamie McIver857.488.5068Jamie.McIver@bostonabcd.org WHAT: The Boston Tax Help Coalition (BTHC) 2025 tax season kick off event urging residents to utilize free tax preparation offered by BTHC member organizations like ABCD, a founding member and partner, the City of Boston and other nonprofits, businesses and community organizations. Residents earning up to $67,000…
So far, the Boston Tax Help Coalition (BTHC) has served over 11,000 clients and completed nearly 11,500 tax returns during the 2024 tax season, a 12% increase from last year. The tireless work has put over $17 million back in the pockets of low to moderate-income Boston area families. This effort was carried out across 31 community-based tax sites with seven of our sites still preparing…
Despite coming close to HOLIDAY CAMPAIGN goal, toys still needed BOSTON – ABCD — Action for Boston Community Development — expects to exceed this year’s Toy Drive goal, part of its Winter Fund holiday campaign. On Tuesday, ABCD said it was close to collecting the approximately 7,000 requested toys for underserved Boston families. This comes just over a week after WCVB…
Celtics coach Brad Stevens and Clippers coach Doc Rivers on Tuesday teamed up for their annual Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) Hoop Dreams charity event at TD Garden. And as employees of the corporate sponsors played on the parquet floor, it was impossible for Stevens not to think about what has taken place here, and what might come next….
ABCD Black History Month celebration features spirited panel discussion In celebration of Black History Month, ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler was joined by City of Boston Chief of Economic Opportunity and Inclusion Segun Idowu, Accordia Partners Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Jill Lacey Griffin and ABCD Director of Workforce Development and Alternative Education Ron Marlow for a…
In May, after an initial request of $10,000, Cambridge Savings Bank awarded ABCD $50,000 to support our food security programming for FY 2022. We are extremely grateful for this generous donation! Last year, ABCD provided clients with 206,481 meals. Funding from Cambridge Savings Bank will help improve the quantity, quality, choice and cultural relevance of food in our clients’ monthly…