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- ABCD partners with the City of Boston and MassHire to bring a new career center to Nubian Square
- Budget would eliminate home energy assistance program used by 6 million households
- Federal cuts put non-profit sector on edge; health centers see ‘serious threat’ to patients
- ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler talks to WBUR about the importance of LIHEAP
- As temps rise, tips on saving energy, cash
- Eversource & Action For Boston Community Development Give Power-Saving Tips
- ABCD: Trump administration plan to zero out funding for vital programs threatens working families and vulnerable children
- Java with Jimmy: ABCD’s Nadya Nadhir and Beth Israel’s Dr. Frinny Polanco Walters talk the state of public health – April 24th, 2025
- Proposed Trump Admin program cuts would be catastrophic for working families and vulnerable children
- Java with Jimmy: ABCD’s Maureen Scott talks stress relief
- Greater Boston and Mystic Valley Residents Should Contact ABCD
- ‘Do I not pay my mortgage?‘: Families brace for fallout from heating aid cuts
- ABCD’s Bianny Suncar talks tax assistance on Java with Jimmy – 4/2/25
- ABCD’s Andrea Mendoza elected co-chair of the Massachusetts Energy Directors Association
- John McGahan named 2025 Joe ‘Dodo’ Nee Champion Award Recipient
- Java with Jimmy – Ron Marlow on Workforce Development in Boston and MassHire (March 19th, 2025)
- ABCD Director of Energy Services Andrea Mendoza participates in Senator Ed Markey’s LIHEAP Roundtable in Washington, DC
- Celebrating Black Heritage: The legacy of Thelma Burns
- ‘They need relief’: Organization sees big spike in people needing help with utility bills
- Wu Announces Annual Tax Prep Services Available for Residents
- Wu Announces Annual Tax Prep Services Available for Residents
- Wu Announces Annual Tax Prep Services Available for Residents
- Wu Announces Annual Tax Prep Services Available for Residents
- Wu Announces Annual Tax Prep Services Available for Residents
- JAVA AFTER DARK with ABCD HEALTH SERVICES
- Mayor Michelle Wu Announces Annual Tax Prep Services Available for Residents
- Medford takes part in the annual Point-in-Time Count to address homelessness
- Java with Jimmy: Community Prevention with Elisa Dockstader and Priscilla Portugal-Moreno of ABCD Health Services
- Free reproductive health supplies now available in Boston vending machines
- Public health vending machines look to boost access to reproductive health tools
- Home Heating Costs Expected to Be High This Winter Across Massachusetts
- 5 for Good: SHINE initiative trains new green workforce
- 5 for Good: SHINE initiative trains new green workforce
- 98.1 Urban Heat Interview with ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler
- BNN News Interview with Sharon Scott-Chandler and Maureen Scott, ABCD
- Hampden County Sheriff office gets grant for reentry services
- CityLine: Green job opportunities in Massachusetts
- ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler talks about HEAP on WBZ Radio
- The Women’s Edge and the Boston Globe name ABCD as a Top 100 women-led business in Mass.
- Saucy & Friends in the Morning | Thurs 12/19/24
- JAVA AFTER DARK WITH ABCD HEALTH SERVICES
- With federal funding, Boston nonprofit helps families stay warm in winter
- GBH Toy Drive Interview
- ABCD’S Winter Mission: Heat, Holiday Joy, and Happiness for Greater Boston Families
- Community floods Boston toy drive with donations after nonprofit calls for help
- Community floods Boston toy drive with donations after nonprofit calls for help
- Boston toy drive: ‘We haven’t received any donations as of yet for this year’
- The ABCD Toy Drive: Give Toys and Smiles to a Child in Need This Holiday Season
- Boston Nonprofit Pleads With Public to Help With Christmas Toys for Children in Need
- Boston toy drive is desperate for donations
- ‘She was the center of gravity’: Gloria Fox, longest-serving Black woman lawmaker in Mass. history, remembered at funeral service
- ABCD toy drive seeking assistance as demands exceed donations
- Boston toy drive: ‘We haven’t received any donations as of yet for this year’
- Boston Nonprofit Toy Drive in Dire Need of Donations
- THE NORTH SIDE OF HEROISM
- ABCD asks for holiday toy drive donations as it faces shortfall
- Heating costs expected to rise for many this winter
- Mass. expects to get $144 million in federal fuel aid for heating assistance
- News in Brief
- Ways to volunteer, give back this holiday season in Boston
- Wu announces youth jobs applications now open for 2024-2025 school year
- Statement from ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler on Native American Heritage Month
- Wu Announces Youth Jobs Applications Now Open for 2024-2025 School Year
- Gobble gobble! It’s turkey giveaway time
- GBH – Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) is available for qualified applicants
- Wu Announces Youth Jobs Applications Now Open for 2024-2025 School Year
- From prison to green jobs: Ex-inmates among new workforce powering state’s climate goals
- A Woman for the People
- ABCD named to Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts
- Statement from ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler on the 2024 Election
- Brockton Native Noel Gourdin to Perform at the 2024 Community Heroes Celebration
- Special program in Boston trains residents to become solar workers
- All Things Considered – Enrollment in Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) begins October 1st, 2024
- ‘Survivor’ stories connect Southie, Fields Corner
- In Boston, home energy bills are among the highest in the nation
- Low-income T riders can now apply for reduced fares
- New MBTA low-income reduced fare program begins Wednesday: Here’s what to know
- Low-income MBTA riders can apply for reduced fares starting Wednesday
- Tens of thousands of MBTA riders to qualify for half-price fares
- MBTA: Rutas de autobús 23, 28 y 29 serán gratis hasta marzo del 2026
- Tenant advocates look to housing bond bill to bring relief in a challenging Boston market
- ABCD board chair to serve another term
- Nine Emmanuel students explore Professional Pathways in local summer internships
- Teen summer jobs are back. What’s behind the return of a rite of passage?
- ABCD names new officers at Annual Meeting, re-elects Sean K. Daughtry as board chair
- United Way Honors Sen. Edwards as Legislative Champion Advancing thriving, Equitable Communities
- Local teacher teams with students to revive Houghton’s Pond stand
- BOSTON TAX HELP COALITION: PARTNER SPOTLIGHT
- ABCD University High School hails graduates
- Gov. Healey Appoints ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler to New Office of Energy Transportation Advisory Board
- ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler talks SummerWorks, WorkSMART, and more on Java with Jimmy
- Houghton’s Pond pavilion gets new look
- Joseph Slavet, ‘fearless’ and thoughtful watchdog of Boston government, dies at 104
- ABCD’s tax preparation program yields $7 million in state and federal refunds
- ABCD’s Walnut Grove Head Start takes part in ‘African Explosion’
- 84% of Black maternal deaths are preventable
- Sarah-Ann Shaw, Boston’s first Black woman TV reporter, honored at funeral service
- Financial literacy: What you need to know about common financial questions
- Engaging, empowering and equipping Black women for improved maternal health outcomes
- Federal subsidy connecting 367,000 Massachusetts households to internet is expiring
- Longtime community health advocate ABCD hosts Black Maternal Health Week screening of Birthing Justice followed by panel discussion with Boston health professionals
- ABCD hosts Black Maternal Health Week screening of Birthing Justice — April 17
- Fuel assistance deadline is extended to May 10
- Applications for futureBOS — Boston’s youth jobs program — now open
- Fuel assistance maximums grow, application deadline extended to May 10
- Massachusetts Senate Unveils Early Education Reform Amid MASS MoCA Strike
- Senate plans another push for major early ed bill
- Senate plans another push for major early ed bill
- Massachusetts Senate eyeing early education, child care proposal
- Peabody Properties Hits $35M Milestone In LEAN Funding For Energy Sustainability Projects In 2023
- DiDomenico Joins Supporters of Head Start Programs at a Celebration
- ABCD joins Saucy & Friends in the Morning for an interview
- Local program to provide free tax prep services
- Mitigation funds from Dot Block boosting dreams of non-profits
- ABCD Offers Free Tax Preparation for Area Residents
- BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF MASSACHUSETTS DONATES $350,000 IN WINTER ASSISTANCE GRANTS
- La Hora del Café: Julianna Montero, gerente de operaciones de ABCD, insta a los residentes que ganaron menos de $64,000 en 2023 a programar una cita gratuita de preparación de impuestos con un preparador de impuestos certificado por el IRS
- ABCD offers free tax prep for residents who earned up to $64,000 last year
- ABCD urges residents to apply for heating assistance
- ABCD offers free tax preparation for Boston and Mystic Valley residents with incomes up to $64,000
- Free Tax Prep at the Connolly Center
- Sharon Scott-Chandler, Esq. speaks at energy roundtable discussion with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen and local leaders
- Climate equity and impact in action
- Chestnut Manor renovation to notably decrease energy costs during winter: AHA
- Upgrades to Arlington public housing could cut energy use in half this winter
- As poverty curbs families’ spending, need for holiday assistance soars
- Report: Dot residents received $7.9 million in rental help in FY2023
- ABCD’s Sharon Scott-Chandler and Andrea Mendoza talk fuel assistance on Java With Jimmy
- Local food pantries gear up for winter weather and the holiday season
- NBA Foundation ‘Solveathon’ inspires Boston youth to think big
- Your guide to food access in Roxbury
- La Hora del Café: La Directora de Energía de ABCD, Andrea Mendoza, le urge que aplique ahora para la ayuda de calefacción!
- Gov. Maura Healey awards $380k to 13 restorative justice programs
- Massachusetts food pantries seeing more need than ever, asking for help
- Home heating assistance is now available
- Tragic Lewiston Mass Shooting at the Forefront of ABCD’s Community Heroes Celebration Keynote Conversation
- ABCD among organizations assisting migrants receiving work authorization
- Am I eligible for heating assistance? Mass. LIHEAP service provider ABCD shares must-know info about the program
- “It’s OK to need help,” Resources available for Boston parents struggling to earn living wage
- Kien Lang and Huiling Zhu, Longtime Boston Volunteers, Receive Community Hero Awards at ABCD Annual Celebration
- Saucy & Friends in the Morning | Thurs 11/2/23
- This Friday is the ABCD Community Heroes Celebration – NBC Boston
- Talking gun safety with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell
- Here are the 124 organizations receiving United Way of Mass. Bay funding totaling $56M
- Watch The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell Highlights: Nov. 1
- Milton Resident Stephanie Voltaire To Be Honored At ABCD Community Heroes Celebration Nov. 3
- Legislators visit early education sites in Dot
- ‘This is preventable’: Tenn. State Rep. Justin J. Pearson on gun reform after Maine mass shooting
- ABCD on WBUR: Over $130 Million in LIHEAP benefits announced to help families stay warm and healthy this winter
- MSNBC’s O’Donnell to participate in ABCD ‘Heroes’ celebration on Nov. 3
- Heating Worries Mount Amid Growing Costs
- MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell and State Representative Justin J. Pearson of the “Tennessee Three” …
- MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell and State Representative Justin J. Pearson of the “Tennessee Three” to keynote the Community Heroes Celebration on November 3
- East Boston resident Maria Perez to be honored by ABCD
- MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell and State Representative Justin J. Pearson of the “Tennessee Three” to keynote the Community Heroes Celebration on November 3
- ABCD’s Community Heroes Celebration — Nov. 3
- How a potential government shutdown could impact people in Massachusetts
- Local Head Start programs face lapse in federal funding during a government shutdown
- ABCD on WBUR: Government Shutdown Impact on Head Start Families
- ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler Talks Hoop Dreams on Java With Jimmy
- ARL Wellness Waggin’ helping more Boston families in need get medical care for pets
- Rare Launches SHINE Community Solar Initiative to Bring Green Jobs, Lower Energy Bills to Greater Boston’s Underserved Communities
- Climate change and poverty are complex problems. These solutions aim to address both.
- Boston offers incentives to turn empty offices into affordable housing
- Malden Delegation Secures Record Local Investments in FY24 Budget
- Year-Round Benefits from Summer Jobs
- La Hora del Café: Martes de quedarte con nosotros
- City invests $18.7m in summer jobs for youth
- In the news: Ronald Marlow
- Mattapan native Marlow promoted to VP at ABCD
- Medford To Award Over $500K In ARPA Funding To Local Nonprofits
- Local groups will split $352k in Dot Block community funding
- ABCD on the Radio: Sharon Scott-Chandler Comments on City of Boston’s Tax Break Plan to Encourage Business Owners to Convert Empty Office Space to Housing
- ABCD hails University High graduates
- ABCD promotes Josh Young II to VP of field operations and legislative affairs
- Good News Tuesday: Boston youth overcome barriers to achieve academic success
- ABCD promotes Dot native Corbin-Fennell to COO post
- ABCD promotes Anne Corbin-Fennell to chief operating officer
- ABCD SUMMERWORKS – GRAN OPORTUNIDAD PARA NUESTROS JÓVENES
- ABCD to offer teenagers more summer jobs
- Editorial: Summer jobs are an investment worth making this year
- Job fair focused on hiring 1,700 youth ages 14-21 for SummerWorks; hiring staff for Head Start early education and positions in fields like technology, social work, grant writing and energy services
- ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler Talks Field of Dreams on NESN
- ABCD on WBUR: Apply for ABCD SummerWorks
- 1,700 summer jobs for Boston-area high schoolers
- Leading the Way: Sharon Scott-Chandler’s career-long commitment to change
- Need a Summer Job? This Boston Program Is Helping Nearly 2,000 Young People Get Work
- TC & Company Podcast | Boston Sports Mania, Bob Ryan Interview | Ep. 77
- ABCD, Boston’s largest nonprofit youth summer job program partner will hire and place 1,700 youth
- This is the best time of the Boston sports year, and other thoughts
- City touts available summer jobs for youth
- 2023 EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN: Bianny Suncar
- ABCD on the Radio: State-Funded Extra SNAP Payments Come at a Critical Time
- Flat funding for Title X causes scramble for clinics
- With Gratitude to Mel King
- ‘I have to take my time.’ Growing old in Boston without much money is an everyday stress test.
- This Program Connects Boston Teens With Their Community — And Earns Them a Paycheck
- ARL Joins ABCD for Mobile Food Pop-Up Program
- Bridging the Racial Wealth Gap in Boston
- An interview with ABCD President Sharon Scott-Chandler
- ABCD on Urban Heat 98.1 FM’s “The Morning Cafe”
- Cómo preparar tus impuestos: Todo lo que necesitas saber
- What Do I Need to Know to Get Started on My Taxes?
- Legacy of Love
- Legacy of Love
- Fighting the Good Fight
- The State of Race: Embrace Changemakers Then & Now
- It’s All About Community
- ABCD is Offering FREE Tax Preparation for Melrose Residents Who Earned up to $60,000 Last Year
- Free Tax Preparation for Boston and Mystic Valley Residents Offered
- ABCD Launches Free Tax Preparation Season in Collaboration With the Boston Tax Help Coalition to Put Cash Back Into the Community
- Bob Coard, Melnea Cass Honored at the Embrace Boston Memorial
- Comienza la temporada de impuestos
- “Friendship:” A Tribute to John White
- More Mass. residents ask for help with rising fuel costs this winter
- Mass. residents struggle with soaring utility rates this winter
- Summer jobs for youth pay off
- People on the Move: Raeann Whalen
- Sharon Scott-Chandler says struggling families will lose a critical boost with the end of COVID SNAP benefits
- ABCD and the Animal Rescue League of Boston Celebrate 10,000 Wellness Waggin’ Appointments
- The Sound of Music at Ellis Early Learning and ABCD Head Start Program Enrollment Begins Fall 2023
- ‘The Ache for Home Lives in All of Us, the Safe Place Where We Can Go and Not Be Questioned’
- In Memoriam Dorchester 2022
- Made for the job: Scott-Chandler takes reins at ABCD
- Animal Rescue League Of Boston Celebrates Mobile Clinic’s 10,000th Visit
- Show Me the Money
- ABCD Thanks Corporate Sponsors and Generous Individuals for Supporting the Winter Fund: Seeks Donations for Children, Elders and Families in Need
- Ways To Warm The Community This Holiday Season
- Charlestown Resident Nora Blake Lauded by ABCD at Community Heroes Celebration
- North Andover resident recognized for fundraising efforts to fight poverty
- ABCD on the Radio: Applications for Fuel Assistance Flood in as Utility Costs Skyrocket
- Thelma Burns leaves enduring, rich legacy
- Q&A: ‘Fighter for the underserved’ sees shifts in family planning access over 60 years
- Revere’s Leandra Rivera Lauded by ABCD at Community Heroes Celebration
- Revere’s Leandra Rivera Lauded by ABCD at Community Heroes Celebration
- Photos: The Hoop Dreams Fundraiser
- To Boston, Thelma D. Burns ‘was love personified’
- East Boston resident Felix Bezeredy lauded by ABCD at Community Heroes Celebration
- ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler talks Fuel Assistance on Boston Neighborhood Network News
- Scott-Chandler: ABCD celebrates 60 years of fighting poverty
- ABCD celebrates 60th anniversary with Community Heroes Celebration
- In the news: Sharon Scott-Chandler
- Editorial: Hurrah for John Drew
- Sharon Scott-Chandler takes the reins at Boston nonprofit ABCD
- Many partners help Globe Santa in its mission
- ABCD le ofrece ayuda al pagar sus facturas de calefacción
- What to do if you need help with high energy costs this winter
- An ‘invisible’ crisis: Already behind on utility bills, many Americans face a tough winter
- ABCD on the Radio: Federal Heating Assistance Applications are Open
- Mattapan native Scott-Chandler will take over the helm at ABCD
- Energy prices are skyrocketing. Here’s how you can get financial help this winter
- HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge Headlines ABCD’s Community Heroes Celebration on November 18
- Advocates concerned about low-income families, winter heating bills
- Skyrocketing heating costs have people asking for help
- Protecting Women, Combatting Misinformation
- Mass. Fuel Assistance Program Looking To Help Residents Pay High Heat Bills
- Pressley meets with constituents in Roxbury
- Heating Worries Mount Amid Growing Costs
- ABCD on WBUR: LIHEAP benefits announced; more funding needed to help families stay warm and healthy this winter.
- Clark Celebrates Opening of New Head Start in Medford, Child Care Funding
- Assistant Speaker Clark Celebrates Medford Head Start Grand Opening
- In An Historic Appointment, ABCD Board Names Sharon Scott-Chandler, Esq., President and CEO
- ABCD board names Sharon Scott-Chandler its new president and CEO
- Lawmakers push to get federal funds for home heating to Massachusetts early
- ABCD on the Radio: Massachusetts LIHEAP funding helpful but not enough
- As cost of home heating rises, federal assistance is lower than last year
- With home heating bills headed higher, New England lawmakers seek more federal energy assistance for low-income families
- ABCD on the Radio: High utility and grocery costs to devastate Massachusetts families this winter
- Food injustice concerns growing in Boston since pandemic
- Your electric bill may go up by more than 60 percent this winter. Here’s why.
- Massachusetts fuel assistance customers brace for massive energy bill increase
- ‘It’s going to be a crisis’: Nonprofit predicts major impact of surging electricity bills
- ‘It’s going to be a crisis’: Nonprofit predicts major impact of surging electricity bills
- Despite injuries, Brad Stevens is confident in Celtics roster, but he will make a move if necessary
- Five things you need to know today, and real-life hoop dreams
- Steeper Winter Heating Bills Loom, With Less Federal Aid
- Increase in federal fuel aid desperately needed as prices soar
- Support ABCD Hoop Dreams at TD Garden by Becoming a $10,000 Corporate Sponsor or SuperFan Team to Benefit Boston’s At-Risk Youth
- ABCD Celebrates the 49th Annual Women’s Equality Day
- Why ABCD’s ‘Hoop Dreams’ is such an important event
- Why ABCD’s ‘Hoop Dreams’ is such an important event
- ABCD in The Provider: Summer Programs for Youth, President/CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler on Gun Violence
- Cost of electricity rises in July
- Locals press Biden on fuel assistance
- A Healthcare Clinician and a Community Provider Fear for America’s Women
- 2022 Election Cycle Underway ABCD Offers Early Voting Site
- Batter Up! Field of Dreams Baseball Fundraiser Is Back
- Cooling costs, inflation putting pressure on energy assistance
- Commonwealth Corporation Awards ABCD $500,000 Toward Early Education Teacher Training
- ABCD President and CEO Sharon Scott-Chandler Reaffirms Agency’s Commitment to Reproductive Rights
- Reinvestment grant will help three nonprofits doing work in Jamaica Plain
- Suffolk County DA’s Community Reinvestment Grant Will Help Two Nonprofits Doing Work in Charlestown
- ‘Incredible Experience’ as Softball Players Raise Funds at Fenway Park
- Red Sox Host ‘Field Of Dreams’ Charity Fundraiser For Summer Job Program
- Field of Dreams Charity Softball Tournament Held at Fenway Park
- ABCD’s Fenway Park event home run for Boston teens getting summer jobs
- “Music With Heart” Spreads Joy in Troubling Times, and John Drew Says Goodbye to ABCD
- John Drew reflects on long career with ABCD
- East Boston Legend John White Dies at 87
- ‘I left it all on the field’: longtime head of Boston’s ABCD to retire this month
- ABCD’s 24th Field of Dreams Charity Event Set for Fenway Park
- Kraft Family, Patriots Foundation and Gillette Donate $275,000 in the Names of 2022 Myra Kraft Community MVP Award Winners
- John Drew, Longtime President and CEO of ABCD, Set To Retire
- ABCD’s Sharon Scott-Chandler to Succeed President/CEO John Drew
- ABCD’s John Drew, tireless champion of the poor, is signing off
- John Drew, Longtime President and CEO of ABCD, set to retire
- In their words: what’s in your nonprofit’s strategic plan?
- People on the Move: Jennifer Williams
- People on the Move: James Collins
- People on the Move: Flossy Calderon
- Longtime ABCD leader John Drew to retire
- Charlestown Native and Longtime President and CEO of ABCD John Drew Set To Retire
- Wraparound Services Spotlighted for Community Action Month
- People on the Move: Shayla Nazaire
- People on the Move: Kathleen Donahue
- John Drew, Longtime President and CEO of ABCD, Set To Retire
- Hispanic-serving colleges in Mass. support Latino students, but some schools fall short
- ABCD, Bridge Over Troubled Waters Each Get $50K Donation
- Failure to Fund Successful Health Services Program Leaves 30,000 Vulnerable Residents, Communities of Color Without Vital Care
- Astound Broadband announces $100,000 in donations to two Boston nonprofits
- Cursos de inglés gratis en Boston
- Boston Praise Radio & TV’s What Now features ABCD, Union Capital Boston
- Ferriabough Bolling: Thoughts on Nubian Square and more
- College student has high HOPES after start at Cheesecake Factory
- Boston organization ABCD suddenly down millions in federal funds
- Dr. Gary Gross, Boston champion for reproductive justice, retires as ABCD medical director
- BioConnects New England and Action for Boston Community Development Announce Partnership
- ABCD to hire 1K teens for summer jobs
- Senadora Warren y alcaldesa Wu en ABCD Head Start en Dorchester
- Funcionarios buscan seguir proporcionando fondos para guarderías en Boston
- ABCD calls for additional fuel aid funds
- Two years into the pandemic, rental assistance continues to climb
- I Am a Ukrainian
- Rising heating oil costs complicate staying warm in winter’s final weeks
- Electric bills double for U.S. families with fuel costs surging
- ‘Living On The Edge’: Home Heating Oil Prices Soar In Massachusetts As Russia Invades Ukraine
- ‘How are you supposed to live?’ Spiking heat costs impact state’s vulnerable communities.
- I am a Ukrainian
- Wu deserves our support, and her neighborhood deserves quiet
- ‘Everything’s going up’: Seniors struggle with the prices of food, fuel, and medicine
- Melnea Cass, ‘First Lady of Roxbury,’ gave Boston her all
- ABCD, City’s EITC Program in Full Swing in South End and Chinatown
- Boston Tax Help Coalition offers free tax services for low-earning residents
- ABCD, City’s EITC Program in Full Swing at Eastie’s APAC Office
- Jamaica Plain Fuel Assistance Benefits Now at $1,650
- Fuel Assistance Now at $1,650
- ABCD Fuel Assistance Can Help You Stay Warm
- Charlestown Fuel Assistance Benefits Now at $1,650
- Eastie Fuel Assistance Benefits Now at $1,650
- If You’re Struggling to Pay Your Heating Bills, Help May Be Available
- Massachusetts leaders honor legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with special virtual ceremony
- Having trouble heating your home? Here’s where you can get help.
- State fire marshal urges space heater safety: ‘You only have a minute’ to escape a blaze
- Increased federal energy aid available as winter weather arrives in Massachusetts
- Thanks from ABCD
- Drew: It’s critical to bring back the Child Tax Credit now
- Toy drive gets a big boost from staff at East West Mortgage
- ABCD Reaches 6,000 Toy Goal for Holiday Drive
- ABCD Reaches 6,000 Toy Goal for Holiday Drive
- This holiday season, demand for toys is ‘unbelievable’
- Local nonprofit secures 6,000 toys in 3 weeks for holiday donations
- Help exists for thousands of MA families behind on utility bills
- Boston Holiday Toy Drive in Need of More Donors, Even After $4K in Gifts
- ABCD kickoff annual Fuel Assistance program
- Hey Santa, this group needs some help
- Community-based nonprofits to receive grants
- ABCD looking at toy shortage as organization continues yearly toy drive
- Toys needed this holiday season: Requests from families in need far outpacing donations, ABCD says
- Beneficios de los programas de calefacción de la agencia ABCD podrían estar aumentando
- Dorchester Toy Drive Missing Thousands Of Presents Weeks Before Christmas
- Nonprofit: 6,000 toys needed by Dec. 15
- Collaborating to Build a Culturally Inclusive Early Childhood Education Approach
- Surging home heating costs fuel concerns early in the season
- Asistencia para pago de facturas de calefacción en Mass.
- Home Heating Costs Expected To Skyrocket This Winter
- Drew: Increased funding for recovery high schools will save lives
- ABCD Hoop Dreams returns to TD Garden
- ABCD’s Hoop Dreams back on at TD Garden
- Connor Schoen and Tony Shu are taking action in ending young adult homelessness with actionable steps to stable employment
- Get Ready to Pay More to Heat Your Home This Winter. Here’s Why
- The Red Sox’ playoff race has been great, even with their late-season stumbles
- Housing equity bill is urgent to hold pandemic-related suffering at bay
- Massachusetts Workers’ Expiring Unemployment Benefits Won’t Solve Labor Shortage, Experts Say
- More than 300,000 will soon lose jobless benefits in Mass. The looming cutoff reveals an economy divided by extremes
- Drew: Note to universal pre-k planners – we already have Head Start
- An urgent message for all parents: Don’t miss out on child tax credits
- In the news: Sean Daughtry
- Why Is The Mass. Unemployment Rate Twice As High As N.H.’s?
- Mass. should extend moratorium over utility bills
- ABCD SummerWorks Empleando a la Juventud
- ABCD Field Of Dreams Event At Fenway Park Raises Money For SummerWorks Youth Program
- Businesses Go to Bat for ABCD Summer Jobs
- Softball teams at Fenway to raise money
- High schools in Springfield, Boston and Beverly receiving $972,000 in grants for after-school programming for teens with substance use disorder
- SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES
- ABCD and The Greater Boston Food Bank Announce a Joint Initiative
- Community heroes address needs, fight inequity
- Irvienne Goldson, health care “spirit warrior” for women of color, dies at 60
- ABCD provides fuel assistance for thousands of households
- ABCD: Don’t Put Off Call for Fuel Assistance
- ABCD Responds to Extreme Need as Pandemic Surges
- Appreciation: Irvienne Goldson, Longtime ABCD Health Advocate, Dies Unexpectedly
- Irvienne Goldson, longtime ABCD educator, leader dies
- Distributions Make Holidays At The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center Merry And Bright
- A SEASON OF CELEBRATING ALL WHO GIVE BACK
- A SCRAMBLE FOR FUNDING TO HELP PEOPLE STRUGGLING
- ABCD RESPONDING TO EMERGENCY NEEDS
- ‘Incredible Challenge’: COVID’s Hit Holiday Donations, So Charities Get Creative
- Toy drives in Boston spark holiday cheer during tough times
- Politics with Amy Walter: How the Economic Downturn has Hurt Vulnerable Americans
- Fuel assistance vital to low-income households as pandemic extends into winter
- OPINION: Fed dollars are needed right now to blunt pandemic crisis fallout
- Food aid centers face high demand
- Thanksgiving Turkeys And Meals Bring Cheer To The ABCD North End/West End NSC
- APAC/ABCD Kick-Off Annual Fuel Assistance Program
- Struggling families urged to apply for heat assistance as pandemic surges, winter approaches
- Life sciences nonprofit donates $755,000 to fight poverty
- ABCD North End/West End Center Has the Newest Cucina in the Neighborhood
- ABCD responds to housing and food needs
- Landlords, tenants unsure of what to expect after state’s eviction moratorium expired
- ABCD President/CEO John Drew discusses the importance of fuel assistance for the coming winter with WBZ Radio
- Concerns grow as eviction proceedings resume amid the pandemic
- ABCD Calls for More Money to Supply Families with Winter Heating Assistance
- Eviction proceedings to resume after state’s moratorium expires
- Life Science Cares Raises $605K for Greater Boston Nonprofits
- ABCD NE/WE NSC Community Food Program Provides Nourishing Boxes Of Groceries And Produce
- ABCD Helping Residents Through Pandemic, Demanding New Relief Bill
- People struggling to afford food, local organizations overhaul operations to meet need
- ABCD Head: More Help Needed from Washington
- ABCD: Hungry children can’t wait months for relief bill
- People on the Move: Jessica Aguilera-Steinert
- People on the Move: Ronald Marlow
- Federal assistance needed as COVID-19 continues to devastate low-income households
- FOOD INSECURITY IS ON THE RISE IN MASSACHUSETTS
- ABCD is offering free, virtual English language classes by ESOL instructors
- Boston polling places open this week
- ABCD Head: Relief Impasse Hurts Needy
- In the news: Yvonne Jones
- Looking for a job? Check MassHire centers near you
- ABCD launches MassHire MetroNorth Career Centers operations
- Experts Say School And Childcare Reopening Presents Challenges And Opportunities
- ABCD Ofreciendo Ayuda Adicional en Tiempos de COVID-19
- Allston-Brighton nonprofits awarded emergency response grants from Harvard
- MassHire Metro North announces new career center operator
- MassHire Metro North Workforce Board Announces Selection of New Career Center Operator
- ABCD selected to operate MassHire Metro North Career Center
- MassHire Metro North Workforce Board Announces Selection of New Career Center Operator
- Short-term Relief Available to Medford Residents Struggling to Pay Rent
- Emergency fund helps Medford residents pay rent due to coronavirus hardships
- Medford Partnership Offers Rent Assistance During Pandemic
- Low-income families get a headstart during the pandemic with food delivered to their doorstep
- ABCD Pivots to COVID-19 Response
- ABCD limits services, temporarily closes centers due to COVID-19 (Cambridge)
- ABCD limits services, temporarily closes centers due to COVID-19 (Needham)
- Letters to the editor (The Boston Herald)
- How Doc Rivers Is Helping Fight Poverty While Leading the Clippers
- Lovin’ Spoonfuls Holds Cooking Demo at ABCD Neighborhood Center
- Liberty Mutual Insurance announces 19 East Boston community grants
- ABCD Ready to Help with Heating Assistance
- ABCD North End/West End Service Center Holiday Party
- Local couple makes largest donation in history of ABCD toy drive
- Cold snap costs residents in heating bills
- ABCD trying to collect thousands of toys for children in need
- Bedford resident recognized as ABCD Community Hero
- Local nonprofit needs thousands more toy donations for families in need
- Guiding firefighter hopefuls
- ABCD Asks for Help with Meeting Needs
- Giving thanks for all those who make Mass. a better place
- Local [ABCD] Food Pantry Seeing Huge Spike
- EBNHC’s Joanna Cataldo Named ABCD Community Hero
- ABCD North End / West End Neighborhood Service Center Receives Turkey Donations
- ABCD Fuel Assistance discussed on Encuentro Latino TV
- Officers Assigned to the Bureau of Community Engagement Honored at the 2019 ABCD Community Heroes Celebration
- Daymark Gives Back to Local Community
- Ad Executive Chairs Gala
- Buona Sera: An Evening with Friends
- Neighborhood Service Center Raises $40,000 at Annual Buona Sera
- In Roslindale, One Street Holds Both Sides of the Equation to Immigrant Advancement
- Garrison Raises Eyebrows At Roxbury Candidates Forum
- Boston Herald Letter to the Editor – Partnerships make a difference
- City Council Candidates Gather at Roxbury Forum
- DOC RIVERS, BRAD STEVENS TALK B-BALL, PHILANTHROPY WITH BOB RYAN
- 9th Annual “Buona Sera” Event to Benefit Local ABCD Center
- Celtics Coach Brad Stevens: ‘Last Year Was No Fault of Kyrie’
- Brad Stevens sees advantages to World Cup experience for his Celtics
- ABCD Keeps Kids & Families Fed All Summer
- Asian American Civic Association rings in 52 years
- On the Precipice of a Critical Clippers Season, Doc Rivers Takes a Trip to Boston
- New officers for ABCD board of directors
- 90,000 People In Mass. Potentially Losing Access To Food Stamps Under Trump Proposal
- Bob Ryan talks ABCD Hoop Dreams on 98.5 The Sports Hub with Felger and Mazz
- Animal Rescue League of Boston offering $10 pet exam with vaccines, microchip in Pet Wellness Waggin’ mobile program
- Wellness Waggin’: Boston Project Helps Families Afford Pet Care
- New Boston Wellness Waggin’ Provides Accessible, Affordable Pet Care
- AG Healey Funds Summer Jobs for Young People Across the State
- ABCD Hosts Field of Dreams 2019 at Fenway Park
- Mayor Walsh announces Boston’s Complete Count Committee ahead of 2020 Census
- Action for Boston Community Development to hold summer program
- ‘It’s why I’m still moving’: 95-year-old finally retires from foster role
- ‘It’s why I’m still moving’: 95-year-old finally retires from foster role
- Families left in the cold as fuel assistance runs out
- Stricter background checks could ensnare thousands of child care workers
- Government Shutdown Shutting Some People Out of Food Assistance
- Poor families hit hard by government shutdown, Boston advocacy group warns
- ABCD toy drive puts toys in hands of local kids
- Event makes holidays happier for struggling families
- Boston Toy Drive Expects to Exceed Goal
- Massive holiday toy drive in Boston needs help
- Holiday Help Needed: 7,000 requests for donated toys …
- ABCD Seeks Toys, Clothing Donations
- ABCD spells chance to change lives for the better
- ABCD Adopt a Family Needs Your Help
- Volunteers Needed for Adopt a Family Program
- Leslie Odom, Jr. to perform at ABCD dinner
- BOLD TYPES: Dial-an-entertainer
- Mobile outreach van, team serving the homeless suspended until further notice
- To Stem Tide Of Childcare Staff Turnover, Providers Try Increasing Benefits
- Doc Rivers wishes for mending of fences among 2008 Celtics
- Stevens: ‘Everybody’ should be ready to go to start camp
- STEVENS TALKS AT ABCD
- Brad Stevens: Celtics ‘can’t talk about being the favorite’
- Family Resource Center Prepares More than 300 Kids for School
- Doc Rivers returning to TD Garden
- <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/letters_to_the_editor/2018/03/march_15_2018_letters_to_the_editor"target="_blank">No delay needed</a>
- <a href="http://malden.wickedlocal.com/news/20180306/abcds-mobile-homeless-outreach-team-funding-temporarily-extended"target="_blank">ABCD’s Mobile Homeless Outreach Team funding temporarily extended</a>
- <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/regionals/north/2018/03/02/funding-for-homeless-outreach-running-empty/UPq5W1bZKha2v38a65eCDL/story.html"target="_blank">Funding for homeless outreach is running on empty</a>
- <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/02/mayor_martin_j_walsh_launches_plan_to_assist_homeless_youth/"target="_blank">Mayor Martin J. Walsh launches plan to assist homeless youth</a>
- <a href="https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/boston-pilot-program-syncs-job-training-with-childcare"target="_blank">Job Training Synced With Childcare Gets Boston Mothers Into New Careers</a>
- <a href="http://www.fox25boston.com/news/budget-cut-may-force-shut-down-of-local-homeless-outreach-team/699196406"target="_blank">Budget cut may force shut down of local homeless outreach team</a>
- <a href="http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/breakingnews/ci_31653588/baker-safeguards-womens-health-funding-just-case"target="_blank">Baker safeguards women’s health funding — just in case</a>
- <a href="https://northendwaterfront.com/2018/02/abcd-north-end-west-end-neighborhood-service-center-valentines-day-party/"target="_blank">ABCD North End/West End NSC Valentine’s Day Part</a>
- <a href="https://abcdinsightblog.wordpress.com/"target="_blank">ABCD Insight – February 2018</a>
- <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/Heating-Assistance-Programs-Funds-Could-Run-Dry-467195023.html"target="_blank">Heating Assistance Program’s Funds Could Run Dry</a>
- <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_politics/2018/02/funding_crunch_at_abcd"target="_blank">Funding Crunch at ABCD – Threat to Homeless Aid</a>
- Letters to the editor: Elect Hub school board
- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZWGJymvjnY&feature=youtu.be"target=_blank">Head Start Center Open in Mattapan
- Heating Assistance Program’s Funds Could Run Dry
- <a href="http://boston.cbslocal.com/2017/12/27/mbta-abcd-preventative-action-frigid-temps/"target="_blank">MBTA Aims For Preemptive Action Against Frigid Temps</a>
- <a href="http://sampan.org/2017/12/abcds-winter-fund-helps-families-keep-warm-healthy-safe-throughout-the-holidays-winter-season/"target="_blank">ABCD’s Winter Fund helps families keep ‘Warm. Healthy. Safe.’ throughout the holidays & winter season</a>
- <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2017/12/santa_soars_as_holiday_cheer_makes_landing"target="_blank">Santa soars as holiday cheer makes landing</a>
- <a href="http://www.wcvb.com/article/christmas-trees-donated-to-families-in-need-in-greater-boston-area/14004429"target="_blank">Christmas trees donated to families in need in Greater Boston area</a>
- <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/business/business_markets/2017/11/motley_markey_22_more_honored_as_abcd_heroes"target="_blank">Motley, Markey, 22 more honored as ABCD Heroes</a>
- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=SB4ryA6pg6k"target="_blank">Time to Apply for Fuel Assistance</a>
- <a href="http://www.wcvb.com/article/wake-up-call-from-abcd/13449166"target="_blank">Wake up call from ABCD</a>
- <a href="https://www.dotnews.com/2017/temps-dip-some-households-are-eligible-fuel-assistance"target="_blank">As temps dip, some households are eligible for fuel assistance</a>
- <a href="https://www.itemlive.com/2017/11/07/markey-will-honored-unsung-hero/"target="_blank">Markey will be honored as an ‘Unsung Hero’</a>
- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY89r-fHRTs"target="_blank">ABCD to Honor “Community Heroes”</a>
- <a href="https://northendwaterfront.com/2017/11/abcds-north-endwest-end-neighborhood-service-center-buona-sera-photos/"target="_blank">ABCD’s North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center Buona Sera</a>
- <a href="https://solarindustrymag.com/massachusetts-awards-clean-energy-grants-for-low-income-residents"target="_blank">Massachusetts Awards Clean Energy Grants For Low-Income Residents</a>
- <a href="http://melrose.wickedlocal.com/news/20171101/winter-heating-cost-assistance-available-for-melrose-residents"target="_blank">Winter heating cost assistance available for Melrose residents</a>
- <a href="http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/editorials/2017/10/28/boston-fire-department-slides-backward-diversity/ORDg06WReUBMI6PJtOM4zM/story.html?event=event25"target="_blank">Boston Fire Department slides backward on diversity</a>
- <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/opinion/editorials/2017/10/editorial_schools_in_good_hands"target="_blank">Schools in good hands</a>
- Panel decries appointed Boston School Committee
- Category: Newsletter
- Perseverance and Teamwork Bring the Heat: Marian Young
- Ostiguy High School Scholars Meet Celtics Players, Award-Winning Boston Artist
- Tax Assistance Volunteer Spotlight
- Flipping the Switch on the Clean Energy Revolution
- ABCD WorkSMART year end celebration
- Happy Pride Month!
- Happy Juneteenth!
- ABCD University High School Celebrates the Class of 2024
- Joseph S. Slavet, ABCD’s First Executive Director, Helped to Launch the Organization and the Community Action Movement
- In Memoriam: Rev. Dr. Florence King
- In Memoriam: Joe Slavet
- In Memoriam: Harold Mezoff
- Ostiguy: Educational pathways for students in recovery
- ABCD SummerWorks alumni leading the way
- Women’s History Month: ABCD women who lead
- Case Manager Spotlight: Brendyn Schneider
- MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell and Tennessee State Representative Justin J. Pearson offer Community Heroes Celebration keynote conversation
- Meet ABCD Board Chair Sean K. Daughtry
- Advocating on Beacon Hill
- Community Heroes Celebration Commemorated ABCD’s Diamond Jubilee, 60 Years of Anti-poverty Work in Greater Boston
- Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Katherine Clark, tours ABCD’s Medford Head Start Early Learning Center
- Food For The Soul, Mind and Body
- Good Food with Good Friends
- Corporate Donors and Boston Celtics SuperFans Shoot Their Shot at ABCD’s Hoop Dreams to Support Boston’s Low-Income Youth
- Cambridge Savings Bank Awards ABCD $50,000 for Food Security
- MassHire Metro North Career Centers Win Bronze Award
- The Changing Face of Poverty
- Developing Young Leaders
- A Message from Sharon Scott-Chandler
- As winter cold hits, ABCD urges residents to apply for heating assistance
- ABCD offers free tax prep to eligible residents
- Yawkey Foundation donates $40,000 to Youth Access Pack project
- ABCD LOOKS FORWARD TO PARTNERING WITH MAYOR MICHELLE WU, LAUDS APPOINTMENT OF BRIANNA MILLOR AS COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CHIEF
- ADMINISTRATION FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AWARDS ABCD $250,000 TO IMPROVE FOOD SECURITY OPERATIONS
- 10th ABCD Hoop Dreams raises funds for youth programs
- City of Boston and ABCD help homeowners avoid pandemic-related foreclosure
- Sharon Scott-Chandler testifies before Congress on the critical impact of the Community Services Block Grant; offers insights into early childhood education at state legislator’s invitation
- ABCD and City of Boston pop-ups bring rental assistance directly to neighborhoods
- ABCD’S John Drew Receives National Robert M. Coard Innovation Award
- Career center wins gold award for employment services to veterans
- FROM STOP-GAP MEASURES TO LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS:
- ABCD helps families in crisis pay past-due heating bills, urges extension of shut-off moratorium
- ABCD’s signature summer jobs program helps youth chart a promising path, prepare for school this fall
- ABCD seeks early ed teachers, staff who want to make a difference, pursue a fulfilling career
- ABCD urges families in need to sign up for assistance with food, rent, other essentials at ABCD Neighborhood Centers
- ABCD VITA Program Returns $6 Million to Community Residents, Boosts Economy in Boston-area Neighborhoods
- ABCD Field of Dreams raises $150,000 for youth jobs program
- Unprecedented inter-agency coalition meets urgent needs of 100,000 residents
- DPH awards Ostiguy High $324,000 to support students in recovery
- ABCD’s COVID-19 Relief Fund raises an additional $430,000
- ABCD Helps Ensure Children Continue Learning
- Ostiguy and University High Schools Celebrate Generous Grant Support
- ABCD Awarded Grant to Support Expansion of ESOL Program
- Remembering Visionary ABCD leader Robert M. Coard
- ABCD Community Heroes Celebration brings over a thousand people together to celebrate community volunteers
- ABCD’s 2019 YEA! graduates find their voice, take leadership skills to the community
- ABCD Head Start kicks off the new school year with summer Welcome Back Citywide
- Hearing loss awareness campaign addresses overlooked health risk
- ABCD and Animal Rescue League partner to bring Wellness Waggin’ to Dorchester, Roxbury and Mattapan communities
- ABCD welcomes new and returning board officers and members
- ABCD SummerWorks Prepares Hundreds of Boston Youth for Future Career Success
- Congratulations to our 2019 graduates
- Field of Dreams hits it out of the park for youth
- Learning English While a Parent
- ABCD YEA! participants discover their limitless potential
- <a href="https://abcdinsightblog.wordpress.com/"target="_blank">ABCD Insight Fall/Winter 2017</a>
- Category: Press Release
- ABCD partners with the City of Boston and MassHire to bring a new career center to Nubian Square
- Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $6.8 Million to Train and Place Over 1,100 Workers in Industries Statewide
- Governor Healey Unveils Energy Affordability, Independence & Innovation Act to Save Ratepayers $10 Billion
- Eversource Urges Customers to Take Action Before Hot Summer Weather Leads to Surge in Energy Usage
- Trump Admin plan to zero out funding for vital programs would be catastrophic for working families and vulnerable children
- April 30th is the last day to apply for the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) that helps pay for winter home heating costs
- ABCD’s Andrea Mendoza elected co-chair of the Massachusetts Energy Directors Association
- MAYOR MICHELLE WU ANNOUNCES ANNUAL TAX PREP SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS
- Boston Tax Help Coalition Kicks Off 2025 Tax Season at ABCD Headquarters
- ABCD Health Services partners with TestandGo® kiosks to offer free reproductive health products, referrals and STI testing around the clock
- The Women’s Edge and The Boston Globe Name ABCD as a Top 100 Women-led Business in Massachusetts
- News media, local businesses and the City of Boston generate major influx of donations for ABCD Toy Drive benefitting Greater Boston children
- Massachusetts’ Low-Income Energy Affordability Network lauded by ACEEE as a national leader in energy affordability initiatives
- ABCD Toy Drive FALLING SHORT – SEEKS DONATIONS ASAP FOR GREATER BOSTON CHILDREN
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services releases $3.7 billion for the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program
- Whip Clark Visits Malden’s ABCD Head Start, Bread of Life Food Pantry Ahead of the Holiday
- Pressley Visits ABCD Head Start in Jamaica Plain, Highlights Threat of Project 2025 to Early Education
- Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll at ABCD Hoop Dreams to support Boston youth
- Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates MBTA’s New Income-Eligible Reduced Fare Program
- Healey-Driscoll Administration Celebrates MBTA’s New Income-Eligible Reduced Fare Program
- Making Transit More Affordable: MBTA’s Income-Eligible Reduced Fare Program Launches September 4
- ABCD receives $700,000 grant from the Healey-Driscoll Administration to expand its BRIDGES Returning Citizens Center to reduce recidivism among young adults ages 18-25
- ABCD names new officers at the Annual Meeting
- ABCD University High School Celebrates the Class of 2024
- PRESS RELEASE: Fuel Assistance maximums have increased: LIHEAP application deadline extended to May 10, 2024
- PRESS RELEASE: ABCD offers free tax preparation for Boston and Mystic Valley residents with incomes up to $64,000
- US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ANNOUNCES NEW COMMUNITIES IN INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE WORKFORCE OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
- The Sponsors of Mass Save® and ABCD Host EOHLC Secretary Ed Augustus at Arlington Senior and Disabled Multi-Family Residence: $1.3M Project Exemplifies Low-Income Climate Equity Work Performed Statewide
- ABCD urges residents to apply for home heating assistance
- ABCD’s Community Heroes Celebration to feature a keynote conversation with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell and State Representative Justin J. Pearson of the “Tennessee Three”
- Rare Launches SHINE Community Solar Initiative to Bring Green Jobs, Lower Energy Bills to Greater Boston’s Underserved Communities
- Action for Boston Community Development promotes Mattapan native Ronald Marlow to vice president of workforce development and alternative education
- Action for Boston Community Development Promotes South End native Josh Young, II to vice president of field operations and legislative affairs
- ABCD’s Field of Dreams Charity Event Set for Friday, June 30 at Fenway Park
- ABCD CELEBRATES AND STANDS IN SOLIDARITY WITH THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY DURING PRIDE AND EVERY DAY
- ABCD Congratulates the University High Class of 2023
- Energy efficiency partners to showcase equity in action at Riley House Senior Housing
- ABCD’s free tax assistance yields $5.4 million in state and federal refunds for low-income Greater Boston taxpayers
- ABCD is the City of Boston’s largest non-profit, community-based youth summer job program partner; will hire and place 1,700 youth
- ABCD’s WorkSMART Youth Program Included in 12 Individual NBA Foundation Grants totaling $4.8 Million to Advance Economic Empowerment in the Black Community
- ABCD-operated MassHire Metro North Career Center partners with City of Medford on job readiness program for people in recovery
- Free tax preparation starts Jan. 30 for residents earning up to $60,000
- Fuel Assistance Benefit Levels Increased to $2,200
- ABCD Thanks Corporate Sponsors and Generous Individuals for Supporting the Winter Fund:<br>Seeks Donations for Children, Elders and Families in Need This Winter and Holiday Season
- A Message from Sharon Scott – Chandler, Esq., President and CEO: Remembering Thelma D. Burns
- HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge Headlines ABCD’s Community Heroes Celebration on November 18
- New Fuel Assistance Applications Accepted
- East Boston Legend John T. White Dies on June 7
- ABCD thanks Boston City Council, officials for stepping up to support its longtime status as Title X grantee
- ABCD’s 24th Field of Dreams Charity Event Set for June 27th at Fenway Park
- ABCD PRESIDENT/CEO JOHN J. DREW TO RETIRE JUNE 30
- ABCD THANKS ASSISTANT SPREAKER KATHERINE CLARK, MASSACHUSETTS DELEGATION, FOR PASSAGE OF CSBG MODERNIZATION ACT
- Astound Broadband Powered by RCN Boston Announces $50,000 Donation to ABCD
- Fuel Assistance Benefit Levels Increased for Utility-Heated Homes
- No fooling! Utilities moratorium ends April 1; ABCD urges residents to apply for fuel aid as bills come due
- ABCD Calls for Additional Fuel Aid Funds as Spike in Heating Costs Creates Crisis Across Massachusetts
- Hey Teens, Apply now for ABCD SummerWorks! Mayor Wu praises program, calls it “essential experience”
- Hey Teens, Apply now for ABCD SummerWorks! Mayor Wu praises program, calls it “essential experience”
- Need cash? Call ABCD tax prep now!
- MA Fuel Assistance Top Benefit Now $1,650
- ABCD REACHES 6,000 TOY GOAL FOR HOLIDAY DRIVE!
- ABCD Says Successful CHILD TAX CREDIT Program Must Continue
- ABCD Toy Drive calls out for support to bring holiday joy to children in low-income families
- ABCD very grateful for $4.5 billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding for heating assistance
- ABCD Says Low-income Residents Face Perfect Storm as Home Heating Costs Rise, Winter Cold Descends
- ABCD Hoop Dreams at TD Garden to benefit at-risk youth
- ABCD’S John Drew Receives National Robert M. Coard Innovation Award
- BUSINESS/COMMUNITY LEADER SEAN DAUGHTRY ELECTED ABCD BOARD CHAIR
- ABCD VITA Program Returns $6 Million to Community Residents, Boosts Economy
- HEAD START EXPANSION Key to Achievement of Universal Pre-K in Biden Administration American Families Plan
- Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) awarded $100,000 Cummings grant
- ABCD’s 22nd Annual Field of Dreams Charity Event Set for June 16th
- ABCD announces summer job programs, urge eligible youth to apply immediately to earn, learn, and heal their communities
- $2 million partnership between major Boston-area agencies promotes food security for thousands of hungry low-income households
- Eversource and ABCD Energy Efficiency Project Underway at Housing for Seniors and Residents with Disabilities in Greenfield
- Fuel Assistance Funding Increase Brings Critical Relief to Families in Crisis
- ABCD offers FREE tax return preparation for eligible residents who earned under $57,000 in 2020
- Join in the ABCD Winter Fund 2020
- ABCD Urges Struggling Elders, Families to Apply for Fuel Assistance as Pandemic Surges, Winter Cold Descends
- ABCD offers FREE virtual ESOL classes
- ABCD Urges Boston Residents to GET COUNTED as Census Timeline Cut to September 30
- ABCD steps up aid for struggling residents with federal CARES ACT grant
- ABCD Board Reelects Community Leader Yvonne Jones as Chair, Elects Board Officers
- As Unemployment Spikes Due to COVID-19 Impact, ABCD Brings Expertise to Career Centers
- MassHire Metro North Workforce Board Announces Selection of New Career Center Operator
- STATEMENT ON GEORGE FLOYD, ANTI-RACISM FROM ABCD PRESIDENT/CEO JOHN J. DREW
- Press Release – ABCD Emergency Fund Helps Medford Residents Pay Rent Due to Hardship Caused by COVID-19 Crisis
- ABCD URGES US HHS SECRETARY AZAR TO RELEASE CARES ACT CSBG FUNDS IMMEDIATELY
- Press Release – ABCD’s response to the COVID-19 crisis
- PRESS RELEASE: ABCD Urges Families in Need to APPLY Now for Heating Assistance
- ABCD Honors Five 50-Year Partnerships at November Gala
- ABCD’s 22nd Annual Field of Dreams Benefit Set for June 18th
- ABCD urges Baker administration to release full $30 million in fuel assistance
- ABCD Calls on Governor, Legislature for Fuel Assistance
- ABCD ADOPT A FAMILY NEEDS YOUR HELP
- State Rep. Aaron Michlewitz Honored at ABCD Community Heroes Celebration
- Doc Rivers Q&A: The Clippers Coach Speaks on Sacrifice and the Value of Giving Back
- Grammy & Tony Award Winner Leslie Odom Jr. of Broadway’s Hamilton Headlines ABCD’s Community Heroes Celebration “In It Together!”
- COACH DOC RIVERS AND COACH BRAD STEVENS HOST 8 TH ANNUAL ABCD HOOP DREAMS AT TD GARDEN
- ABCD’S MOBILE HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM FUNDING EXTENDED – BUT ONLY THROUGH APRIL
- HUNDREDS OF ABCD HEAD START CHILDREN CELEBRATE ON BOSTON COMMON
- COACH DOC RIVERS RETURNS TO BOSTON! ABCD’S 7TH ANNUAL HOOP DREAMS AT TD GARDEN
- THE HEART OF HUMANITY
- SUPPORTING OUR FELLOW CITIZENS RECOVERING IN PUERTO RICO
- HEAD START & EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN GREATER BOSTON
- ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT URGES LEGISLATURES TO HELP HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH SAFER ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS 1
- ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT URGES LEGISLATURES TO HELP HOMELESS FAMILIES WITH SAFER ACCESS TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS 2
- Doc Rivers, Brad Stevens Host Hoop Dreams
- 7TH ANNUAL HOOP DREAMS AT TD GARDEN HOSTED BY LA CLIPPERS COACH DOC RIVERS, CELTICS COACH BRAD STEVENS & BOSTON SPORTSWRITER BOB RYAN
- ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT’S 20TH ANNUAL FIELD OF DREAMS
- ABCD BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTS YVONNE L. JONES AS CHAIR
- 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
- ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT’S 20TH ANNUAL FIELD OF DREAMS
- SUPPORTS ELECTION DAY REGISTRATION FOR CITIZENS
- BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER, HEAD START PARTNER TO PREVENT MATERNAL DEPRESSION
- GRAND OPENING
- ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT 20TH ANNUAL FIELD OF DREAMS
- ABCD URGE INDIVIDUAL AND HOUSEHOLDS IN-NEED TO APPLY FOR FUEL ASSISTANCE APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED UNTIL APRIL 30TH
- ACTION FOR BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT INTRODUCES GATE
- GRAND OPENING FOR ABCD HEAD START & EARLY LEARNING CENTER
- FUEL ASSISTANCE EXTENDED THROUGH MAY 12TH!
- MARIO BATALI FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES TRIPLE INITIATIVE FOR BOSTON’S CHILDREN WITH PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON LITERACY AND NUTRITION
- MARIO BATALI FOUNDATION
- Washington proposals put survival of Head Start at stake
- HEAD START EARLY LEARNING CENTER
- TIS THE SEASON TO GIVE
- ABCD LAUNCHES “WINTER EMERGENCY CAMPAIGN”
- Category: Uncategorized
- Building Stronger Communities through Corporate Citizenship: State Street
- Grand Opening of ABCD Operated MassHire Metro North Career Center in Woburn
- State campaign encourages individual climate action
- Milestones
- SUCCESSFUL CHILD TAX CREDIT PROGRAM MUST CONTINUE
- Talent-matching and job search success: from layoff to dream job
- ABCD SummerWorks and you can support Boston youth
- With COVID restrictions lifted, ABCD Field of Dreams is back!
- Cummings Foundation awards ABCD $100,000 to expand ESOL program, meet community needs
- Agencies Expand Access to Food Relief
- ABCD Fuel Assistance provides help to keep thousands of people warm this winter
- On the passing of Irvienne Goldson
- LETTER: THEY HEAR THE DESPERATION IN PEOPLE’S VOICES — FEDERAL STIMULUS NEEDED NOW
- OPINION: Federal assistance needed as COVID-19 continues to devastate low-income households
- What will Trump’s new executive order mean for unemployed workers in Mass.? Confusion reigns
- Volunteers and Donors Provide Food, Technology, and Hope for Out of School Youth
- ABCD PROVIDES EMERGENCY SERVICES IN RESPONSE TO COVID-19 – IN BRIEF
- ABCD Head Start Responds to COVID-19
- ABCD Provides Emergency & limited Services in Response to COVID-19 – in detail
- Asian American Civic Association rings in 52 years
- What happens when you can’t afford to stay warm?
- Leslie Odom, Jr. headlines ABCD’s ‘In It Together’ event
- <a href="https://boston.cbslocal.com/2018/10/20/centro-abcd-fuel-assistance-program-and-winter-emergency-campaign/?fbclid=IwAR0VJWjMIKShyDXeTTznVUJpvhH6Rz6RlPg-RInMdRj8h1jtyeS0UHlJhFA"target="_blank"> Winter is here! Get help with your heating bills.</a>
- <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/celtics/2018/08/doc_rivers_answers_abcd_s_call_returns_for_hoop_dreams_annual_fundraiser#.W4P-QNMGgYM.facebook"target="_blank"> DOC RIVERS ANSWERS ABCD’S CALL, RETURNS FOR HOOP DREAMS ANNUAL FUNDRAISER </a>
- <a href="https://www.boston25news.com/news/teens-get-tough-job-in-boston-fire-academy-over-summer-months/812950256"target="_blank"> TEENS GET ‘TOUGH JOB’ IN BOSTON FIRE ACADEMY OVER SUMMER MONTHS </a>
- IN RARE BOSTON APPEARANCE, GRAMMY AND GOLDEN GLOBE WINNER QUEEN LATIFAH TO SPEAK, PERFORM AT ABCD’S COMMUNITY HEROES CELEBRATION
- NBA CHAMPIONSHIP-WINNING COACH AND HUMANITARIAN DOC RIVERS
- <a href="https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2018-06-29-field-of-dreams-raises-200k-for-youth-summer-jobs/"target="_blank">Field Of Dreams’ Raises $200K For Youth Summer Jobs </a>
- <a href="https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/Field-of-Dreams-Event-Fenway-Park-Benefit-Teens-486883141.html"target="_blank">Field of Dreams</a>
- <a href="https://northendwaterfront.com/2018/07/pizza-lovers-dominate-city-hall-plaza-at-second-annual-boston-pizza-festival/"target="_blank"> PIZZA LOVERS DOMINATE CITY HALL PLAZA AT SECOND ANNUAL BOSTON PIZZA FESTIVAL </a>
- <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/arts_culture/2018/07/there_s_so_much_to_see_savor_in_boston_this_weekend"target="_blank"> THERE’S SO MUCH TO SEE & SAVOR IN BOSTON THIS WEEKEND! </a>
- <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/columnists/jessica_heslam/2018/06/summerworks_jobs_program_changes_kids_futures "target="_blank">SummerWorks jobs program changes kids’ futures</a>
- <a href="https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2018-06-15-non-profit-program-help-dozen-of-boston-teens-graduate/ "target="_blank">University High School, Education, Graduation</a>
- <a href="http://www.bostonherald.com/news/local_coverage/2018/06/sober_grad_proudly_receives_diploma_with_her_baby_boy_onstage "target="_blank">Sober Grad Proudly Receives Diploma</a>
- <a href="http://sparechangenews.net/2018/05/panel-analyzes-ways-to-increase-opportunities-through-wages-and-social-programs/"target="_blank"> Increase Opportunities Through Wages and Social Programs</a>
- <a href="https://soundcloud.com/abcd-boston/greater-boston-today-with-george-knight-may-2018"target="_blank">Discussing ABCD SummerWorks, YEA!, and ABCD Field of Dreams</a>
- <a href="https://soundcloud.com/abcd-boston/wbur-abcd-asks-feds-to-release-funds-for-fuel-assistance"target="_blank">ABCD Calls for Release of Fuel Aid.</a>
- <a href="https://wbznewsradio.iheart.com/content/2018-03-30-delayed-fuel-assistance-leaving-many-in-the-cold/"target="_blank">Delayed Fuel Assistance Leaving Many In The Cold</a>
- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PzOU1S8Xbc4&t=5s"target="_blank">ABCD Calls for Realease of Fuel Aid</a>
Map locations
- Community Action Agency of Somerville, Inc.
- Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc.
- North Shore Community Action Program, Inc.
- People Acting In Community Endeavors, Inc.
- LEO, Inc.
- Community Teamwork, Inc.
- Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc.
- Community Action, Inc.
- Action, Inc.
- Making Opportunity Count, Inc.
- Citizens for Citizens, Inc.
- Community Action Program Inter-City, Inc.
- Cambridge Economic Opportunity Committee, Inc.
- The Kennedy Center
- Asian American Civic Assocation
- Self-Help, Inc.
- 19 Temple Place
- Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center (Partner)
- Infants & Other People (Partner)
- John F. Kennedy FSC (Partner)
- Boston Children’s Hospital: Young Parents Program
- Boston Children’s Hospital: Adolescent Clinic
- Victory Programs
- ABCD Youth Services
- ABCD Roslindale
- Edward M Kennedy Community Health Center
- Medford Head Start & Children's Services
- Savin Street Head Start & Children’s Services
- Mattapan Head Start & Children’s Services
- Whittier Street Health Center: Adolescent Department | Women's Health
- Upham's Corner Health Center
- South Boston Community Health Center
- Mattapan Community Health Center
- Martha Eliot Health Center
- Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center: Women's Health
- Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center: Adolescent Center
- DotHouse Health
- Dimock Health Center: OB-GYN
- Dimock Health Center: Adolescent Services
- Codman Square Health Center
- Boston Public Health Commission
- Boston Medical Center: Adolescent Department | Family Medicine
- GATE
- Housing and Housing and Homelessness Prevention - Mystic Valley
- Foster Grandparents
- Building Pathways
- Child Care Choices of Boston
- Newton Fuel Assistance
- Brookline Fuel Assistance
- Malden Fuel Assistance
- University High School
- Housing and Homelessness Prevention Department
- Housing & Mobile Homeless Outreach Team
- Executive Office of Housing and Livable Communities
- William J. Ostiguy High School
- Thelma D. Burns Building
- Malden Head Start & Children’s Services
- Everett Head Start & Children’s Services
- Infants & Other People (Partner)
- Harrison Avenue Head Start & Children's Services
- South Boston Head Start & Children’s Services - Mercer
- South Boston Head Start & Children’s Services
- Parker Hill Head Start & Children’s Services
- Nurtury at Horadan Way (Partner)
- Horizons for Homeless Children – Edgerley Community Center (Partner)
- Roslindale Head Start & Children’s Services
- Nurtury Learning Lab (Partner)
- Jamaica Plain Head Start & Children’s Services
- Horizons for Homeless Children – Putnam Community Center (Partner)
- Hyde Park Head Start & Children’s Services
- East Boston Head Start & Children’s Services - Condor Street
- East Boston Head Start & Children’s Services
- Walnut Grove Head Start & Children’s Services
- Horizons for Homeless Children – Schoen Community Center (Partner)
- Dorchester Head Start & Early Head Start & Children’s Services
- Bradshaw Head Start & Children’s Services
- Brighton Head Start & Children’s Services
- Allston Head Start & Children’s Services
- South End Neighborhood Service Center
- South Boston Action Center
- Parker Hill/Fenway Neighborhood Service Center
- North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center
- Mystic Valley Opportunity Center
- Mattapan Family Service Center
- John F. Kennedy Family Service Center
- Roxbury/North Dorchester Neighborhood Opportunity Center
- East Boston Area Planning Action Council
- Dorchester Neighborhood Service Center
- Elder Services
- Asian American Civic Association
- South Side
- Allston/Brighton Neighborhood Opportunity Center
- ABCD Central Office
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Leadership Member
- Calvin Conyers
- Pastor Willie Bodrick, II
- Jamie Brenner Gutner
- Lydia Edwards
- Paul Donato
- Klarisha Williams
- Michael Sweeney
- John Tobin, Esq.
- Ziquelle Smalls
- Teri Groome
- Awaiting Designee
- Griselda Polanco
- Jose Umana
- Rhonda Pieroni
- Sarita Owens
- Christina Sieber
- Ronald G. Marlow
- Josh Young, II
- Jennifer Williams
- Flossy Calderón
- Anne M. Corbin-Fennell
- Marlena Nania
- 2015 - John Sasso
- 2018 - Glenn “Doc” Rivers
- 2017 - Edward J. Markey
- 2017 - Byron Rushing
- 2016 - James T. Brett
- 2016 - Gloria L. Fox
- 2015 - Dr. Jean McGuire
- 2015 - Lewis C. Eisenberg
- 2014 - Sarah-Ann Shaw
- 2014 - Hubie Jones
- 2012 - Sargent Shriver
- 2011 - Melvin Herbert (Mel) King
- 2011 - Melnea Cass
- 2011 - Bob Ryan
- 2009 - Robert M. Coard
- 2000 - Edward M. Kennedy
- 2000 - John L. Harrington
- 2000 - Don Law
- Connie Forbes
- Matilda Drayton
- Rita Covan-Reid
- Dianna Bronchuk
- Mercy Robinson
- Rodline Louijeune, Esq.
- Carmen Rondash
- Marcela Lopez-Romero
- Zainab Hmito
- Lynnette Sumpter
- Kimberly Cook
- Reverend Art Gordon
- Erga Pierrette
- Benjamin Sherman, PhD
- Brianna Millor
- Liana LaMattina
- Angela Williams-Mitchell
- Joyce Dennis
- Eleanor Evans, Esq.
- Patricia McShane
- Aryelle Murrell
- Samuel DePina, EdD
- Yvonne Jones
- Thomas Webb
- Cokiena Fuller
- Sharon Scott-Chandler, Esq.
- Sean K. Daughtry
- Awaiting Designee
- Alejandro Camarena
- Nathaniel Buckholz
- Michelle Sanchez, EdD
- Mary Manuel
- Mary Keith
- Mary Chin
- Marie Greig
- Linda Monteiro
- Lincoln Larmond
- Kathleen R. Flynn
- Julia Hardy Cofield, Esq.
- Judith Ward
- John P. McGahan
- James A. Owens, Jr.
- Dareline Jackson
- Kyle Pardo
- Eileen Dern, RN
- Candice Caines-Francis, CPA
- Andres Molina
- Patricia Washington
- 2022 - John J. Drew
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