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Roxbury’s New Hub of Opportunity: MassHire and ABCD’s Career Center

Tens of thousands of Massachusetts residents are officially unemployed, and trying to find a job isn’t easy these days. Often, when you’re switching careers, it can be difficult to know where to start, or what resources are available for you. ABCD and MassHire are teaming up to open a brand new career center in Roxbury’s Nubian Square! ABCD’s President and…

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Governor Healey Commits to Signing Budget Provision Banning Renter-Paid Broker’s Fees

Boston — Governor Maura Healey today announced that the Fiscal Year 2026 budget that she will sign in the coming days will include her proposal to eliminate renter-paid broker’s fees. In January, Governor Healey filed an outside section in her FY26 budget proposal that would require the fee to be paid by whoever hires the broker, which is usually the landlord. “The…

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ABCD partners with the City of Boston and MassHire to bring a new career center to Nubian Square  

ABCD operated career centers bring access and opportunity to underserved communities FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 25, 2025 CONTACT:Jamie McIver857.488.5068jamie.mciver@bostonabcd.org (Boston, MA) – Yesterday, Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) hosted the Grand Opening of the MassHire Boston ABCD Career Center in Roxury’s Nubian Square along with community members, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development …

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ABCD partners with the City of Boston and MassHire to bring a new career center to Nubian Square

Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) recently hosted the Grand Opening of the MassHire Boston ABCD Career Center in Roxury’s Nubian Square along with community members, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development  Secretary Lauren Jones and Boston Private Industry Council (PIC) Executive Director Neil Sullivan. The PIC serves as the Boston MassHire WorkForce Board. The MassHire Boston ABCD Career Centeris…

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Building Stronger Communities through Corporate Citizenship: State Street

ABCD is only as strong as its partners. Working alongside a network of community leaders, elected officials, corporate sponsors, and other community action agencies is critical to ensuring that ABCD can be as effective as possible across all of our programs. State Street has been one of ABCD’s most important corporate partners for over two decades. The company’s philanthropic arm,…

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Perseverance and Teamwork Bring the Heat: Marian Young

Marian Young, an older homeowner living in Dorchester, first started having trouble with her utilities back in 2010. After accumulating several unpaid heating bills totaling roughly $5,000, Marian’s gas service was shut off. Then, in 2020, the oil furnace providing heat to all three units in her triple-decker failed. Without the money to replace it, she turned to space heaters…

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Healey-Driscoll Administration Awards $6.8 Million to Train and Place Over 1,100 Workers in Industries Statewide 

Workforce development funding will train, upskill, and hire untapped talent in health care, life sciences, technology, construction, and more  BOSTON — The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced $6.8 million in workforce development grant funding for 15 initiatives across Massachusetts, representing partnerships with employers, training providers, and regional collaborators to train, upskill, and provide job placement for 1,112 workers for in-demand occupations in…

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Governor Healey Unveils Energy Affordability, Independence & Innovation Act to Save Ratepayers $10 Billion

Legislation saves billions through getting costs off bills, implementing an all-of-the-above energy approach including nuclear, and holding the utilities accountable Leominster — Today, at the Leominster Veterans Memorial Center, Governor Maura Healey filed the Energy Affordability, Independence & Innovation Act to bring down costs for residents and businesses.  The legislation saves customers money, brings more energy into Massachusetts, and increases accountability of the utilities…

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Budget would eliminate home energy assistance program used by 6 million households

On a beautiful spring afternoon, the birds were chirping as 60-year-old Jeanette Cutts sat on her front porch in Dorchester. On a day like this, cold weather seems like a lifetime away, but Cutts is already thinking about it. “Winter in New England is inevitable,” she said. “Like, this is great. This is wonderful. But it is coming.” She’s worried…

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Federal cuts put non-profit sector on edge; health centers see ‘serious threat’ to patients

Three months after Donald Trump began his second term as president, change was being felt at the Talbot-Bernard senior housing development in Dorchester. It was just one more spot in a flooded zone of funding and policy shifts under the new administration, many of them aimed at programs and services provided by community-based organizations (CBOs) around the country. Built in…

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