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Category: ABCD History Timeline

1982

ABCD establishes Massachusetts Immigration & Refugee Assistance (MIRA) to ensure immigrants’ rights are protected.


1982

Ford Foundation gives ABCD a special award for its Summer Training & Education Program (STEP) to combat high school dropout problem.


1982

President Reagan presents award to ABCD for exemplary public-private partnership in the ABCD / Shawmut bank training program.


1976

Under President Gerald Ford, additional funding for Summer jobs results in ABCD putting 10,000 youth to work at community sites.


1974

Fuel assistance program begins.


1973

ABCD and three other community action programs file a successful class action lawsuit to prevent President Nixon from abolishing the Office of Economic Opportunity and destroying the community action network.


1971

ABCD makes its legal services program an independent entity, thereby creating Greater Boston Legal Services.


1969

ABCD holds first Community Awards Dinner. Dr. Paul Ylvisaker, former Ford Foundation officer in charge of the “Gray Areas” project that started ABCD, is keynote speaker. Photo: C-SPAN


1968

Robert M. Coard becomes ABCD Executive Director.


1967

Urban College Program begins.