Action for Boston Community Development
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Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) is an anti-poverty, community development and human services organization founded in 1961 as Boston Community Development Program (BCDP) in Boston, Massachusetts and incorporated as Action for Boston Community Development in 1962, serving as a prototype for urban “human renewal” agencies.[5]
Founded | 1961; 63 years ago (1961) - Boston Community Development Program (BCDP); July 24, 1962; 61 years ago (1962-07-24) - Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD)[1][2] |
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Founder | Melnea Cass[3] |
Type | 501(c)(3) |
Focus | Anti-poverty |
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Origins | Boston Community Development Program (BCDP) in 1961 |
Area served | Boston neighborhoods |
Method | centralized and neighborhood education, services, training, counseling, and advocacy; Area Planning Action Council (APAC); Neighborhood Services Center (NSC); Family Service Center (FSC) |
Key people | Sharon Scott-Chandler, President/CEO Yvonne Jones, Chairperson of the Board |
Revenue | $179,030,639 (funding 2018) [4] |
Employees | Approximately 1,000 |
Website | bostonabcd |
It is the largest non-profit human services agency in New England, annually serving more than 100,000 low-income Greater Boston-area residents through its central offices and a decentralized network of Neighborhood Service Centers (NSCs), Head Start centers, Family Planning sites, and Foster Grandparent sites.[6]
Every year since 1974, ABCD has a Community Awards dinner honoring people and organizations who have made significant contributions to the Boston community especially through their volunteerism.[7][8]