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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. 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.

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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. 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. 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. (en)
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  • 1962-07-24 (xsd:date)
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  • Boston neighborhoods (en)
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  • 0001-07-24 (xsd:gMonthDay)
  • Boston Community Development Program 1961 (en)
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  • Sharon Scott-Chandler, President/CEO (en)
  • Yvonne Jones, Chairperson of the Board (en)
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  • Action for Boston Community Development logo.JPG (en)
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  • centralized and neighborhood education, services, training, counseling, and advocacy; Area Planning Action Council ; Neighborhood Services Center ; Family Service Center (en)
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  • Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. (en)
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  • "Overcoming Poverty." (en)
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  • Approximately 1,000 (en)
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  • Boston Community Development Program in 1961 (en)
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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. 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. (en)
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  • Action for Boston Community Development, Inc. (ABCD) (en)
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