BOSTON COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT

ABCD is part of the Community Action Network, created with the passage of the Economic Opportunity Act, which was signed into law in 1964. The Act was a sweeping plan to improve the lives of all Americans, regardless of their circumstances. As a community action agency, ABCD has a tripartite board structure consisting of members from the local private sector, public sector, and low-income community who are democratically selected by a local ABCD Advisory Board of their peers. Leaders from each of these groups collaborate on developing responses to local needs for our most underserved and at-risk neighbors... ABCD is a nonprofit that helps those in need in the Greater Boston area with the tools and resources to transition from poverty to stability to success.

Also known as: ABCD Dorchester, ABCD Mattapan, Boston Community Development, Inc.

Primary location: Boston United States