Boston City Hall Child Care honored by ABCD Foster Grandparents! Mayor Marty Walsh declared August 28 “Foster Grandparent Day” in Boston to mark the 50th anniversary of the national program. ABCD celebrated with awards to vital community partners and a social media campaign showcasing the honorees. Nicci Meadow, ABCD Foster Grandparent Director, presented an award to Boston Read More…
The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) offers a free home-cooked meal every week on Mondays and Fridays at 1:00PM. We pride ourselves on delicious, nutritious meals prepared with love by our cook, Maria Torres, and volunteers. Sample fare includes soup, salad, sandwiches, iced tea, pasta with meat sauce, fruit, and freshly baked Read More…
The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) held its Independence Day Party last week. Over 3 dozen seniors turned out for a home-cooked meal of barbecued chicken, hot dogs, pasta salad, watermelon, and cake. Maria Stella, Gulla, Director, gave a moving speech to the crowd. “More than barbecues,” she said earnestly, “we Read More…
On Thursday, June 18, 2015, ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) honored 49 students from over 16 countries for their success in completing the 2014/2015 Adult Education Program. The English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program is the only program funded by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in Read More…
The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) held its annual Father’s Day party. Over 50 fathers, their spouses, and friends turned out for a home-cooked meal of hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, watermelon, and cake. It was a time-honored tradition to honor Dad with a meal made on the grill! The NE/WE Read More…
Seniors at the ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) enjoyed a gorgeous, fun and sun-filled day out at Rockport last month. Nearly four dozen seniors and students from their English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program attended, accompanied by NE/WE NSC staff and volunteers. It was a scenic drive to the Read More…
The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) held its Mother’s Day party on Friday, May 8th. Over 50 mothers and their spouses and friends turned out for a home-cooked meal of salad, chicken cacciatore, and cake. Everyone in attendance got the “mother treatment” and was served with love, with no dishes to Read More…
The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) recently held its Valentine’s Party. Nearly 60 members of the community, almost all of them seniors from the neighborhoods, came to the center at 1 Michelangelo Street in the North End to enjoy salad, chicken, potatoes, broccoli, cake, and coffee, despite the latest round of Read More…
The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center has overseen a series of initiatives that have allowed us to bring cheer to this Holiday Season for the seniors and families that we serve in the North End, West End, Beacon Hill, and Greater Boston neighborhoods. We could not have done this without the heartfelt participation Read More…
The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) recently held its holiday party. Over 75 members of the community, nearly all of them seniors from the neighborhoods, came to the center at 1 Michelangelo Street in the North End to enjoy salad, ham, baked pasta, mashed potatoes, broccoli casserole, panettone, and coffee. Read More…
The Nazzaro Center has just concluded its annual can drive by amassing an astounding 323 cans and other packaged foodstuffs in just a little over three weeks! This was truly a remarkable exercise in civic enterprise by the 90+ youth members of the center, members who ranged in age from 6-18 years old. Even though Read More…
Students from the North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) performed last week at the North End / West End ABCD Neighborhood Service Center. The students are shown here with Meghan Denenberg and Lisa Ayres. Photo courtesy of @ABCDBoston.