Thank you Whole Foods! ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) thanks Whole Foods Market on Cambridge Street for heading up the outstanding “Wish-List” fundraiser on August 29th to increase supplies in the ABCD West End Emergency Food Pantry located in the Boston Public Library at 151 Cambridge Street. ABCD NE/WE NSC (West Read More…
North End / West End Community Hero Robert O’Brien to be Honored at ABCD Community Volunteer Celebrations on September 17 Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis Will Deliver Keynote Address WCVB Channel 5 Anchor Susan Wornick is Emcee Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) will honor 18 outstanding volunteers who provide extraordinary assistance that helps put Read More…
“Buona Sera” (Good Evening!) proclaimed more than 100 guests at the ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center fundraiser to benefit hundreds of seniors and others in local neighborhoods served by the center. Following the reception at 60 State Street’s Wilmer Hale, hosted by de la Garza, generous sponsors, guests and celebrity hosts fanned out Read More…
The need in 2013 is greater than ever. Recent sequester cuts forced the lay-off a long-time dedicated staff member in our North End center. Ongoing budget cuts have slashed the center’s budget over the past four years, reducing services for the elderly and poor in our neighborhoods. Please help us maintain the critical services for people in Read More…
ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center Participates in the Annual Feinstein $1 Million Giveaway to Fight Hunger NOW THROUGH APRIL 30th Please send monetary donations, gift certificates for food, or non-perishable food items to the: ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center 1 Michelangelo Street Boston, MA 02113 (off Charter Street – in former Read More…
Movie Tuesdays Tuesday, April 9, 2013 1 pm – 3 pm ABCD North End / West End NSC 1 Michelangelo Street, Boston Join us for this entertaining film from Italian Director, Nanni Moretti, a comedy that (coincidentally) chronicles the story of selecting a new Pope. In Italian with English subtitles. Popcorn and beverages will be Read More…
Mary Romano got laid off at ABCD in the North End last week. She has worked there tiredlessly for around 20 years or more. She worked to help many seniors with Fuel Assistance, food stamps cooked lunches for them, ran trips and held parties at each holiday. She had special parties for those turning 90 Read More…
Tuesday, March 12, 2013 1-3PM ABCD North End/West End NSC 1 Michelangelo Street Boston, MA 02113 Film: “Pranzo di Ferragosto” (Mid-August Lunch) Snacks and refreshments to be served
The sequester is coming! The sequester is coming! On March 1, 2013, $85 billion of automatic spending cuts go into effect. The following Storify slideshow collects some of the related local impacts, cartoons and political posturing. [View the story “Sequester Impacts” on Storify] Sequester Impacts Storified by NorthEndWaterfront.com· Wed, Feb 27 2013 16:09:21 How spending Read More…
Happily ready to greet shoppers, staff and volunteers from the Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD), gather around a table with a display of some of the most requested food items needed for families of need for The Whole Foods Food Drive Event at the Charles River Plaza. ABCD staff and volunteers distributed a “Wish Read More…
Whole Foods Market at Charles River Plaza, located at 181 Cambridge Street in Boston, is hosting a food drive to benefit the ABCD West End Food Pantry on Saturday, January 19, 2013, from 12pm to 4pm. All donations stay in the neighborhood, directly assisting West End seniors and others in need. Items that are in Read More…
Happy holidays! Many of the 2,400 clients we serve a year in the North End, West End, and surrounding neighborhoods are immigrants, elderly, non-English speaking, homebound, disabled, and alone. They are the “hidden poor” and without the NE/WE NSC, would have been forced out long ago by gentrification, soaring rents, and failing health. As senior Read More…