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Letter from the Director: Neighborhood Service Center Independence Day

Letter from Maria Stella Gulla, Director of ABCD North End / West End Neighborhood Service Center. The ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) recently held its Independence Day Party to celebrate America’s birthday. Special guests included Representative Aaron Michlewitz, who visited with his constituents and passed out flags in honor of the Read More…

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From The Director’s Desk: Reducing Hunger Among Neighborhood Seniors

February letter from Maria Stella Gulla, Director of ABCD North End / West End Neighborhood Service Center. This month I would like to focus on senior hunger and the ways in which ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) works in the community as well as with its neighborhood partners and elected officials to reduce hunger among North End, West Read More…

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From The Director’s Desk: Neighborhood Service Center’s Goals for 2018

January letter from Maria Stella Gulla, Director of ABCD North End / West End Neighborhood Service Center. It’s a wrap! As the books close on another holiday season and year, the ABCD North End/West End Neighborhood Service Center (NE/WE NSC) wanted to gratefully acknowledge the local community-based organizations, our elected officials, and members of our community for their support throughout the year that Read More…

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From The Director’s Desk: Helpful Neighbors and National Senior Center Month

September letter from Maria Stella Gulla, Director of ABCD North End / West End Neighborhood Service Center. The summer is rapidly drawing to a close, and the weather in true New England fashion has been cool, crisp, rainy, and humid and sunny in turn. Back to School shopping signs abound, and on social media I Read More…

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Letter from the Director: Save the North End Nursing Home

The word respect in Latin meant to “look at” and it is with much sadness that I write this letter in response to the news of the closure of the 140-bed North End Nursing Home and Rehabilitation Center that Partners Healthcare owns and is planning to close in about a year’s time.   Seniors and Read More…