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SummerWorks & YEA! – Youth Summer Programs 30 Jul 2013 | 01:55 pm
Yadires Nova-Salcedo | Channel 4 "Centro" ABCD's Eric Mitchell speaks out on SummerWorks and the new "YEA!" program for 13-year-olds. Read the article
Patrick Administration Announces $4.5 Million In Grants To Improve Skills For Job Seekers And Employed Workers 25 Jul 2013 | 02:39 pm
AmericanTowns.com BOSTON, MA---The Patrick Administration on Jul 17, 2013 announced the release of $4.5 million through the Workforce Competitiveness Trust Fund to improve the skills of job seekers a...
Patrick Administration Awards $3.17 Million In Grants To Increase Quality In Early Education Programs And Support Learning Outcomes For Children 25 Jul 2013 | 02:36 pm
AmericanTowns.com Boston, MA -- The Patrick Administration announced $3.17 million in grant awards statewide to strengthen the capacity of the early education and care and out-of-school time field to...
The sequester isn’t hurting you? Think again 25 Jul 2013 | 02:27 pm
By Timothy Noah | msnbc If you don’t think Washington’s budget sequestration is hurting you financially, you’re probably wrong. But before considering why you’re wrong, let’s think about how you acqu...
Give YOUR child a Head Start! 19 Jul 2013 | 05:22 pm
ABCD Head Start accepting applications at neighborhood-based programs across Boston Many seats available, despite funding cutbacks Do you have a pre-school child who would benefit from an early chil...
ABCD “YEA!” a shout-out for young teens! 19 Jul 2013 | 05:21 pm
Program gives youth a voice in their communities ABCD kicks off its “YEA!” program for 13-year-olds from low-income, inner-city families on July 22 at eight neighborhood sites. Aimed at teenagers to...
ABCD “YEA!” a shout-out for young teens! 19 Jul 2013 | 04:28 pm
VALARIE SEABROOK · JULY 19, 2013 ABCD kicks off its “YEA!” program for 13-year-olds from low-income, inner-city families on July 22 at eight neighborhood sites. Read the article
ABCD SummerWorks Starts Today! 9 Jul 2013 | 02:21 pm
800 Youth Work, Learn at Summer Jobs Across Boston Eight hundred young people from Boston’s inner-city neighborhoods fanned out across the city this morning to report to jobs at local non-profit orga...
Wealth gap limits equality of education 8 Jul 2013 | 02:18 pm
By Megan Woolhouse High-income families are spending more time and money than ever on their children’s education, further widening the gulf between rich and poor students, according to a new report. ...
Eric Mitchell discusses ABCD's new "YEA!" program on NNN 8 Jul 2013 | 02:14 pm
Eric Mitchell, Director, ABCD Dorchester NSC, is interviewed on Neighborhood Network News regarding the ABCD's "Youth Engaged in Action" or "YEA!" program serving 250 middle-school youngsters at neigh...