The Neighborhood Network
A network of 14 neighborhood opportunity centers, managed through the Community Coordination Department, provides access to ABCD services for struggling families in every community. Linking into this primary network are the hundreds of additional ABCD program sites in every Boston neighborhood where ABCD programs and services are provided: Head Start, Senior Programs, Health Services, Fuel Assistance, SummerWorks, and more.
Specific Neighborhood Network/Community Coordination programs include: Adopt-A-Family/ABCD Toy Drive; Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); Youth Engaged in Action (YEA!) program for 13 year olds; Immigration Services; Food Insecurity; and Civic Engagement.
EXPANDING FOOD SECURITY WITH INCREASED FUNDING
Since 2014, the ABCD Mobile Food Pantry has fought against hunger and poor nutrition by bringing healthy foods directly to our clients who live in food deserts or have limited mobility. Originally designed to serve Allston, Mattapan, and East Boston – three neighborhoods where food pantries are scarce. This expansion has only been possible due to the support of lead funder Liberty Mutual Foundation, and the ongoing support of the Boston College Community Fund and Project Bread.
ABCD Opportunity Centers
Residents with limited English language capability can 25-40% less than those who have mastered the language.
ABCD Central
178 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02111
617.348.6000
John J. Drew, CEO/President
Tvonne Jones, Board Chairperson
Allston-Brighton NOC
565 Washington Street
Brighton, MA 02135
617.903.3640
Amelia Youngstrom, Operations Manager
Patricia McShane, Board Chairperson
Asian American Civic Association
87 Tyler Street
Boston, MA 02111
617.426.9492
Mary Chin, Executive Director
Yong Mei Chen, Board Chairperson
Citywide Boston Hispanic Center
30 Bickford Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617.522.4250 ext. 201
Ivana Serret, Director
Dorchester NSC
110 Claybourne Street
Dorchester, MA 02124
617.288.2700 ext. 230
Durrell Harris, Operations Manager
Thelma Burns, Board Chairperson
East Boston APAC
21 Meridian Street
East Boston, MA 02128
617.567.8857 ext. 201
Shirley Fajardo, Operations Manager
Patricia Powers, Board Chairperson
Jamaica Plain APAC
30 Bickford Street
Jamaica Plain, MA 02130
617.522.4250 ext. 201
Ivana Serret, Director
Thomas Webb, Board Chairperson
John F. Kennedy FSC
23A Moulton Street
Charlestown, MA 02129
617.241.8866
Terry Kennedy, Director
Eileen Ward, Board Chairperson
Mattapan FSC
535 River Street
Mattapan, MA 02126
617.298.2045 ext. 201
Bianny Suncar, Director
Lincoln Larmond, Board Chairperson
Mystic Valley Opportunity Center
11 Dartmouth Street, Suite 104
Malden, MA 02148
781.321.2501
Aiesha Washington, Operations Manager
Paul Degenkolb, Board Chairperson
North End/West End NSC
1 Michelangelo Place
Boston, MA 02113
617.523.8125 ext. 201
Maria Stella-Gulla, Director
Andres Molina, Board Chairperson
Parker Hill/Fenway NSC
714 Parker Street
Roxbury, MA 02120
617.445.6000 ext. 227
Ivana Serret, Director
Joan Jackson-Shivers, Board Chairperson
Roxbury/N. Dorchester NOC
565 Warren Street
Roxbury, MA 02121
617-442.5900 ext. 201
Theresa Fortillus, Operations Manager
Mary Keith, Board Chairperson
South Boston APAC
424 West Broadway
South Boston, MA 02127
617.269.5160
Patricia Wright, Director
Nancy Byrne McRobert, Board Chairperson
South End NSC
554 Columbus Avenue
Boston, MA 02118
617.267.7400 ext. 234
Robert Wheeler, Operations Manager
Mary Manuel, Board Chairperson