South Boston Action Center

Services

ABCD's South Boston APAC offers ABCD services and programs that include:

• Case Management
• Food Pantry
• MassHealth Application Assistance
• Food Stamp/SNAP Application Assistance
• Holiday Toys
• Holiday Meals
• Fuel Assistance
• Tax Assistance
• Boston Water and Sewer Commission
• SummerWorks

In addition, the South Boston APAC offers the following services, unique to this location:

• Youth and Community Gardening: summer gardening program for youth, lead by teen mentors
• YouthWorks: youth employment program
• Pre-School Child Care: full-day, center based care for low-income children age 3-5
• Family Nurturing Programs: educational workshop series for couples and fathers to learn about healthy child development and important parenting skills, as well as opportunities for educational family social and cultural events
• South Boston Youth Council: youth council, meets monthly to discuss community issues
• Youth Tobacco Awareness Mapping Project: operated in collaboration with UMass Boston, youth participants undertake tobacco use evaluation and map its environmental effects. Goals of the project include teaching youth to use mapping software, enabling their understanding of the negative effects of tobacco use in public places, and reducing underage smoking

Contact

Patricia Wright, Director South Boston Action Center
pat.wright@bostonabcd.org
Phone: 617-269-5160

Location

The South Boston APAC is located at 424 West Broadway Street South Boston, MA 02127