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At Home In Allston Brighton: April-May 2022 Edition

At Home In Allston Brighton: April-May 2022 Edition

As the homebuying season ramps up, ABCDC staff are here to support everyone throughout their journey to homeownership! Check out our April-May newsletter to learn more about the homebuying process and register for one of our upcoming Homebuying 101...

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Meet Our Board: Chloe

Meet Our Board: Chloe

Please join us in welcoming our new Board member, Chloe Anne McElligott (she/her/hers, White, Irish-Scottish-Lithuanian). Chloe is the Director of Outreach and Engagement at the Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership. Chloe earned her Master’s in Social...

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Meet Our Staff: Kayleigh

Meet Our Staff: Kayleigh

Kayleigh Shuler (they/she) is honored to be joining the ABCDC team as Youth Program Coordinator of the Brighton Future Forward Program at the Commonwealth Development Center. Kayleigh’s love of children has fueled their work as a caretaker of 10+ years, a...

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ABCDC’s March 2022 Newsletter

ABCDC’s March 2022 Newsletter

2022 is already off to a busy start here at Allston Brighton CDC! We are pleased to present some recent and upcoming happenings from ABCDC including the launch of our Homes We Can Afford Campaign, the Allston-Brighton Homeownership Fund, and a Resident...

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March 2022 Resident Newsletter

March 2022 Resident Newsletter

Attention Residents: Resident Services staff are now in office Monday-Friday but are meeting with resident by appointment only! Drop-in hours will resume in March on Wednesdays from 1-3pm. To book an appointment please call 617-787-3874: ext. 202 for Sarah...

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Resident Spotlight: Sayed

Resident Spotlight: Sayed

Sayed has lived with his family at our Hano Homes property for the past three years. Like many residents in our community, the pandemic deeply affected his family and he struggled to understand how to access the support he needed. “I applied for RAFT...

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Homes We Can Afford: Carmen

Homes We Can Afford: Carmen

What’s your relationship to Allston-Brighton? Many years ago (in the 90’s), while attending college at BU, I lived for several years in the Allston-Brighton neighborhood. After graduating I moved to Cambridge and Winthrop with my partner. For the past...

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Homes We Can Afford: Justina

Homes We Can Afford: Justina

If homes are truly “affordable” then the median net worth of Black families in Greater Boston should not be $8. If homes are truly “affordable” then people of color working in Greater Boston should have a livable wage that lifts them out of poverty and...

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