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Action for Boston Community Development (ABCD) is an anti-poverty and community development organization founded in 1961 as Boston Community Development Program (BCDP) in Boston Massachusetts and incorporated as Action for Boston Community Development in 1962 serving as a prototype for urban “human renewal” agencies.It is the largest non-profit human services agency in New England annually serving more than 85000 low-income Boston-area residents through its central offices and a decentralized network of Neighborhood Service Centers (NSCs) Head Start centers Family Planning sites and Foster Grandparent sites.Every year since 1974 ABCD has a Community Awards dinner honoring people and organizations who have made significant contributions to the Boston community especially through their volunteerism.