October 2017
NEWS & NOTES
Stay informed on what's happening at ACDC.

CITC Makes Dollars and Sense


Have you made plans for Giving Tuesday? Make a smart and meaningful contribution with a Community Investment Tax Credit (CITC) donation and get a 50% State tax rebate!

This unique benefit only applies to community development corporations (CDCs) like ACDC, who have a track record of success in developing affordable homes and delivering quality, impactful programs.

Learn more here.

We have a limited amount in rebates to award. Don't miss out on this opportunity.
ThinkChinatown Video
ThinkChinatown 2017: Tied Together by a Thousand Threads
ThinkChinatown 2017: Tied Together by a Thousand Threads

Check out the video documenting our ThinkChinatown mural.  Thank you to Shawnie from Emerson College and her team of collaborators and to all of the residents and community members who shared their memories of Chinatown and what this mural means to them.
Malden Legal Clinic - November 4

ACDC is hosting a free, legal clinic in Malden on Saturday, November 4 from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM with bilingual lawyers who are fluent in Cantonese and/or Mandarin and are experienced in the following legal areas:
  • housing
  • immigration
  • marriage and family law
The clinic will be held near Malden Center at 94 Pleasant Street, Malden, MA 02148. Thank you to our partners, Eastern Bank, for providing the space for this clinic.

If you or someone you know would benefit from these services, please schedule your appointment by emailing [email protected] or calling our bilingual staff at (617) 482-2380 Ext. #227 (Kathy) or Ext. #208 (Lee).

SaturPLAY - Last Chance!

We're hosting one last SaturPLAY for the year on Saturday, October 28th from 1-3 PM at Mary Soo Hoo Park on the Rose Kennedy Greenway. Be sure to check our Facebook page for updates in the event of a rain date rescheduling. 

Thank you to our project partner, the  Rose Kennedy Greenway Conservancy for making this event series possible!
Annual Meeting - November 14


Join us as we celebrate highlights from this year and share what's on the horizon for ACDC.

Tuesday, November 14th
6:30 PM

Metropolitan Community Room
38 Oak Street
Boston, MA 02111

A light dinner will be served.
Placemaking: ACDC Youth Revitalize Phillips Square


This year's Summer Leadership Academy youth developed and implemented a placemaking project for Phillips Square in Chinatown where residents and visitors shared their favorite memories and qualities of Chinatown using temporary art installations designed by the youth.

The youth presented their project to the Boston Transportation Department (BTD) to make a case for preserving Chinatown, and discussed the future of development in Phillips Square. We are so proud of the inspiring work they have accomplished and look forward to creating more opportunities for young leaders to enact real changes in the community.

Watch the video documenting their project below, made by Amanda Huang.

Chinatown Placemaking: Phillips Square
Chinatown Placemaking: Phillips Square

This year's Summer Leadership Academy was run by Patty, an A-VOYCE alum, who worked to develop the curriculum and facilitate the intensive, daily workshops and placemaking projects. Great to see our former youth continuing to stay engaged. Thank you for your phenomenal work, Patty!
Feeling inspired? You can build affordable homes, empower families and strengthen communities with ACDC! Join the many generous individuals and institutions below and invest in the community today.
Thank you to our 2017 supporters!
Without the support of our generous funders, our work of building affordable homes, empowering families and strengthening communities would not be possible. Thank you for investing in the community! Donors listed have made contributions from January 2017 through October 1, 2017.

Institutional
 Individual
Asian American Lawyers Association of MA
Bank of America - Merrill Lynch
Blue Hills Bank Foundation
Boston College
Boston Community Capital
The Boston Foundation - Open Door Fund
The Boston Home Center
Boston Private Bank
The Brennan Group
Bunker Hill Community College
Capital One
Castle Square Tenants Organization
CBT Architects
Century Bank
Chicken and Rice Guys
Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association of New England
Chin & Curtis LLC
Chinese Progressive Association
CliftonLarsonAllen
Clark Lau Associates
Community Economic Development Assistance Corporation
Corcoran Jennison Co.
Cottonwood Management
The Coulter Foundation
The Davis Companies
Eastern Bank Charitable Foundation
East West Bank
Enterprise Community Partners
First Republic Bank
Gee How Oak Tin Association of New England
Hackett Feinberg P.C.
The Hamilton Company Foundation
Hines
Initiative for a Competitive Inner City
The Josiah Quincy Upper School
KJP Partners LLP
Klein Hornig LLP
Krokidas & Bluestein LLP
The Law Office Of Joel A. Stein
Leader Bank
Maloney Properties
MassHousing
Massachusetts Housing Partnership
Massachusetts Investment Housing Investment Corporation
McPhail Associates
Millennium Partners
Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
Myers+Chang
National CAPACD
Needham Bank
NEI General Contracting
New Boston Fund / The Tower at One Greenway
Nutter, McClennen & Fish, LLP
People's United Community Foundation
Penrose Realty
Pinck & Co.
RBC Capital Markets
Robinson+Cole LLP
Rose Kennedy Greenway
Santander Bank
Security Service Specialists
South Cove Community Health Center
South Cove Manor
Tai Tung Pharmacy / Realty
TD Bank Charitable Foundation
Tisch Counsel for Philanthropic Leadership
Traggorth Companies
Trinity Management
Tufts Medical Center
Tufts University
The United Way of Mass Bay & Merrimack Valley
U.S. Trust
Veolia
VHB
Walker & DiMarco, P.C.
Walmart
Webster Bank
Wellesley Bank
Anonymous
Jim Calvin & Vikaneda Phothibout
Paul K. Chan
Steve Chan
Caroline & Gene Chang
Steven Chen
Amy Cheung & Pradeep Mangalath
Alyna Chien
Frank & Kathleen Chin
Denny Ching
Bernard Chiu
Michael Cifelli
Mimi Daumy
Derek Doo
Nick Elton
Jim Fong
Nino Gilarde
Michael S. Greco
Helen Ho & Henry Wang
Nancy Hunt
Alyson Hussey
Sarah G. Kim
Dr. Donald Korb
Terry Kwan
Edward Lee
Paul W. Lee & Mary Lee
Rebecca A. Lee
Amanda Linehan
Matthew Liang
Steve Lin
Doug Ling
Desmond Liu
Harry Luke
Thomas Maxwell
Andy Ming
Ann Moy
Jeff Moy
Sam Moy
Peter Munkenbeck
Karla Portocarrero & Andrew Fuller
Linda Y. See
Karen Soohoo
Helen Tang
Michael Tow
Randy & Susan Tow
Kwai & Lung Wong
Sonny Wong
Michelle Wu
Emily K. Yu
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