It was a joyful evening of “celebrating the past and building for tomorrow.” The Top of the Campus (Marriott Center) at UMass was standing room only, as founding members of Amherst ABC, Scholar graduates spanning the 50 years of the program, and a vast array of community members and supporters all gathered to recognize this […]
2019–2020 Scholars
Amherst A Better Chance welcomes two new scholars for the 2019-2020 school year! Ryan Mbugua is from Brockton, MA, and Joel Blandon is from The Bronx. We are confident they will be strong, contributing members of the Amherst ABC family.
Congrats to the graduates!
Congratulations to our ABC/ARHS graduates, Honore and Jonathan! Bravo!!!! A good time was had by all who attended the graduation party picnic at the ABC House on Saturday, June 9th. Many thanks to Andrew’s Greenhouse (South Amherst) for lending us these beautiful hanging baskets to decorate the ABC House for graduation weekend.
ABC Alum Receives Prestigious Award!
At a conference celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the Massachusetts Nonprofit Network presented its Lifetime Achievement Award to Amherst ABC alum Michael Weekes (’71). Michael is the President and CEO of the Massachusetts Council of Human Service Providers. He lives in Longmeadow and is a member of the Board of Directors of Amherst A Better Chance. Congratulations, […]
The Black Joy Project
Kleaver Cruz (ABC and ARHS Class of 2007) is on a mission to fill social media with as many uplifting images of black people as possible. Kleaver, a 27-year-old New York-based writer and organizer, started The Black Joy Project after he realized that personal matters and the taxing fight to affirm black lives and protest […]
Thank you, Mi Tierra!
A big shout-out to the Mi Tierra restaurant in Hadley! The ABC fundraising event there was a huge success. Thanks also to all the ABC friends in the community who dined there (great food!) and celebrated Amherst ABC. It was a terrific party! Mi Tierra donated ALL the profits from dinner that night — a total […]
Thanks to all our supporters for another successful Fall Foliage Walk/Run
Our annual Fall Foliage event, held on October 15th, was a great success thanks to the enthusiastic participation of our walkers and runners, the enormous generosity of our donors and sponsors, and the on-going support of the Amherst community. The sunshine and brilliant colors of the autumn leaves certainly added to the luster of the […]
New Resident Directors at the ABC House
We are delighted that Sid and Isabel Ferreira are the new Resident Directors at the ABC House. Sid and Isabel are surely familiar to many of you. Long-standing and outstanding members of the Amherst community, Sid and Isabel exemplify the ideals of the ABC program through their lives of service and commitment to social justice. […]
Amherst A Better Chance (ABC House) To Host Reception and Honor Local Doctor on May 19th
The Amherst A Better Chance Program will host a reception at the Red Barn at Hampshire College on Thursday, May 19th from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Local doctor Kate Atkinson and her staff at Atkinson Family Practice will be honored as 2016 Amherst ABC Local Heroes. Dr. Atkinson is a Fort River alumni parent. A reception will […]
Josiah Vasquez receives full scholarship to Tufts University
We are so proud to announce that Josiah Vasquez, ABC and ARHS graduating senior, received a four-year full scholarship to Tufts University through Questbridge! Questbridge is a non-profit program that links high-achieving low-income students with opportunities to attend leading colleges and universities with full funding (.http://www.questbridge.org/). Needless to say, to be admitted to one of […]