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This Abby’s House building that shelters and helps women is getting a $16.2M facelift
A historic building in downtown Worcester is undergoing a $16.2 million renovation to better provide services for women in need.
Abby’s House in Worcester to get $16.2M renovation
WORCESTER - An $8.2 million tax-exempt bond will allow Abby’s House to modernize its High Street facility, increasing the number of housing units and making improvements long needed to the nearly 100-year-old building.
Abby’s House raising money to renovate Worcester women’s shelter
WORCESTER — In her 60s, retired and unable to afford market-rate housing in Worcester on her limited income, Mary J. Chenaille turned to Abby’s House when she could no longer stay with a friend who had let her sleep on her couch for more than a year.
Best Of Worcester 2017: The Winners
Abby's House awarded "Best Thrift Store 2017".
Family homelessness rises across state, region
WORCESTER — Yacaira Diaz was pregnant with her third child, had lost her job and faced homelessness because of domestic violence when she and her children arrived at a shelter in Worcester.
ABBY’S HOUSE – a refuge and a resource
This past summer, on June 7, Abby’s House officially turned 40, an anniversary that has been celebrated with pride and some reflection about how this “bright spot in the city” has only grown brighter over time. Since 1976, Abby’s House has been a life force for the women it has helped as well as for the Greater Central Massachusetts community.
Abby’s House celebrates 40 years
Abby’s House started 40 years ago with the goal of providing homeless women and children with a safe, secure place to call home while they got back on their feet. That goal still remains, and in celebration of 40 years of effort, Abby’s House is hodlding a 40th Anniversary celebration at Mechanics Hall, 321 Main St., Friday, Nov. 4.
Abby’s House celebrates 40 rewarding years with Friday fundraiser at Mechanics Hall
WORCESTER — Abby’s House, the largest women’s shelter in Worcester, takes the stage to Mechanics Hall Friday night for its 40th anniversary celebration. The fundraiser will feature speakers, awards, a three-course dinner and music from the group Decades by DeZyne, which will cover tunes from the past four decades.
Dianne Williamson: Honoree personifies work of Abby’s House
Daisy Reeves let out a hearty laugh when she recalled the weather on her wedding day in 2007.