By John Lynds

When Representative Adrian Madaro's father arrived in the U.S. from Venice, Italy in the late 1970's, he got his first opportunity of economic stability through Action for Boston Community Development's (ABCD) APAC site in East Boston.

"My father, Jacopo, arrived here and he got his first job in America at the East Boston APAC office as a social worker," said Madaro. "He worked with Italian immigrants who could not understand English and help them navigate the many social programs APAC had to offer as well as putting many on the path to citizenship."

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