Breaking Barriers to Youth Success
UTEC's mission is to ignite and nurture the ambition of our most disconnected young people to trade violence and poverty for social and economic success.
LEARN MORE ABOUT OUR WORK WITH IMPACT YOUNG ADULTS ›OUR OUTCOMES
88% vs.
of UTEC young adults
had no new arrests
while enrolled (FY18)
52%
of MA young adults
are re-arraigned within a
year of release from jail
mattress recycling
We provide residential and commercial mattress pickup in Eastern MA, deconstruct the pieces, and recycle more than 80% of materials.
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woodworking
Cutting boards and other hand-crafted Madd Love Market products help young adults carve out better futures.
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food services
From catering and Cafe UTEC lunches to food manufacturing in the UTEC Community Kitchen, young people learn essential food preparation and service skills.
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facility rentals
Our historic green building is perfect for weddings, galas, concerts, meetings, seminars, conferences, and more.
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WE NOW HAVE A MATCHING CHALLENGE!
An anonymous donor has generously offered to match up to $150,000 dollar for dollar of additional funds contributed to our gala between now and December 31st.
Thanks to our corporate sponsors and the generosity of over 400 people at our sold out gala, we raised over $525,000 to support our young adults. This matching challenge could bring our total to $825,000!
utecinc.org/20-anniversary-donate/
ICYMI: Lowell Sun recaps UTEC's 20th Anniversary celebration, a night full of #MaddLove and #ContagiousPassion
www.lowellsun.com/2019/11/06/utec-celebrates-20-years-of-helping-young-people/
We were proud to have Governor Charlie Baker, House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo, and Senate President Karen E. Spilka at our 20th Anniversary Gala as we honored them for their collective leadership around gun violence prevention!
#MaddLove #UTEC20th
Proud to walk alongside our fellow community members in the first ever #Lawrence Walk Against Violence this weekend. Amazing turnout declaring that #violenceisnotnormal #paralaviolencia
