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)
51%
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.
learn more ›It’s been quite a week! Here’s a rundown of today’s highlights from our CEO:Busy conference day with many partners! We enjoyed sharing about our work around young adult justice at MassINC’s criminal justice reform summit in the morning. And in the afternoon, UTEC was pleased to be the host of Massachusetts Bar Association’s annual Juvenile & Child Welfare Conference. Thanks to Tito SantosSilva for presenting on our work around mental health. And congrats to Judge Blitzman for receiving the Juvenile and Child Welfare Award! Nice job rocking the #UTECNation hat.
A great story on MassLive about the top 25 reasons to love Lowell. Check out #11! #MaddLove
25 reasons we love Lowell, from the historic mills to the vibrant art scene
masslive.com
Lowell has a population of roughly 111,000 people and is roughly 30 miles from Boston.Thanks again to United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Aetna for including us in this final stage. We look forward to sharing more tonight about our plan to share and amplify best practices for justice-involved young adults. #UTECnation
Gregg Croteau
United Way of Massachusetts Bay
UTEC has a plan. They want to develop a program specifically designed to help proven-risk and criminally involved youth, giving them the chance to succeed.
Tonight, they will pitch their idea to a panel of judges, alongside seven other finalists. If they are one of the four winners chosen, they will get the venture funding they need to turn their idea into a reality.
These next game changers will be revealed at United Way’s Venture Fund Pitch Night, presented by Aetna. Learn more about this night celebrating innovation: bit.ly/2M4SW6v
Thank you, Aetna and Boston Consulting Group. #AetnaCares
This Wednesday is Café UTEC Madd Love Open Mic. Sign up at 6 pm or support our young people!
