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.
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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 ›Responding to recent acts of violence: Anytime there is an act of violence in our community, we refuse to accept it as a normal part of our lives. Today, we share this message from the UTEC Streetworkers to say that violence is not normal. We also have a clear message specifically to young people... please don't retaliate.
Thanks to The Sun News and so many partners spreading the word about our Community Response to Violence that takes place in less than 20 minutes. Just share our video to join us. bit.ly/2GGyJR0
UTEC to launch anti-violence message at noon Thursday
lowellsun.com
LOWELL -- In response to Saturday's fatal shooting on Spring Avenue UTEC is calling on the community to join a social media protest against retaliation at noon Thursday.TODAY @ 12:00 PM. Please stay tuned as we respond to the recent acts of violence by sharing the UTEC Streetworkers' Community Response to Violence video.
Join us tomorrow at noon as the entire UTEC community shares a video from our Streetworkers in response to recent acts of violence. We will post the video and all you have to do is share. To learn more, visit our event page at Community Response to Violence. Please invite everyone you can to join us. The message is clear: violence is not normal.
