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      April 09, 2020 From The Lowell Sun: For over a decade, 24 year- old Brian Rosario has worked with the same street worker at UTEC, Inc. “ He hits us up almost every day,” he said. Nowadays, by phone. With a statewide stay at home advisory and other social distancing measures in … >More

      April 06, 2020 From The Eagle Tribune: HAVERHILL — Pentucket Bank commercial lenders got a jump on procuring loans for the bank’s customers through the Small Business Administration’s new Paycheck Protection Program, a $349 billion emergency loan program created last week with the president’s signing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security … >More

    March 26, 2020 From 90.9 WBUR – A Lowell program that helps young adults find a path away from life on the streets and criminal involvement is, like other nonprofit organizations, taking a hit as a result of the coronavirus outbreak. But UTEC doesn’t only have to concern itself with the financial toll that work shutdowns, … >More

    January 30, 2020 From The Lowell Sun – The development of UTEC’s new woodworking facility received assistance in the form of a $ 100,000 grant recently provided to the organization by Eastern Bank. Eastern Bank’s investment is part of UTEC’s growth campaign to raise funds in the pursuit of job opportunities and pathways for … >More

January 29, 2020 Presented by The Gateway Cities Innovation Institute – UTEC’s Geoff Foster, Nichelle Sadler, and Leslie Rivera talk about the role of street workers in public health focused youth violence prevention efforts and share their experiences. Through more funding, they are able to provide organized services to underserved youth. UTEC has also been … >More

  January 22, 2020 From The Lowell Sun: State lawmakers will have the opportunity to review two bills that have the potential to revive interest in local politics and drive voter turnout. Both measures would allow teens as young as 16 to vote in municipal elections. They were scheduled for public hearings before the Joint … >More

January 21, 2020 From The Lowell Sun: Onlookers in a zigzagging line held hands and linked arms, echoing a popular image of the civil rights era. In front of the crowd, the University of Massachusetts Lowell Gospel Choir and former event organizer Lura Smith sang. “We walk hand-in-hand,” they sang. “ I really do believe … >More

    January 20, 2020 From the Boston Herald – Lawmakers are mulling multiple bills that would let cities and towns allow teens as young as 16 to vote in local elections, a move critics are calling “frivolous” and “absurd.” Two bills that would allow “every citizen 16 or 17 years of age, who is … >More