September 5, 2019 From The Boston Business Journal: UTEC (originally known as United Teen Equality Center) has been helping some of the Merrimack Valley’s most vulnerable and at-risk young adults trade violence and poverty for social and economic success for 20 years. Kronos Inc., which is headquartered in Lowell, worked with UTEC for … >More
Recent Press Highlights
20th Anniversary Talk on 980 WCAP
July 15, 2019 From 980 WCAP: UTEC’s Chief Executive Officer Gregg Croteau, Interim Chief Program Officer Nichelle Sadler, and Corporate Relations Manager Morgan Wamsley sit down with morning show host Ted Panos of 980 WCAP to discuss 20 years of saving lives and the upcoming gala.
‘They believe in you when you don’t believe in you’
July 14, 2019 From The Lowell Sun: LOWELL — On a sunny Wednesday, young adults serve customers at Cafe UTEC on Warren Street. They ring up orders and prepare sandwiches and sides, all of which were made from scratch by their peers. At the adjacent Nancy L. and Richard K. Donahue Hub for Social Innovation, … >More
Firearm violence targeted
June 25, 2019 From The Lowell Sun: UTEC, Inc. was formed 20 years ago to reduce gang violence in the city. Now, it will establish the state’s premier training facility aimed at reducing gun violence across Massachusetts. Thanks to a two-year, $700,000 grant from the state Department of Public Health, UTEC will oversee the … >More
Lowell youth organization starting statewide training center to prevent gun violence
June 4, 2019 From MassLive: A Lowell youth organization has received a $700,000 state grant to establish a training center to prevent gun violence. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health is giving UTEC a two-year grant to establish the Gun Violence Prevention Training Center for Excellence. The training center will work with 10 neighborhood organizations … >More
UTEC to Open Haverhill HQ June 4: Take an Exclusive Look Inside
May 31, 2019 From 97.9 WHAV: One year after announcing plans to bring their anti-violence effort to Haverhill, UTEC is officially opening their city headquarters at 241 Winter St., on Tuesday, June 4. As CEO Gregg Croteau and his team of outreach workers tell WHAV, the group that works largely behind the scenes to bring … >More
Whole Foods honors Lowell nonprofit that helps ‘enrich young people’s lives’
May 17, 2019 From The Boston Globe: There’s a lot going on these days at UTEC, a Lowell nonprofit that assists young people coming out of prison. The organization, formerly known as the United Teen Equality Center, is working to implement a program that it says would guarantee a job for every young person … >More
Gregg Croteau and Diamond Asaneh Discuss Commonwealth Corps and Open Mic
May 13, 2019 From 980 WCAP: For more information on Cafe UTEC’s Madd Love Open Mic, click HERE.
Baker sees anti-gang group’s work during Haverhill visit
May 7, 2019 From The Eagle-Tribune: HAVERHILL — Gov. Charlie Baker stopped by UTEC’s new office and drop-in center in Haverhill on Monday, where he met privately with a group of young men and women with past, serious criminal involvement. He wanted to learn how a program like UTEC is helping them turn their … >More
Baker-Polito Administration Awards $8 Million to 10 Local Agencies to Address Gun Violence Prevention among Youth
May 6, 2019 From MassGov: BOSTON — The Baker-Polito Administration has awarded more than $8 million to 10 community organizations to prevent and reduce gun violence and other violent crime among youth and young adults. The funding will support communities with some of the highest rates of gun violence in the Commonwealth. “Massachusetts’ strong … >More