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Succession Planning and Exciting News About UTEC's Leadership
We’re making some exciting changes to our leadership team! Please click below to read a letter from CEO Gregg Croteau, and to view articles with more information.GBH: Towns needed mattress recycling. Young adults leaving prison needed jobs. This nonprofit stepped in.
Boston 25 News: Millions in federal funds slashed for violence prevention in Massachusetts
WCBV: Lowell, Massachusetts nonprofit working to reduce violence sees federal funds cut
"This is about public safety and it's about allowing young people to transform in their next steps." — UTEC CEO Gregg Croteau
UTEC Fights Food Insecurity
In response to the federal funding cuts to area food assistance programs, UTEC is working to provide fresh, high-quality and culturally inspired meals to vulnerable residents throughout the Merrimack Valley.
UTEC Reunion Celebrates 25 Years of Transforming Lives and Unity
Spring Appeal Cont’d: Meet Ginny
Ginny's story highlights the powerful impact of our programs, programs that we rely on your support to keep free of charge to risk-proven young adults in the Merrimack Valley.
Spring Appeal: From Young Adult to UTEC Staff
UTEC 2024 Spring Appeal: From Young Adult to UTEC Staff
UTEC to Mark 25 Years
LOWELL SUN: UTEC started in 1999 as a drop-in center for youth to avoid gang violence. Read more about the organization's rich history in Lowell and the role it's played to reduce violence in the Merrimack Valley.
‘Young people are worth all of our efforts’
Mass. nearly halved its incarceration rate in 10 years, report finds
BOSTON GLOBE: Massachusetts has nearly halved its incarceration rate over the past decade, progress that researchers of a new report say was fueled by landmark criminal justice reform legislation introduced by the state in 2018.