Andrea Campbell visits UTEC, wants young leaders ‘at the table’ to make a difference
LOWELL SUN: Part of UTEC's first youth-led Attorney General Candidate Series: LOWELL — Police accountability, gun violence, housing and more were all on the table at UTEC Monday afternoon, when attorney general candidate Andrea Campbell met with justice-involved youth to discuss how she can best serve them if elected.
With mattress landfill ban looming, Kennedy bill aims to preserve recycling niche for nonprofits like UTEC
LOWELL — A new statewide ban on the disposal of mattresses and box springs via the waste stream or incinerators takes effect Nov. 1, and UTEC is readying for the shift. The nonprofit serving justice-involved young adults, which runs a mattress recycling enterprise in Lawrence, is working with state Sen. Ed Kennedy to manage the potential implications for its community-based business model.
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Making the Grade
At UTEC, young adults with proven barriers to success, primarily gang involvement and incarceration, are given a clean slate and an opportunity to pursue their goals. This year, 15 young adults walked across the stage in their cap and gown to celebrate completing their HiSET (High School Equivalency Test), one of the highest graduation rates in the program’s history. They were joined by family members and staff on UTEC’s new event space, The Green @ UTEC.
How a community program in Lowell works to stem violence with outreach
In Lowell, UTEC is a youth empowerment services agency that connects with at-risk youth to help prevent violence. We speak with UTEC CEO Gregg Croteau and Sako Long, the head of the group's core outreach worker program. We also hear from a former gang member that now works with UTEC about his journey.
Half Million Fed Gun Violence Grant Aims to Bring Gang Peacemaking and ‘In-Reach’ to Haverhill
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SECOND CHANCE MONTH 2022
Part of UTEC’s mission is to show madd love, unconditionally accepting each person. We offer everyone a clean slate, never giving up. This National Second Chance Month, we are highlighting the voices of young people whose lives have been impacted by the power of a second chance.