Shoutout to this crew from DN Tanks for helping us fill and sort Madd Love Meals boxes with fresh, culturally appropriate food and other essentials! BBQ lunch from our culinary team was one of the highlights of the day 🤤 UTEC Streetworkers will deliver the boxes to those who need them in our community, including families of those who are incarcerated this holiday season 🧡🎄 #maddlovemeals #merrimackvalley #maddlove #volunteer #happyholidays
UTEC
Non-profit Organizations
Lowell, MA 4,720 followers
Breaking Barriers to Youth Success.
About us
UTEC's mission and promise is to ignite and nurture the ambition of our most disengaged young people to trade violence and poverty for social and economic success. Founded in 1999 by youth in Lowell, UTEC now serves impact young adults living in Lowell, Lawrence, and Haverhill, MA. UTEC’s nationally recognized model begins with intensive street outreach and gang peacemaking, reaching out to our most disconnected young adults to meet them “where they are.” Each young person in our target population (ages 17-25, with a history of serious criminal and/or gang involvement) receives up to three years of intensive case management. UTEC provides paid work experience through our social enterprises within a transitional employment framework. We provide alternative education through tutoring, HiSET/GED preparation, and dual-enrollment opportunities to earn community college credits. Social justice and civic engagement are embedded in all programming, with special emphasis in our organizing and policymaking work, locally and statewide. UTEC’s three primary outcomes are: reduced criminal involvement, increased employability, and increased educational attainment. Driven by evidence-based data, the recidivism rate of UTEC-enrolled young adults averages less than 20%, compared with a statewide average above 50%.
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http://www.UTECinc.org
External link for UTEC
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 11-50 employees
- Headquarters
- Lowell, MA
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1999
- Specialties
- Youth Development, Street Outreach, Education, Social Enterprise, Gang Intervention, and Outcomes-based programs
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35 Warren Street
Lowell, MA 01852, US
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41 Warren Street
Lowell, MA 01852, US
Employees at UTEC
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Please help us reach our goal of $250,000 to launch UTEC's new housing program by donating before December 31st: https://lnkd.in/esEfNvnU A gift of ANY amount will help us start 2025 strong and provide transitional housing opportunities for young adults in the Merrimack Valley 🏠🧡 #housing #transitionalhousing #merrimackvalley #donate #supportlocal
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We're excited to share another special 25th Anniversary message, this one from former Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick! 😍 Feeling grateful to have support from our community and across the Commonwealth 🙏 #maddlove #massachusetts #gratitude #25thanniversary #utec25
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We're looking for a Salesforce Consultant experienced in Salesforce for nonprofits to support our Development team! More info here: https://lnkd.in/gh8DarvJ #hiring #job #salesforce #development #nonprofit
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UTEC friend and former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker sent us a special message for our 25th Anniversary! 😍 THANK YOU to Governor Baker and all UTEC supporters for being part of our journey and supporting young people in our community 🙏 #maddlove #massachusetts #gratitude #25thanniversary #utec25
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We're launching a new housing program to provide housing stability for the young adults we serve—and we need your help to make it happen! 🏡 Our goal is to raise $250,000 for our Housing Fund by the end of the year. Every dollar you donate brings us closer to ensuring that these young adults have a safe, stable foundation to achieve their goals. ✨ Donate today and be part of the change: https://lnkd.in/esEfNvnU #housing #housingstability #lowell #merrimackvalley #home #givenow
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"UTEC is my lighthouse." Chris Wilson, former young adult at UTEC and one of our 25th Anniversary Gala honorees, speaks about his "why." Click here to make your year-end donation to support our work: https://lnkd.in/esEfNvnU
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The preschoolers in our 2Gen Center learned more about colors last week! 🌈 Providing free childcare to the young adults at UTEC removes a significant barrier to their success. Not to mention our teachers are the BEST! 🧡 #2gen #2generation #childcare #maddlove #breakingbarriers
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Why is "Chipping Away" one of our UTEC values?? Because success doesn't happen overnight, and it takes persistence to make a meaningful change. That's why we're giving a HUGE shoutout to four of the young adults at UTEC who are currently pursuing their HiSet, a five-part exam to earn their high school equivalency. A and S just passed their first exams N just passed her second exam G passed his FOURTH exam Keep up the great work!! #chippingaway #nevergiveup #maddlove #education #hiset
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DO NOT SLEEP ON UTEC'S NEW FOOD TRUCK 🤩🤤 Breaking Barriers Kitchen is almost ready to hit the road! Today, the team opened up to serve UTEC young adults and staff. The food was INCREDIBLE (clearly made with madd love!) and the service was quick and friendly. If you have a location in the Greater Boston area, we will come to you! Email Ricardo at [email protected] for more details, and to get on the list when we officially launch. #foodtruck #lowell #breakingbarrierskitchen #socialenterprises #greaterboston #merrimackvalleyeats
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