Empowering Latinx immigrants to enhance the social and economic health of the community and its people; and to hold institutional decision-makers accountable to the community.

Coming Soon: Chelsea Survival Center

Throughout the pandemic, La Colaborativa has launched significant expansions of Survival Programs for our largely Latinx, immigrant, and Spanish-speaking community. This has included a large-scale food pantry, emergency housing stabilization clinics, rapid re-employment initiatives, mental health supports, and mobile COVID testing and vaccination pop-ups. 
 
Recognizing that the road to pandemic recovery for hard-hit families, who were struggling to survive pre-pandemic, requires a long-term, holistic, and consistent approach, La Colaborativa has worked over the last two years to find and secure a permanent home for our expanding programs. We are excited to share that at the end of 2021, we officially purchased two buildings at 63 6th Street in Chelsea. Together, the buildings will provide 28,000 square feet of space dedicated to lifesaving work and the people of Chelsea. 

Survival Center Programs

The Chelsea Survival Center will house all emergency response programs of La Colaborativa, which have expanded significantly since the beginning of the pandemic.

Survival Pantry: Our food distribution center will move from across the street to the Survival Center. Our food distributions will serve over 5,000 households a week. Families will be able to get food, diapers, baby supplies, PPE, and clothing at these distributions. 

Community Kitchen: Our community kitchen will allow us to hold nutrition education and healthy cooking demonstrations as well as provide opportunities for La Colaborativa members to develop their own food businesses.
 
Housing Stabilization Programs: We will provide case management to families experiencing housing insecurity. In 2022, La Colaborativa helped 2,000 households to stabilize through free legal aid, emergency housing placements, housing assistance application support, utility assistance, cash assistance and landlord mediation. 

 
Mobile Health Clinics: We will have free COVID testing, vaccination clinics, and other basic health services in partnership with Mass General Brigham and East Boston Neighborhood Health Center. 
 
Local Consumer Protection Program: In partnership with the Attorney General’s Office, we will provide support to prevent fraud and other scams targeting immigrant communities. 
 
Case Management: To address the full range of challenges facing La Colaborativa’s hard-hit community including citizenship and immigration issues, domestic violence cases, mental health referrals, and more, we will provide case management services.
 

Leadership Donors

Thank you to key donors whose support has made the Chelsea Survival Center possible.

  • Governor Charlie Baker and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
  • MassDevelopment
  • Eastern Bank Foundation
  • Yawkey Foundation
  • Hundreds of individuals who gave to the Whatever It Takes campaign!

Timeline

Construction of the Chelsea Survival Center is underway, with an expected grand opening date being planned for the summer of 2023.

This Week at La Colaborativa

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Food & Diaper Distribution

4:00pm – 7:00pm

Under the bridge @ Sixth Street

Distribution will be active until last available box!

Thursday

Friday

 Food Distribution

9:30am – 11:30am

Under the bridge @ Sixth Street

Distribution will be active until last available box!

Saturday

Monday

No Food Distribution

Tuesday

No Food Distribution

Wednesday

Food & Diaper Distribution

3:00pm – 7:00 pm

@ 63 Sixth Street, Chelsea MA 02150

Thursday

No Food Distribution

Friday

Food Distribution

9:00am – 11:30 am

@ 63 Sixth Street, Chelsea MA 02150

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