This week, La Colaborativa's RIOT Squad is launching Season 1 of their podcast, Our Voice is Our Power. Entirely youth-led and -created, the podcast is meant to be a space for youth voices to speak on the issues impacting their lives and opportunities, and mobilize...
As we get closer to the opening of our survival center, we are excited to introduce La Plazita which will be a key part of our new building. La Plazita will be an indoor and outdoor space that is designed to take our Latinx immigrant community back to the sights,...
Here at La Colaborativa, we are all about lifting people up. Being in poverty does not mean you have to lose your dignity. At La Colaborativa, we have partnered with Dignity Matters to provide our community with feminine products. At our food distribution on January...
After two years of pandemic response and rapid growth to meet the needs of our community, in December 2021 La Colaborativa purchased two buildings in Chelsea with the dream of transforming the defunct spaces into a state of the art hub for immigrant community life....
When we launched the 2022 Whatever it Takes campaign, we set a dream goal of $1 million. To be honest, none of us at La Colaborativa knew for sure how we'd get there. What we did know is that our friends and supporters have continually stepped up to serve, protect,...
At La Colaborativa "Whatever it Takes" is possible because of the many hands, hearts, and minds that have come together to accomplish a shared mission. Our annual Thanksgiving food distribution is proof of what we can accomplish together. With more than 150...
Our community is facing an unprecedented housing crisis, as families navigate a third year of the pandemic, a skyrocketing cost of living, and a dense, competitive local housing market. Intakes for emergency housing are up, with our triage team seeing 10+ new cases...
Yesterday, September 15, marked the start of Latino Heritage Month and the kickoff to a month-long celebration of Latino culture, history, and leadership. This is a month to not only celebrate, but to recognize the immense needs still present in our Latinx...
In the season 3 premiere of Giving Done Right, La Colaborativa Executive Director Gladys Vega talks with hosts Phil Buchanan and Grace Nicolette about our community, the pandemic, and what it truly means to have "boots on the ground." She discusses La Colaborativa’s...
Cambridge College honored our own Gladys Vega with an Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters at their 2022 commencement ceremony! "As a fierce advocate for basic human rights, [Gladys's] work exemplifies [her] passion and deep commitment to equality, social justice,...