The Massachusetts Homeowner Assistance Fund (Mass HAF) is now available to for homeowners who are behind on their mortgage payments by at least three months because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The goal of HAF is to prevent foreclosures and displacements of eligible...
Information courtesy of Driving Families Forward The Work and Family Mobility Act (H.4470/S.2851) has passed in both the House of Representatives and Senate in Massachusetts. However, it is still not law. Both the House and the Senate passed their bills, which now...
La Colaborativa is honored to have received several honors recently for our work on behalf of immigrant families. Executive Director and Chelsea Public Schools Alumnus Gladys Vega was in good company receiving an inaugural Excellence Award from the Chelsea Public...
Photo by: Brian Snyder / REUTERS When Maria* first arrived at La Colaborativa a year ago, she was a single mother fleeing domestic violence and desperate to find safety in a shelter for her family. She bravely shared her story with Case Manager German Miranda and...
La Colaborativa is thrilled to announce that Chelsea has received $300,000 of Community Project Funding! This funding, recently passed by congress and signed by President Biden, will support workforce readiness and aims to help our community members find good-paying...
When it comes to learning a new language, conversation is a key factor to success but one that is the least accessible to new language learners. La Colaborativa's Cafecito Hours create a risk free, safe space for our ESOL students to practice their English in a...
On Monday, December 6th our Chief Operations Officer Dinayili Paulino was selected as a member of Boston's COVID-19 Advisory Committee by Mayor Michelle Wu. La Colaborativa's success in mobilizing to ensure all members of our community have access to testing,...
Gladys Vega has been selected as one of Boston Business Journal’s 2021 Power 50: The Movement Makers. This group is made up of individuals in the Greater Boston business community who look to the future and take a stand and actionable steps to create change. Gladys...
The holiday season is fast approaching and La Colaborativa is continuing our tradition to provide meals and gifts to families in our community to make the season bright. Thanksgiving dinner signup is open now and dinners will be distributed Tuesday, November 23rd at...
The pandemic threw many families into crisis, as they navigated the impossible balance between staying healthy, keeping food on the table, and caring for their children. With school and daycare shutdown, parents relied on a haphazard patchwork of childcare from...