It's the end of a tough year, and La Colaborativa is still here serving record numbers of community members with rapidly expanding services and supports. We absolutely could not have accomplished any of this without the unwavering support of so many partners, allies,...
Executive Director Gladys Vega was named a Bostonian of the Year by The Boston Globe. Adrian Walker writes: "In a year that has been devastating for poor families, Chelsea is a place where all the painful issues have intersected. That’s put Gladys Vega, executive...
On behalf of the board, staff, and membership of the Chelsea Collaborative, we are proud to share with you some changes that we’ve been working on behind the scenes, as we continue to grow and rise to the challenges facing Latinx immigrants around the region today....
In just six months, the Chelsea Collaborative food pantry has gone from emergency distributions from Gladys Vega's porch, to a full-scale food hub operation headquartered in an 18,000 square foot warehouse and serving 8,000+ individuals each week. The message from our...
Elizabeth Souffrane and her 7-year old son are homeless. Their housing struggle began long before the pandemic, when Elizabeth - a domestic violence survivor - escaped from her abuser with her young son. For nine months, they couch surfed, but with COVID-19 and so...
In communities like Chelsea, even in the best of times, families scrape by financially. They work long hours in low-wage jobs, overcrowd apartments to afford rent, and cook creatively to keep everyone fed. These families work so hard to build a better life for...