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...
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....
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...
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...
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 communities. At La...
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...
Every year on May 1, La Colaborativa marches for immigrant workers in honor of International Workers' Day. The march mobilizes thousands of people behind immigrant workers and has led to significant victories for workers over the years - from the driver's license...
After a decades long fight for immigrant rights, today we celebrate a historic victory with the passing of the driver's license bill - The Work and Family Mobility Act - with a veto-proof majority in the Senate and the House! This will enable all residents to apply...
Last week, a group of La Colaborativa Youth headed to the Massachusetts State House to take part in the 14th Annual I Have a Future Rally to demand legislation and funding for youth jobs, education, housing, and juvenile justice.
Photo by Gabriela Maria Cartagena Amid unprecedented housing security and economic hardship caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands of families in our community have struggled to remain housed over the last two years. With the ongoing gentrification of...