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...
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...
Summer is almost here and with it the end of another school year! Graduating high school is an achievement in itself, but especially for the La Colaborativa youth who have beat the odds and excelled in school, in spite of personal challenges. Our youth work readiness...
Photo by Darlene DeVita Every day, there is another national news story of gun violence, including in Uvalde, Texas, a Latinx community much like Chelsea. Even though Massachusetts has the second lowest firearm mortality rate in the United States, many of our youth...
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.
It’s been an especially hard year for young people in our community who faced remote learning, quarantining, and fear and anxiety about the pandemic. Their lives changed overnight and have yet to return to normal. La Colaborativa has stayed connected to these young...
In the last six months, Chelsea has officially transformed from the epicenter of the COVID-19 pandemic in Massachusetts to a leader in vaccination rates statewide. Among the 20 cities targeted by the Vaccine Equity Initiative, Chelsea ranks #1, outpacing vaccination...
As of May 28, 36% of Chelsea Latinx are fully vaccinated and 49% have received the first dose of the vaccine. During this critical moment of the pandemic, La Colaborativa is focused on vaccinating as many residents as possible. In May, La Colaborativa's Health...
The Chelsea Collaborative's Summer Youth Employment Initiative (SYEI) looks a little different this year, with job readiness training, career exploration, and internships happening exclusively in virtual spaces. During the height of the pandemic in Chelsea, we weren't...