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Survival Center Update
After two...
Survival Center Update
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....
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Celebrating Our Future Leaders
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...
Support Through the Shortage
Photo by Brian Snyder - REUTERS Wednesday has always been the busiest day of the week at La Colaborativa's food pantry, with lines wrapping around a full Chelsea city block. While many are there for fresh vegetables and pantry staples but many more are in search of...
Youth Take a Stand
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...
Massachusetts Homeowner Assistance Fund
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...
Updates on the Work and Family Mobility Act
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 Staff Honored
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...
From Survival to Stability: The Power of a Steady Hand to Help
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...
May Day Scenes: May 1st March for Immigrant Workers
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...
We Fight & We Win: A Historic Day for Immigrant Workers
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...
New Home for the Food Pantry
Due to ongoing work on the Chelsea Survival Center, our food pantry is moving, but not very far! You can find our new location right across from 63 Sixth Street under the overpass, where we will continue to distribute food and other necessities to our community. We...