UTEC's mission is to ignite and nurture the ambition of Lowell's most disconnected young people to trade violence and poverty for social and economic success.
UTEC’s nationally recognized model begins with intensive street outreach and gang peacemaking, reaching out to the most disconnected youth by meeting them “where they’re at.” UTEC engages youth in workforce development and alternative education. Social justice and civic engagement are embedded in all programming, with special emphasis in our youth-led grassroots organizing, locally and statewide.
UTEC BLOG!
On Wednesday November 30, UTEC hosted it’s second Open Mic of the year and had 19 young people perform music and poetry! There were over 70 young people in attendance to support their friends and enjoy the performances...
An off Broadway presentation of the Tony Award winning play, “In The Heights”, was held at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium last Thursday, November 3, 2011, and UTEC was there in force. UTEC, along with a combination of community partners and...
Yesterday, ten UTEC teens began another installment of thematic silk screen programming at the American Textile History Museum (ATHM). This is the follow up to the Peace Quilt Project we worked on last spring, and marks the...
