Youth Voices Event
Honoring Senator Panagiotakos "UTEC'S" Public Service Ally of the Year Award.
"It was encouraging to be pushed to work as hard as I could." - Jessica, UTEC Alternative Diploma Graduate
UTEC staff and teens would like to thank all or our supporters, funders, community members and friends for supporting our organization for the last 10 years. We've come a long way and this evening was an event that will not only celebrate our accomplishments, but leave a mark in Lowell's history!
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For our 2009 Candidates Forum, we had Lowell City Councilors answer questions by teens, for teens Family Feud style. Please check out the following photos/videos to relive the moment of this wonderful evening of fun, entertainment, information and ducks!!!
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Teens growing, cooking, and selling healthy food to feed and teach our community!
Click on this link to their blog: Fresh Roots Blog.
Teens house dance at UTEC. Teens unlearn stereotypes and prejudices at UTEC. Some seek help finding a job. Others come looking for a lawyer. Many come looking for a staff to talk to about the events of their day. Teens involved in our Leadership Team prepare budgets and bylaws and then move on to planning for their meeting with the Mayor. Those involved in Young Women's Activism research new stories for their youth-led, social change magazine. A young man in our organizing group talks about ways to increase the number of summer jobs in the city. Another young women came in for advice about her abusive boyfriend. Teens cry at UTEC. Teens argue at UTEC. Some come to "squash" fights at UTEC. Young people feel safe at UTEC. And on a regular basis, teens surprise outside adults with their maturity and commitment to UTEC. Ultimately, young people come to UTEC to help build a stronger community, both in and out of their center.
Check out recent NECN coverage of UTEC's Voices For Change event in response to all 14 homicides this past year.
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Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has recently updated their Community Health
Leaders website. Please click the following link to check out UTEC's section: Community Health Leaders!
UTEC receives Citizens Bank and NECN Champion in Action Award! UTEC was
selected as this year's Massachusett's Champion out of an applicant pool of over 90 different youth
agencies. Check out the NECN cover story by visiting this site and clicking
on UTEC's image to start the video.
Come check UTEC's
recent
recognition in Catalogue for Philantrophy!
