UTEC

UTEC's mission is to ignite and nurture the ambition of our most disconnected young people to trade violence and poverty for social and economic success. UTEC was founded in 1999 by young people driven to develop their own teen center in response to gang violence. Today, UTEC’s nationally recognized model begins with intensive street outreach and gang peacemaking, reaching our most disconnected youth “where they’re at.” UTEC engages youth through workforce training in social enterprises, alternative education, and intensive case management. Social justice and civic engagement are embedded throughout programming, with special emphasis in our organizing and policymaking work.