Located in Lowell, MA, the United Teen Equality Center received a grant of $100,000 over two years for its Teen Leadership Training Program. The program’s goal is to provide jobs and leadership and life skills training for at-risk youth ages 16-23. UTEC is a youth-led agency that blends a drop-in safe-haven center with structured youth development and organizing work, serving over 1,500 youth annually. It operates on a budget of $1.3 million.