Empowering people, Building our community. That is our commitment. Everyday, for over 20 years, the Chelsea Collaborative has been making a difference in our community and in people's lives. From our Green Space initiatives to our fight to protect immigrant rights, we reach a broad base of diverse residents facing multiple issues of inequality, oppression, and injustice. Through all of our projects, Chelsea residents have a voice. Though we've improved Chelsea in many ways, there is still work to be done - within our borders and beyond. We need your help. Please join us in our effort to make Chelsea a better place for all of us.

Welcome to Our New Website

Thanks to the help from the great people at the Taproot Foundation, we are proud to launch our new website. Take a tour around and please give us feedback.

 

Recent News

ATTENTION

Did you pay OASIS TRAVEL in Chelsea, MA for airline tickets that turned out to be invalid?

SYEI Benefit Dinner

Join us on Thursday, May 26 at 5PM for the SYEI Benefit Dinner ($20 Tickets)

Oasis Travel Class Action Settlement

This website contains important information related to settlement of the Oasis Travel Class Action Lawsuit.

 

Our Programs

Chelsea Youth Employment Initiative was created to reduce and ultimately eliminate youth violence. This program hires youth during the summer months and offers enrichment activities and trainings to keep them off the streets and teach them valuable employment and life skills.

Chelsea Green Space & Recreation Committee (Green Space) works to achieve environmental justice by engaging residents, environmentalists and health advocates in increasing and improving the amount and quality of open space; creating public access and educational opportunities along Chelsea Creek; planting trees; and reducing pollution-related health issues.

Chelsea Latino Immigrant Committee (CLIC) engages newly arriving immigrants and refugees as well as less-recent immigrants in becoming empowered members of the Chelsea community by participating in campaigns focusing in civil, immigration and workers' rights.

Chelsea Latino Coalition mobilizes Chelsea Latino business, churches, youth agencies, public officials, police, and other community leaders to empower the entire Latino population, particularly youth, in Chelsea

Chelsea United in Defense of Education (CUDE) promotes the participation of parents and students in all levels of the public school educational process.

Chelsea Community Fund provides small grants to Chelsea neighborhood coalitions, organizations, and grassroots groups.

Environmental Chelsea Organizers (ECO), a youth component of Green Space, is comprised of seven Chelsea teens who lead campaigns to increase awareness about environmental justice in Chelsea and advocate for green solutions, such as more open space and the planting of trees.

Shanbaro Community Association The Shanbaro Community Association consists of individuals from the Somali Bantu tribe who are organizing their community of fellow Bantu tribe members to become empowered to access health care, social services and educational needs while becoming civically involved in the overall community of Chelsea.

Chelsea Citywide Tenants Association (CTA) is a committee of residents living in low-income or public housing, which also supports the effort to create more affordable housing in Chelsea.

Congratulations to all the “Unsung Heroes” of 2011

From the Board and Staff of the Chelsea Collaborative

Thank you to the following sponsors for their support & for believing in the work we do for our community everyday!

Activists

Global Companies

Organizers

Boston Hides & Furs, Ltd.

FUEL

Advocate

Bank of New York Mellon

Believers

DBA Dunkin Donuts

Olivia’s Organics

Raymond James Financial