Our Mission

To empower Chelsea residents and Chelsea organizations to enhance the social, environmental and economic health of the community and its people. The Collaborative carries out its mission through community organizing, technical assistance, program development and information dissemination.

A Vision for Chelsea

The Chelsea Collaborative defines a Vision of Chelsea as a community which is:

* Knowledgeable about its own needs
* Willing to mobilize its resources to respond to community members in need
* Working to strengthen its capacity to respond to needs
* Able to mobilize its resources by organizing and advocating for services
* Able to successfully attract external resources, and
* Able to successfully integrate external resources into its local problem solving efforts

Under this vision there is a shared sense of commitment, responsibility and recognition of mutual benefit among both the community at large and the service providing institutions and organizations.

Board of Directors

Tom Callard, President, Vicar, St. Luke's/San Lucas Episcopal Church
Merlín Peña, Vice President, Resource Specialist, MGH Chelsea Health Center
Margarita Franco, Secretary, Chelsea Department of Health and Human Services
Eliot Sherman, Treasurer, Financial Management Consultant
Isabel Avellaneda, Assistant Treasurer, Co-owner, Tito's Bakery
Lee Staples, Immediate Past President, Clinical Professor, BU School of Social Work
Michael Albano, Real Estate, Self-employed
Geraldine Benson, Retired; Chair, Chelsea Citywide Tenants Association
Mauro Hernández, Greater Boston Honduran Association; Engineer, Self-employed
Jennifer Morales, Community Representative
David Prusky, Retired Boston Teacher, Chelsea Green Space
Carol Resnek, Teacher, Chelsea High School
Evelyn Rivera, Coordinator, MGH Women's Health Network
Jean Carmel St. Juste, Massachusetts Committee on Safety and Health (MassCOSH)
Juan Vega, Executive Director, Centro Latino de Chelsea