Gladys Vega (right) in her office in Chelsea. (Photo by Temi-Tope Adeleye)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cThe Latinos here have a place,\u201d she said. <\/span><\/p>\nWhen Vega began working, she saw a need\u00a0<\/span>for a Latino voice in a social services organization from the growing population of immigrants in Chelsea.<\/p>\n\u201cAs I continued to learn more about Chelsea and the interests of the people, then I began to create programs for the Chelsea Collaborative that allowed our people to participate. Rather than having an executive board of directors coming up with a plan for Chelsea, the people of Chelsea can create the plan.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n