First Row (L to R): Alyssa DeSantis, Deseree Ernst, Claudia Cooper, Wendy Guo, Isra Khan, Sagin Gani, Fidendi Francois, Nick Dipietro, Devin Coneeny, Janaan Khan, Drexler Pierre.
Second Row (L to R): Nehemiah Simon, Facilitator: Samantha Bolt.

The CIT/ LIT Job Readiness Program held its graduation on July 17, 2018 from 12:30-2:00 at The Arthur D. Healey School on 5 Meacham Street. Our graduating class consisted of students between the ages of 13-15, who dedicated four-weeks out of their summer to participate in a program that taught them about job readiness and leadership skills. Throughout the four weeks these students learned how to lead children, the significance of leadership and communication, the meaning of diversity, how to solve conflicts, and employment training. This program not only taught the student’s skills that they need to work with children but also gave them the opportunity to work with kids at camp settings at The Somerville YMCA’s Summer Day Camp and the Somerville Recreation’s Somertime Day Program.

This session’s graduating class included the following 14 students: Nicholas Dipietro, Claudia Cooper, Wendy Guo, Jaanan Khan, Alyssa DeSantis, Liana Orantes, Isra Khan, Deseree Ernst, Devin Coneeny, Drexler Pierre, Nehemiah Simon, Fidendi Francois, Helena Easton, Sagin Gani.

The collaborative efforts of the Somerville YMCA, the Somerville Community Youth Program, the Somerville Recreation Department, and the Healey School have been the dynamic forces behind this program’s great success. The CIT/LIT Job Readiness program would like to thank everyone for their hard work and support throughout the past thirteen years that the program has been running. For more information about the program, please contact Joe Pinto at the Somerville YMCA (617) 625-5050.