Chelsea Collaborative is pleased to report that 160 of the 480 youth who submitted applications for summer employment have secured positions and are currently working.
Last week, Karla Garcia was photographed performing weed whipping duties on Fourth Street beneath the Mystic/Tobin Bridge near the ‘Welcome to Chelsea’ sign. Garcia works as a summer employee with the Chelsea DPW as part of the Summer Youth Employment Initiative.
This leaves 320 young people currently on a waiting list for placement.
The Collaborative extends its gratitude to all participating worksites and funding organizations that have made it possible to place this initial group of 160 youth.
According to Sylvia Ramirez, director of the youth and families department at the Collaborative, “Most of these youth began their training on June 2, every Friday during the month of June; however everyone else began with orientation and training on July 5 and at their worksites,” “There are 39 site in total for 2017 and work started at those as of July 10. Most of these youth will be ending their work on August 18.”
The Summer Youth Initiative also encompasses a range of activities that are being organized in partnership with the City of Chelsea.
“We encourage our community to take full advantage of all of these great activities and to join us in having a healthy 2017 summer,” Ramirez noted.
Those seeking more information should contact 617-889-6080.