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During the
summer of 2008, Fall River youth learned the value of a job well done
while building their academic skills. The Youth Work and Learning
Program is a collaboration with the office of Mayor Robert Correia, the
Fall River
Career Center, Fall River Public Schools, and the
Bristol Workforce Investment Board
(WIB). Youth aged 16-18 attend English math and science classes from
8:00-11:00 a.m. to build academic skills, gain credits toward
graduation, and prepare for MCAS testing. At Noon, students and
teachers/supervisors report to worksites around the City. at the
worksites, students apply classroom skills to real world applications,
including painting projects and office work at Government Center and CD-REC,
and maintenance and grounds work at
Durfee High School and the Fr. Diaferio, Fordney Street and Oak
Village housing developments. For more information, contact Project
Director Rob Correia at 508-675-8100, Ext., 1294.
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(Top row, left) Liz
Martin helps clean part of the Father Diaferio Housing Development
basketball courts. (Top row, center) Jared Davis, Alexis Andrade and
supervisor Dan Molvey rake up a section. (Top row, right) Brandyn LePage
and Caree Smith work together on the project. (Middle row, left) Jessica
Insanna, Ed Muladan, Victor Gross and John Camacho work on an English
project. (Middle row, right) Science teacher Mary Waleck goes over a
point with one of the students. (Bottom row, left) Jessica Forcier reads
along as her teacher, Kerry Tracey, reads a short story aloud. (Bottom
row, center) Students listen to Miss Sale in her English class. (Bottom
row, right) Math teacher Bryan Fitzgerald works with Jared Davis and
Jose Serrano.
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