Marist Skills For Life

Program History

The Skills for Life computer-training program was started by the Marist Missionary Sisters in 1999 to provide direct services to the economically disadvantaged in Waltham and neighboring towns in Massachusetts. The program was designed specifically for those who did not have access to this technology. The program is provided free of charge to residents who want to make the transition from lower paying jobs to more meaningful employment. Thirty percent of the residents in Waltham are immigrants, it is expected that they will make up most of our class of 2007-08.

After a one-year hiatus, the Marist Missionary Sisters launched the 2007 Skills for Life in an updated computer lab on Monday, September 27, 2007 at the Provincial Offices in Waltham, MA.

Bentley College stepped forward to assist the Skills for life program by providing student volunteers and up dated computers for the computer lab. The Marist Missionary Sisters are very grateful to Bentley College, their students and especially Jeannette McGuinness, Academic Program Coordinator for Bentley’s Service-Learning Center For providing this valuable assistance.