Summer program to help troubled youth is underway

By Chris Reidy, Globe Staff

Citizens Bank and the Black Ministerial Alliance of Greater Boston said that their Summer Enrichment Series is underway in partnership with Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino.

The goal of the series is to help curb youth violence, Citizens Bank said.

"Funded with a total of $400,000 from the Citizens Bank Foundation, the Summer Enrichment Series was launched in 2007 in response to Mayor Menino’s call to action," Citizens said in a press release. "This year’s program is expected to provide summer employment and programming to nearly 1,000 local youth."

Citizens Bank Massachusetts president Robert E. Smyth said in a statement, “We are deeply committed to supporting the neighborhoods where our customers and colleagues live and work and enriching the lives of the future generation and keeping them safe from harm are small ways to show our support.”