Kitara Chartes Bingham LCSW, passed away unexpectedly on August 9, 2015 in Newark, Delaware at the age of 38.
Kitara is survived by: her daughter, Sanaa; her mother, Tessie; her maternal grandmother, Sally; her aunts, Irma and Bennie Mae; uncles, Michael, Johnny and Henry; a very special friend, Dan; and Kitara’s childhood friend, Sherp; along with a host of cousins and friends who loved her dearly.
Kitara was born on January 17, 1977 in New York, New York. She attended Central Park East High School, Wesleyan University, and Fordham University School of Social Work where she obtained her Masters of Social Work and her license in Clinical Social Work.
While residing in New York, Kitara’s career path through her employment included her working with and serving others at Incarcerated Mother’s, Harlem Children’s Zone and Sister’s Place. Kitara moved to Newport, Delaware in 2012 and began working for the Homeless Planning Council. She then became Program Director of LifeLines Independent Living Program at West End Neighborhood House.
Kitara lived her life to serve others and she did it with grace, kindness, and tough love. She lived, she achieved, she sparkled!