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MEMBERSSheldon Silver, Speaker

Felix W. Ortiz, Chairman

Vito Lopez, Co-Chair

ASSEMBLY

Carmen E. ArroyoNelson L. Castro

Marcos Crespo

Raael L. Espinal

Guillermo Linares

Francisco P. Moya

Philip R. Ramos

Jos Rivera

Naomi Rivera

Peter M. Rivera

Robert J. Rodrguez

SENATE

Ruben DiazMartin M. Dilan

Adriano Espaillat

Jose Peralta

Gustavo Rivera

Jose M. Serrano

Working togetherto facilitate the

empowerment of theunderrepresented youth

of our communities

NYS Assembly/Senate

Puerto Rican/Hispanic

Task Force

827-A Legislative Ofce Building

Albany, New York 12248PRHTF@assembly.state.ny.us

This program is the result o a

partnership between the New York

State Assembly/Senate Puerto

Rican/ Hispanic Task Force and

the Puerto Rican Hispanic Youth

Leadership Institute

827-A Legislative Ofce Building

Albany, New York 12248PRHTF@assembly.state.ny.us

SOMOS APPRENTICE PROGRAM

It is vital that we provide

opportunities to the Hispanic youth

the will allow them to compete in

todays market. They are bright

students that are simply in need o a

chance to succeed.

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The Task Force Somos ApprenticeProgram was created to empowerrecent college graduates and give

students the tools to transition from

academia to the workforce. The main

goal of this program is to provideHispanic students the self-assurance,

tools, and experience to compete in

todays workforce.

Students who participate in thisprogram will gain a deeperunderstanding of the workforce

by putting theory into practice in

professional settings.

Program Guidelines

The Task Force Somos ApprenticeProgram is a 8-week long extensive pro-gram. Applications are accepted all year.Submit Application online at thePuerto Rican Hispanic Youth Leader-ship Instituted (PRHYLI .org) website.

Eligibility:

College Graduate

Must have participated in the

Angelo Del Toro Puerto Rican/

Hispanic Youth Leadership

Institute Mock Session

3.0 or higher GPA

All applications must include a

cover letter and a resume.

A Minimum of 30 hours

per week

Positions available/Placement:All placements are made by the

Puerto Rican Hispanic Youth

Leadership Instituted (PRHYLI)

committee. Participants will

have the opportunity to rank

their area of interest in the ap-

plication and placement will be

based on availability.

Schedule:

Schedule is to be determined byassigned location.

NYS Assembly/Senate PuertoRican/Hispanic Task Force

This program has given me the

opportunity to re-evaluate my lie

and fnd the courage and confdence

to apply to law school and become

prepared or my proessional uture.

- Yineska Guerrero

Program

Knowledgethat is, education in

its true senseis our best protection

against unreasoning prejudice

and panic-making fear, whether

engendered by special interest, illiberal

minorities, or panic-stricken leaders.Franklin D. Roosevelt (1932)

W

e strive towards increasing

the participation of the

Hispanic community in the

public policy making process and

work towards the development

of policy laws, and state rules and

regulations that address the needs

and concerns of all citizens across

the state.

SOMOS Apprentice